Department of Biomedical Sciences
The Department is the body of the University responsible for organising teaching activities and scientific research, as well as coordinating between them. Its main purpose, recognised as a strategic opportunity for the development of new professional profiles in scientific and clinical fields, is the integration of:
- Research
- Teaching
- Third Mission
- Assistance Activities
The Department includes full professors, associate professors, extraordinary professors appointed under Law 230/2005, and both permanent and fixed-term university researchers currently in service at the time of its establishment.
The Department of Biomedical Sciences oversees all Degree Programmes, Specialisation Schools, Research Doctorates, and Level I and II Masters offered by the University.
Department Director
- Director of the Department of Biomedical Sciences and Deputy Vice-Rector with delegated teaching responsibilities at Humanitas University
- Full Professor of Gastroenterology at Humanitas University
Regulations
The Regulations of the Department of Biomedical Sciences govern its operations and main objectives.
Faculty
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What is the Department Committee?
The Committee is the executive body of the Department, assisting the Director in carrying out his functions.
It is composed of:
- Prof. Alessio Aghemo – Director of the Department of Biomedical Sciences
- Prof. Rosanna Asselta – Deputy Director of the Department and Coordinator of the PhD Programme in Data Science in Medicine (DASME)
- Prof. Isabella Barajon – Chair of the Master’s Degree in Medicine and Surgery
- Prof. Maurizio Cecconi – Vice Chair of the Master’s Degree in Medicine and Surgery (MEDTEC) and Representative of the Specialisation Schools
- Prof. Valeria Cento – Chair of the Bachelor’s Degree in Biomedical Laboratory Techniques
- Prof. Daniela Bernardi – President of the Degree Program in Medical Radiology Techniques
- Prof. Roberto Gatti – Chair of the Bachelor’s Degree in Physiotherapy
- Prof. Andrea Gerardo Antonio Lania – Coordinator of the Clinical PhD Programme
- Prof. Ana Lleo de Nalda – Chair of the Bachelor’s Degree and Master’s Degree in Nursing
- Prof. Maria Rescigno – Coordinator of the PhD Programme in Molecular and Experimental Medicine (MEM)
Who are the delegates and coordinators of the Department Committee?
The Joint Committee of Professors and Students is a department body composed of an equal number of professors and students. It’s composed of:
- Prof. Roberto Rusconi – Chair of the CPDS (Paritetic Committee of Professors and Students)
- Prof. Stefano Aliberti – Rector’s Delegate for the Third Mission
- Prof. Carmelo Carlo-Stella – Representative of Professors and Researchers on the Board of Directors.
- Prof. Gianluigi Condorelli – Full Professor
- Prof. Cecilia Garlanda – Department DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) Working Group Coordinator
- Prof. Simona Lodato – Associate Professor
- Prof. Michela Matteoli – Full Professor
- Prof. Gherardo Mazziotti – Rector’s Delegate for Quality and Chair of the Quality Committee
- Dott. Silvia Oldani – Head of the OME (Office for Medical Education)
- Dott. Giulia Soldà – Erasmus Coordinator
- Prof. Guido Torzilli – Full Professor
- Prof. Holger Schünemann – Rector’s Delegate for Internationalization
What is the Joint Committee of Teachers and Students?
The Joint Committee of Professors and Students is a department body composed of an equal number of professors and students.
It is composed of:
- Prof. Roberto Rusconi – Chair of the CPDS (Paritetic Committee of Professors and Students)
- Prof. Michele Bartoletti
- Dott. Marta Calatroni
- Prof. Ferdinando Cananzi
- Prof. Mattia Loppini
- Dott. Flavio Ronzoni
- Prof. Silvia Uccella
- Studente Andrea Beghè (Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing Sciences and Midwifery)
- Student Jessica Carrera (Bachelor’s Degree in Physiotherapy)
- Student Francesco Farina (MedTech School Bachelor’s Degree)
- Student Anna Nardello (MedTech School Bachelor’s Degree)
- Student Simone Nicoli (Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing, Bergamo)
- Student Bianca Fidato (Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing – Pieve Emanuele)
- Student Marta Pagano (Bachelor’s Degree in Medicine)
- Student Sofia Poggi Longostrevi (Bachelor’s Degree in Medicine)
- Student Denise Debora Rodriguez Medrano (Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing – Castellanza)
What does the Joint Committee of Teachers and Students evaluate?
- The competencies and expected learning outcomes, to ensure the fulfilment of employment prospects;
- The effectiveness of teaching activities, teaching and examination methods, equipment, and the logistical system;
- The effectiveness of corrective interventions and the transparency of information published about the Study Programmes.
DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion)
- Prof. Cecilia Garlanda – Coordinator of the Working Group
- Prof. Giovanni Capretti
- Prof. Maria De Santis
- Prof. Nicoletta Di Simone
- Dott. Annalisa Inversetti
- Prof. Sebastien Jaillon
- Prof. Simona Lodato
- Prof. Alessandro Protti
- Prof. Stefania Vetrano – DSA (Disabilities and Special Needs) Coordinator
Postgraduate Training
- Prof. Andrea Gerardo Antonio Lania – Coordinator of the Working Group
- Prof.ssa Rosanna Asselta
- Prof. Nicolò Maria Buffi
- Prof. Maria Rescigno
- Prof. Lorenza Rimassa
- Prof. Marta Scorsetti
VQR 2020-2024
- Prof. Maria Rescigno – Coordinator of the Working Group
- Dott. Alessia Artesani
- Prof. Raffaella Bonecchi
- Dott. Giovanni Capretti
- Dott. Angela Ceribelli
- Prof. Piergiuseppe Colombo
- Prof. Roberto Rusconi
- Dott. Riccardo Sarti