Tura Andrea
Research Director
Corso Stati Uniti 4
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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, Dr. Tura is mainly focused on the study of data from continuous glucose monitoring (CGM), and on the assessment of glucose homeostasis, with specific attention to pancreatic beta-cell function, insulin secretion, insulin sensitivity and insulin clearance. The target population of major interest is currently that of women during pregnancy, especially when complicated by gestational diabetes (GDM), but other types of diabetes are also of interest, such as type 1 and type 2 diabetes, and post-transplant diabetes. Recently, Dr. Tura has also got interested in some possible complications of diabetes, especially sarcopenia. Regarding the methodological approaches, in addition to mathematical modelling for development of physiologically-based models, Dr. Tura has recently gained expertise in the development of statistical models based on machine learning and artificial intelligence approaches.
Dr. Tura is author of more than 200 articles in peer-reviewed scientific journals, of which more than 50 with primary role (first or last author). Current H-index is 60 (Google Scholar), 48 (SCOPUS) (last checked: June 2026).
Main education and work experiences
1995: Degree in Electronic Engineering, Specialty 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
- Analysis of sequences of data, with special interest to continuous glucose monitoring data (CGM), for the estimation of CGM metrics of glycemic control and glycemic variability, especially in women with gestational diabetes (GDM).
- In-silico mathematical models and methods for quantitative physiology and quantitative clinical tests, particularly in GDM, but also in other types of diabetes (type 1, type 2, post-transplant) and related complications (kidney and cardiovascular diseases). Special interest is on assessment of pancreatic beta-cell function, insulin secretion, insulin sensitivity and insulin clearance.
- Assessment of muscle mass, muscle strength, and physical performance, for detection of pre-sarcopenia or sarcopenia, even in non-elderly populations, such as that of women with GDM.
- Phenotyping of subjects through clustering approaches, for the identification of subjects’ subtypes, especially in women both with and without GDM.
- Monitoring of subjects based on the use of portable and wearable devices, for the assessment of specific conditions, such as the level of work-related stress.
- Glucose monitoring through non-invasive techniques, with special focus on electro-impedance spectroscopy approach.
Selected grants, fellowships and awards
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2023 - 2026 |
Funding, Project: Sarcopenia in Gestational Diabetes: The SiGnal-D Study (protocol ID: 2022XYXRJN), funded by Ministero dell'Università e della Ricerca, Italy, within the Call PRIN 2022, Role: Principal Investigator (PI) |
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2022 - 2024 |
Funding, Scholarship: Cloud-based applications for precision medicine in women with gestational diabetes (translated from original title in Italian), funded by Consortium GARR, Italy, within the Call “Orio Carlini”, n. 01/22, GARR protocol ID: U-2022-0003071, 21/10/2022, conferred to Dr. B. Salvatori, for one year of scholarship (then renewed for a second year but ended by Dr. Salvatori at February 2024), Role: Tutor of the scholar (Dr. Salvatori), at the hosting Institution (IN, CNR) |
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2018 - 2020 |
Funding, Contract: 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, funded by U.O. Malattie Metaboliche e Diabetologia, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy (in the context of project award n. NPRP 8-311-3-062, Qatar National Research Fund), Role: PI/Scientific coordinator |
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2014 - 2016 |
Funding, Contract: Modelling of in vivo data generated by the Diabetes and Obesity Pharmacology area in Novo Nordisk – Analysis of monkey data, funded by Novo Nordisk A/S, Bagsvaerd, Denmark, Role: PI/Scientific coordinator. Two contract renewals (under similar study titles) , until November 2016 |
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2012 - 2018 |
Funding, Project: DIabetes REsearCh on paTient stratification (DIRECT), funded by Innovative Medicines Joint Undertaking (IMI JU), reference n. IMI 115317, Role: Participant of the CNR Unit |
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2011 - 2016 |
Funding, Project: Drug Disease Model Resources (DDMoRe), funded by Innovative Medicines Joint Undertaking (IMI JU), reference n. IMI 115156, Role: Participant of the CNR Unit |
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2020- ongoing |
Award, Description: Nomination to Adjunct Professorship at the Medical University of Vienna (renewed in 2024, until 2026), https://www.meduniwien.ac.at/web/internationales/adjunct-professorships/adjunct-professorships/#c38446 (last check: May 2025) |
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
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)