Professional Activities:

Honors and Awards:

• Thesis honors, University of Pavia, Italy, 1975
• Miles Award, Italian Association of Clinical Pathology, 1986
• Bennie Zak Award for Research, American Association for Clinical Chemistry Lipids and Lipoproteins Division, 1995.
• Gold Medal for Research, Treviglio General Hospital, Treviglio, Italy, 2001
• Seal of the City of Caravaggio, Women in Science, Caravaggio, Italy, 2002

Membership in Professional Societies:

• Italian Society of Clinical Biochemistry: Board, 1979-1980; Secretary, 1981-1984.
• International Society of Clinical Enzymology
• International Federation of Clinical Chemistry
• European Lipoprotein Club
• American Association for Clinical Chemistry
• Am Heart Assoc: Fellow, Council on Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology
• Am Heart Assoc: Fellow, Council on Basic Cardiovascular Sciences
• American Diabetes Association
• New York Academy of Sciences
• American Association for the Advancement of Science
• Fellow, National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry
• American Federation for Medical Research
• European Association for the Study of Diabetes
• European Atherosclerosis Society

Editorial Responsibilities:

1978-1984:        Editor of the Proceedings on Plasma Proteins in Clinical Diagnosis
1991- 2000        Associate Editor, International Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Research
2001-                Associate Editor, Clinical and Experimental Medicine
1997-                Editorial Board, Acta Diabetologica
2001                 Editorial Board, Atherosclerosis

Special Responsibilities:

1977-1983          President of the Organizing and Scientific Committee, European Meeting on Plasma Proteins in Clinical Diagnosis.
1982-1987          Director of Atherosclerosis Research Unit, National Council of Research, Grant No. 104320.56.870658, Preventive Medicine                          Project.
1983-1989          Chairman of the Lipid and Lipoprotein Committee, Italian Society of Clinical Biochemistry.
1983-1988          Member of the Lipoprotein and Apolipoprotein Working Group, French Society of Clinical Chemistry.
1984-1993          Chairman of the Committee for the Standardization of Apolipoproteins AI and B, International Federation of Clinical Chemistry.
1986-1990          Director of the Italian Unit of the Multinational Study Group for the preparation of primary standards for apolipoproteins A-I, A-II,                          and B, Commission of the European Communities.
1993-1996          University of Washington, Thesis Committee.
1997-2002          University of Washington, Faculty Council on Education Outreach.
2004-present      Member of the Insulin Standardization Work Group, American Diabetes Association
2005-2008          Director of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd International Symposiums on Integrated Biomarkers in Cardiovascular Diseases
2008-present      Member of the Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Toxicology Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee to the Food                         and Drug Administration

POSITIONS AND HONORS
Positions and Employment

1967-72          Assistant, Dept. of Clinical Pathology & Clinical Chemistry, Regional Hospital, Ancona, Italy
1973-75          Supervisor, Clinical Chemistry Laboratory, General Hospital, Morbegno, Italy
1976-78          Acting Director, Clinical Chemistry Laboratory, General Hospital, Rivolta d'Adda, Italy
1979-82          Associate Director, Clinical Chemistry Laboratory, Scientific Institute S. Raffaele, Milan, Italy
1983-89          Director, Laboratory of Immunochemistry & Lipoproteins, Scientific Institute S. Raffaele, Milan, Italy
1990-               Research Professor of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
1990-2005      Director, DERC RIA Core Laboratory, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
1990-2004      Director, Northwest Lipid Research Core Laboratory, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
2004-               Director, Northwest Lipid Metabolism and Diabetes Research Laboratories, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
2007-               Affiliate Faculty, UW Medicine Diabetes & Obesity Center of Excellence, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Other Experience and Professional Memberships
1983-               American Association for Clinical Chemistry
1984-94           Chairman, Committee on Apolipoproteins, International Federation of Clinical Chemistry
1985-               American Heart Assoc.: Fellow, Council on Arteriosclerosis & Member, Council on Basic Research
1986-90           Director, Italian Unit of Multinational Study Group, Commission of the European Communities
1989-               New York Academy of Sciences, Fellow
1989-               Member of the Editorial Board, Acta Diabetologica
1992-2000        Associate Editor, International Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Research
1995-               National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry, Fellow
1995-               Member of the Editorial Board, Atherosclerosis
2001-               Member of the Editorial Board, Clinical and Experimental Medicine
2001-               Member of the American Diabetes Association
2004-               Member of the Insulin Standardization Work Group, American Diabetes Association
2005-2008        Director, 1st, 2nd and 3rd International Symposium on Integrated Biomarkers in Cardiovascular Disease, Giovanni Lorenzini
                       Medical Science Foundation
2008-               Member of the Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Toxicology Devices Panel, Medical Devices Advisory Committee to the Food and  Drug Administration

Patent - US. Patent #5,712,157 - Methods & Materials for the Immunoassay of Apolipoprotein(a) & Lipoprotein(a)