Lucia De Franceschi

Lucia De Franceschi is a Full Professor of Internal Medicine at the University of Verona with extensive teaching responsibilities across 13 modules in the 2025/2026 academic year, spanning Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing, and PhD programs.

Her research focuses on:

• Red cell pathologies and pathologic erythropoiesis
• Hemoglobinopathies (β-thalassemia, sickle cell disease)
• Hereditary rare anemias (stomatocytosis, CDAII)
• Neurodegenerative disorders with erythroid involvement (chorea-acanthocytosis, McLeod syndrome)
• Cell signalling and exosome biology (ERC sectors LS3_5/LS3_7)

Professor De Franceschi actively supervises PhD students in Biomolecular Medicine on translational research projects while maintaining significant teaching commitments across undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate medical education. Her scientific contributions include breakthrough technologies in hematology research as noted in high-impact publications.

She participates in departmental governance through multiple committees including Didactic Quality, Research Quality, and Internationalization, reflecting her institutional leadership role beyond core academic duties.