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Marco Fazzari, PhD

Research Assistant Professor
200 Lothrop StreetE1340 Thomas E. Starzl Biomedical Science Tower
Pittsburgh, PA 15261
Phone: 412-626-2924
Fax: 412-648-2229

Education

BS/MS (Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology Sciences), University of Palermo, Italy, 2003
Ph.D. (Mediterranean fruit culture), University of Palermo, Italy, 2008

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Dr Fazzari’s research is focused on studying the generation, pharmacokinetics, and signaling actions of electrophilic lipid signaling mediators, to develop a pharmacological strategy for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and Parkinson’s disease (PD). The following research projects have generated very exciting results as well as grant support:
Project 1 – To evaluate nitro-nitrate fatty acid (NO2-ONO2-FA) derivatives as novel cGMP-dependent and cGMP-independent signaling mediators.