Antonio Merolli
Affiliated Society: European Society for Biomaterials
Country of Residence: United States
Current Position: Research Scholar
Biography:
Training and Positions 1988-1989 Army Medical Corp MD (Italy) Lieutenant 1995-2001 Consultant in Orthopedic Surgery, Gemelli Hospital, Catholic University, Rome, Italy. 2001-2002 Consultant in Spine Surgery, Gemelli Hospital, Catholic University, Rome, Italy. 1997-2002 Orthopedic Consultant for the Diabetic Foot Unit, Gemelli Hospital, Catholic University, Rome, Italy. 2002-2012 Consultant in Orthopedic and Hand Surgery, Columbus Complex, Catholic University, Rome, Italy. 2006-2016 Aggregate Professor in Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery, Catholic University, Rome, Italy. 2007-2011 Scientific Coordinator of Post-Doc Course in Orthopaedics and Traumatology of the Hand, Catholic University, Rome, Italy. 2011-2014 Director of the Post-Doc Course on “Experimental Surgery by Artificial Nerve Guides”, Catholic University, Rome, Italy. 2012-2016 Consultant in Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery, Gemelli Hospital, Catholic University, Rome, Italy. 2016-2018 – Full-time faculty Research Scholar at the New Jersey Center for Biomaterials, Dept. of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rutgers – The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway NJ, USA. 2019-present – Full-time faculty Research Professor at the “New Jersey Center for Biomaterials”, Dept. of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rutgers – The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway NJ, USA. Honors and Awards 1994- Founding member of the IRSSD International Research Society for Spinal Deformities 1997-2005 Treasurer and Membership Secretary SIB (Italian Society for Biomaterials) 2001-2009 Treasurer and Membership Secretary ESB European Society for Biomaterials 2003-2012 Associate Editor of the Journal of Applied Biomaterials and Biomechanics (SAGE) 2010- Active Member of the ASPN American Society for Peripheral Nerve 2012- FBSE Fellow in Biomaterials Science and Engineering from the IUSBSE International Union of Societies for Biomaterials Science and Engineering 2016- Clinical Editor of the Journal of Materials Science Materials in Medicine (SPRINGER-NATURE) 2017- National qualification (Italy) as Associate Professor in “Musculoskeletal Diseases” 2017- Member of the Society for Biomaterials (USA) – Forum Reporter for the Special Interest Group (SIG) on “Biomaterial-Tissue Interaction” 2018- National qualification (Italy) as Full Professor in “Musculoskeletal Diseases” 2019- Vice-Chair of the Special Interest Group on Biomaterial-Tissue Interaction of the Society for Biomaterials (USA)
Areas of research interest:
Bone-Biomaterials interface. Bone-implants biomechanics. Bone, Peripheral nerve, Spinal Cord Regeneration. Structure and function of Peripheral Nerve.
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