Pietro Maria Bertelli

Pietro Maria Bertelli is a Research Fellow at Queen's University Belfast's School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences. His research focuses on vascular biology in retinal diseases, particularly diabetic retinopathy and vascular senescence. He earned his PhD in 2020 with a thesis on 'Premature Vascular Senescence during Diabetic Retinopathy.'

His current work investigates endothelial cell dysfunction using molecular biology approaches and develops novel therapeutic strategies for retinal vascular regeneration. Recent publications explore endothelial protein C receptor functions in angiogenesis and gene signatures associated with vascular aging.