Lucia Spicuzza

Lucia Spicuzza is an Associate Professor of Respiratory Diseases at the University of Catania, affiliated with the Department of Thoracic Medicine. Her research focuses on sleep-related breathing disorders, cardio-respiratory interactions, autonomic dysfunction, and airway pharmacology. She has held research appointments at prestigious institutions including Imperial College London and the University of Pavia.

• MD (1994): Role of nitric oxide in airway responses to bradykinin
• Specialization (1998): Molecular mechanisms of adrenergic agonists in bronchial smooth muscle
• PhD (2002): Cardio-respiratory control in sleep-disordered breathing

Her research spans sleep medicine, ventilatory control, cardiovascular interactions, and high-altitude pathophysiology. She serves as a referee for top journals like European Respiratory Journal and Am J Respir Crit Care Med, and is a member of scientific societies including the British Thoracic Society.