Giovanni Ferrari, Ph.D.
Giovanni Ferrari, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor of Surgery
Department: Surgery
Contact information
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Glenolden Research Laboratories
500 South Ridgeway Avenue, Room 257
Glenolden, PA 19036
Glenolden Research Laboratories
500 South Ridgeway Avenue, Room 257
Glenolden, PA 19036
Office: 267-350-9617
Fax: 267-350-9627
Fax: 267-350-9627
Education:
M.S. (Molecular Biology)
University of Pavia, Italy & Italian National Research Council, 1999.
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Institute for Advanced Study of Pavia, Italy (IUSS), 2004.
Ph.D. (Genetics & Cell Biology)
University of Pavia, Italy & Italian National Research Council, 2004.
Permanent linkM.S. (Molecular Biology)
University of Pavia, Italy & Italian National Research Council, 1999.
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Institute for Advanced Study of Pavia, Italy (IUSS), 2004.
Ph.D. (Genetics & Cell Biology)
University of Pavia, Italy & Italian National Research Council, 2004.
Selected Publications
Grau Juan B, Ferrari Giovanni, Mak Andrew W C, Shaw Richard E, Brizzio Mariano E, Mindich Bruce P, Strobeck John, Zapolanski Alex: Propensity matched analysis of bilateral internal mammary artery versus single left internal mammary artery grafting at 17-year follow-up: validation of a contemporary surgical experience. European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery Jan 2012.Grau Juan B, Poggio Paolo, Sainger Rachana, Vernick William J, Seefried William F, Branchetti Emanuela, Field Benjamin C, Bavaria Joseph E, Acker Michael A, Ferrari Giovanni: Analysis of osteopontin levels for the identification of asymptomatic patients with calcific aortic valve disease. The Annals of thoracic surgery 93(1): 79-86, Jan 2012.
Sainger Rachana, Grau Juan B, Poggio Paolo, Branchetti Emanuela, Bavaria Joseph E, Gorman Joseph H, Gorman Robert C, Ferrari Giovanni: Dephosphorylation of circulating human osteopontin correlates with severe valvular calcification in patients with calcific aortic valve disease. Biomarkers : biochemical indicators of exposure, response, and susceptibility to chemicals Dec 2011.
Sainger Rachana, Grau Juan B, Branchetti Emanuela, Poggio Paolo, Seefried William F, Field Benjamin C, Acker Michael A, Gorman Robert C, Gorman Joseph H, Hargrove Clark W, Bavaria Joseph E, Ferrari Giovanni: Human myxomatous mitral valve prolapse: Role of bone morphogenetic protein 4 in valvular interstitial cell activation. Journal of cellular physiology Nov 2011.
Poggio Paolo, Grau Juan B, Field Benjamin C, Sainger Rachana, Seefried William F, Rizzolio Flavio, Ferrari Giovanni: Osteopontin controls endothelial cell migration in vitro and in excised human valvular tissue from patients with calcific aortic stenosis and controls. Journal of cellular physiology 226(8): 2139-49, Aug 2011.
Ferrari Giovanni, Sainger Rachana, Beckmann Erik, Keller Gianluca, Yu Pey-Jen, Monti Maria Cristina, Galloway Aubrey C, Weiss Richard L, Vernick William, Grau Juan B: Validation of plasma biomarkers in degenerative calcific aortic stenosis. The Journal of surgical research 163(1): 12-7, Sep 2010.
Beckmann E, JB. Grau, R.Sainger, P. Poggio, and Ferrari G.: Insights into the Use of Biomarkers in Calcific Aortic Valve Disease. Journal of Heart Valve Diseases 2010.
WRT Witschey, JJ Pilla, G Ferrari, K Koomalsingh, M Haris, R Hinmon, G Zsido, J H Gorman III, RC Gorman, R Reddy.: Rotating Frame Spin Lattice Relaxation in a Swine Model of Chronic, Left Ventricular Myocardial Infarction. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 2010.
Yu Pey-Jen, Skolnick Adam, Ferrari Giovanni, Heretis Katherine, Mignatti Paolo, Pintucci Giuseppe, Rosenzweig Barry, Diaz-Cartelle Juan, Kronzon Itzhak, Perk Gila, Pass Harvey I, Galloway Aubrey C, Grossi Eugene A, Grau Juan B: Correlation between plasma osteopontin levels and aortic valve calcification: potential insights into the pathogenesis of aortic valve calcification and stenosis. The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 138(1): 196-9, Jul 2009.
Ferrari Giovanni, Cook Brandoch D, Terushkin Vitaly, Pintucci Giuseppe, Mignatti Paolo: Transforming growth factor-beta 1 (TGF-beta1) induces angiogenesis through vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)-mediated apoptosis. Journal of cellular physiology 219(2): 449-58, May 2009.