Alfonso Pompella

Biography

Prof. A. Pompella (Aversa, 1956) is author of over 145 papers, published in international peer-reviewed scientific Journals, 3 international patents and approx. 140 presentations at national and international congresses. In particular, to date his publications have received over 12000 citations (Scholar H index = 51). Has served as reviewer for several journals, e.g. Biochem. Pharmacol., Bioch. Biophys. Acta., Free Rad. Biol. Med., Pharmacology, Arch. Bioch. Biophys., Brain Res., FASEB J., as well as for the Wellcome Foundation and the Greek State Council for Science and Technology (CRST). Is member of the Società Italiana di Patologia e Medicina Traslazionale (SIPMeT), the Society for Free Radical Research (SFRR) and the Gesellschaft fur Histochemie. During the period 1998-2000 served as member in the European Committee of the SFRR. During 2007-2012 participated as Foreign collaborator in research Projects funded by ISTC (Moscow) and based at the University of Yerevan, Rep. of Armenia. Founded and directed (2008-2011) SORTA Srl., a biomedical spin-off company of the University of Pisa. Is currently Associate Editor for Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics, as well as for the web-based journal Frontiers in Pharmacology.
Research activity of Prof. Pompella has been dedicated to molecular mechanisms, histochemistry and pathophysiologic effects of oxidant stress and lipid peroxidation, with special reference to the role of glutathione and glutathione-related enzymes. His studies were concerned with the identification in vivo of products of lipid peroxidation, the pro-oxidant effects of membrane-bound gamma-glutamyltransferase activity, protein S-thiolation and redox-related mechanisms of anticancer drug resistance as well as of lung inflammation.