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Federico Aletti’sBio

Federico Aletti (pictured with his favorite pet)received his Ph.D. in Bioengineering from Politecnico di Milano(2009), his alma mater in his hometown in Italy. He is a Marie Curie Alumnus (“CelSys Shock” Marie Curie International Outgoing Fellowship, 7^th Framework Program) and, after spending the last few years as ascientist with theDepartment of Bioengineering at the University of California San Diego, he recently moved to Brazil where he is now a Visiting Associate Professor with the Institute of Science and Technology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo.

Federicohas served as a Councilor of the European Shock Society since October 2019, is a member of the International Advisory Board of the journal “Physiological Measurement”and has beenan Expert Evaluator of grant applications for the Horizon 2020 program of the European Union.

Federico’s research is focused on novel models to understand and interpret acute diseaseand to design new therapies and technologies for patients requiring intensive care. He is also trying to help in the fight against COVID-19 by exploring the common features between bacterial and viral sepsis of little understood but potentially fatal complications.