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Maurizio Chioccioli is an Assistant Professor in Genetics and Comparative Medicine at Yale School of Medicine. His research focuses on molecular and cellular mechanisms of lung tissue regeneration, particularly in disease contexts like fibrosis and respiratory disorders. He holds joint appointments in Genetics and Comparative Medicine, with secondary affiliation in Pulmonary Medicine.
- Education: BSc Biology (University of Florence, 2004), MSc Molecular Biology (University of Florence, 2007), PhD Molecular Biosciences (University of Queensland, Australia)
- Postdoctoral Training: Cavendish Laboratory (Cambridge University), studying ciliary dynamics in respiratory diseases
Research Interests: Combines biophysics, microscopy, and molecular biology to investigate lung repair mechanisms. Key areas include stem cell migration in repair processes, miRNA roles in fibrosis, and ciliary dysfunction in cystic fibrosis. His lab develops therapeutic approaches for pulmonary fibrosis using targeted miRNA mimics.
Recent work highlights include identifying stem cell migration patterns in lung repair (Developmental Cell 2024) and miRNA-29's therapeutic potential (EBioMedicine 2022). Collaborations with Naftali Kaminski and others focus on translational research in lung diseases.