Luca Rampoldi

Luca Rampoldi is an Associate Professor at Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, holding dual roles in academia and clinical research. He serves as Director of the Division of Genetics and Cellular Biology at Ospedale San Raffaele and leads the Molecular Genetics of Kidney Diseases Research Unit. His expertise bridges medical genetics and nephrology, focusing on genetic mechanisms underlying kidney diseases.

Education details are not explicitly stated, but his career includes a Telethon Scientist position (2004-2014) and leadership roles since 2014. His research emphasizes renal genetic disorders, particularly autosomal dominant tubulointerstitial kidney disease (ADTKD), uromodulin dysfunction, and ER stress pathways in protein misfolding diseases.

Publications highlight advancements in mouse models for salt sensitivity, uromodulin aggregation mechanisms, and renin mutant localization. His work bridges basic science and clinical applications, with studies published in Journal of Hypertension, EMBO Molecular Medicine, and Annual Review of Physiology.

Reward: Recognized as a Telethon Scientist, a prestigious Italian research leadership position.

Advising & Grants: Leads multidisciplinary teams in kidney genetics research, with projects funded through institutional and national grants. His lab investigates genetic modifiers of kidney disease progression and therapeutic targets for protein-aggregation pathologies.

Labs/Teams: Head of the Molecular Genetics of Kidney Diseases Unit at Ospedale San Raffaele, integrating clinical genetics, molecular biology, and translational research.