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Tura Andrea

turaSenior research scientist
Corso Stati Uniti 4
35127 Padova
Tel 049-8295786
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Born in 1970, Andrea Tura got the Degree in Electronic Engineering (specialization in Biomedical Engineering) at the University of Bologna, in 1995. He got the PhD in Bioengineering in 1999 with a thesis on mathematical modelling and image analysis on cardiovascular fluid dynamics.
He joined LADSEB-CNR in 1999 and started working on mathematical modelling applied to glucose metabolism. In 2001 he had an experience in a private Company working in the field of tele-home care of subjects with chronic diseases through proper telemedicine instruments and platforms. At the end of the same year he joined again the LADSEB-CNR (then ISIB-CNR) as established investigator. In 2014, he joined IN-CNR.
Currently, he is mainly focused on pancreatic beta-cell function and insulin secretion, insulin sensitivity, insulin clearance, glucose effectiveness and glucagon kinetics. Other interests are flash/continuous glucose monitoring (also through non-invasive techniques) and assessment of glucose homeostasis in hemodialysis. Recently, he has also got interested in some complications of diabetes, especially sarcopenia.
He is author of more than 180 articles in peer-reviewed scientific journals, of which more than 50 with primary role (first or last author). Current H-index (Google Scholar) is 45 (last checked: June 2022).

Main education and work experiences 

1995: Degree in Electronic Engineering, Speciality in Biomedicine, at University of Bologna, Italy
1999: PhD in Bioengineering at University of Bologna, Italy
1999-2001: Temporary Investigator at LADSEB-CNR
From 2001 onwards: Established Investigator of CNR (ISIB-CNR, then IN-CNR)

Research interest

- Mathematical models and methods for quantitative physiology and quantitative clinical tests, particularly in the field of chronic diseases, such as Type 2 Diabetes and related cardiovascular diseases. Special interest is on models of pancreatic beta-cell function, insulin sensitivity and insulin clearance
- Analysis of sequences of data, with special interest to Continuous Glucose Monitoring data (CGM) for the estimation of glycemic control and glycemic variability
- Glucose monitoring through non-invasive techniques, with special focus on electro-impedance spectroscopy approach
- Monitoring of glucose and sodium concentration during dialysis, through electro-impedance spectroscopy coupled with ion-exchange resins
- Telemedicine for home monitoring of subjects requiring continuous, non-ending health care, based on the use of portable and wearable medical instruments

Requestor / Principal Investigator in Research Projects (main in last 5 years)

- Project (contract) with Laboratory of Investigation on Metabolism and Diabetes, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, Brazil. Insulin sensitivity and secretion in obese subjects, possibly undergoing surgery, and in subjects with adrenal hyperplasia. March 2016. Duration: 4 months.
- Project (contract) with German Diabetes Center (DDZ), Düsseldorf, Germany. Calculation of indices of insulin sensitivity, insulin secretion and beta-cell function during Meal Tolerance Test (MTT). January 2017. Duration: 12 months.
- Project (contract) with German Diabetes Center (DDZ), Düsseldorf, Germany. Support in the framework of studies for testing and application of the PREDIM index, for use of the amino acid model, and for analysis of mouse IVGTT/IPGTT data. April 2018. Duration: 12 months.
- Project (contract) with Verein zur Förderung der Wissenschaft und Forschung an der 1.Med. Abteilung der Krankenanstalt Rudolfstiftung, Vienna, Austria. Assessment of metabolic parameters in a set of women with gestational diabetes, in a set of patients with morbid obesity, and within the framework of the cortisol study. May 2018. Duration: 6 months.
- Project (contract) with U.O. Malattie Metaboliche e Diabetologia, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy. Assessment of endogenous glucose production from model-based analysis of tracer data obtained by mass spectroscopy in renal transplanted patients treated with SGLT-2 inhibitor. June 2018. Duration: 24 months.
- Project (contract) with Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, Washington, USA. Beta-cell function in cross-over trial comparing Vegan and Mediterranean diet for weight loss. March 2020. Duration: 3 months.
- Project (contract) with the Institute of Endocrinology, Prague, Czech Republic. Analysis of metabolic parameters for longitudinal monitoring of glucose tolerance dynamics. June 2020. Duration: 36 months.

Participant in multicenter international projects (main)

- Relationship between Insulin Sensitivity and Cardiovascular Disease (RISC), EU contract QLG1-CT-2001-01252, 2001-2006.
- Drug Disease Model Resources (DDMoRe). Innovative Medicines Joint Undertaking (IMI JU), Proposal Reference Number IMI 115156, 2011-2016.
- DIabetes REsearCh on paTient stratification (DIRECT). Innovative Medicines Joint Undertaking (IMI JU), Proposal Reference Number IMI 115317, 2012-2018.

Main collaborations

- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Department of Internal Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Malattie Metaboliche e Diabetologia, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy
- Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, Washington, USA
- Institute of Endocrinology, Prague, Czech Republic
- Department of Information Engineering, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
- Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
- German Diabetes Center (DDZ), Düsseldorf, Germany
- Laboratory of Investigation on Metabolism and Diabetes, State University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil

Link to publications (source: SCOPUS, Google Scholar)

https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=7004080711

https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=s8dx7fUAAAAJ&view_op=list_works&sortby=pubdate

 

 

Link to Web application for clustering in gestational diabetes (CluGDM) 

https://clugdm.shinyapps.io/clugdm/