Dario Cattaneo

Associate Professor

Pharmacology
Associate Professor

Present academic appointment:      Associate Professor in Pharmacology

Other institutional appointments:     Clinical Pharmacologist, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital

Affiliations:  

Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele (MI), Italy

Department of Laboratory Medicine, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Milan, Italy

Education

  • High School Diploma in Chemistry, Bergamo, Italy (1984–1989)
  • Degree in Pharmacy, University of Milano, Italy (1990–1995)
  • Postgraduate Specialization in Pharmacological Research, Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research, Bergamo, Italy (1997–2000)
  • Post-degree Specialization in Pharmacology, University of Milano, Italy (1998–2001)
  • PhD in Biomedical Sciences, Open University, London, UK (2001–2005)

Professional Experience

  • Research Fellow, Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research, Bergamo, Italy (1997–2003)
  • Head, Unit of Pharmacology and Pharmacogenetics, Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research, Bergamo, Italy (2004–2008)
  • Pharmacologist Member, Ethical Committee, Bolognini Hospital of Seriate, Bergamo, Italy (2003–2008)
  • Pharmacologist Member, Ethical Committee, Scientific Institute E. Medea, Bosisio Parini, Lecco, Italy (2004–2013)
  • Head, Laboratory of Pharmacokinetics and Therapeutic Drug Monitoring, Unit of Clinical Pharmacology, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco University Hospital, Milano, Italy (2008–2021)
  • Consultant Pharmacologist, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco University Hospital, Milano, Italy (2021–2025)
  • Co-Director of Outpatient Clinics for the Management of Polytherapy in complex Patients, Luigi Sacco University Hospital, Milano, Italy (2016–2025)
  • Member of the Executive Council and Immediate Past-President, International Association of Therapeutic Drug Monitoring and Clinical Toxicology (IATDMCT) (2019–Present)

Academic Appointments

  • Assistant Professor of Pharmacology, Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy (2010–2024)
  • Associate Professor of Pharmacology, Humanitas University, Milano, Italy (2025–Present)

Awards and Honors

  • E. Cofferati Award for Research in Immunosuppressant Pharmacology (2001)
  • D.E.I. Onlus Foundation Award for Emerging Excellence in Clinical Pharmacology (2010)
  • Italian Knowledge Leader Award, Convention Bureau Italia (2022)

Publications and Scientific Contributions

  • Author of over 320 peer-reviewed publications, cited more than 10,000 times (H-index: 48)
  • Contributor to 7 book chapters
  • Invited speaker at nearly 50 international and 300 national scientific congresses
  • Reviewer for approximately 50 indexed international journals, with over 500 manuscripts reviewed
  • Editorial Board Member of:
    • European Journal of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics
    • New Microbiologica
    • Therapeutic Drug Monitoring
    • Antibiotics
HUMANITAS GROUP

Humanitas is a highly specialized Hospital, Research and Teaching Center. Built around centers for the prevention and treatment of cancer, cardiovascular, neurological and orthopedic disease – together with an Ophthalmic Center and a Fertility Center – Humanitas also operates a highly specialised Emergency Department.