Claudia Penna

Prof Claudia Penna, BSc.D., Ph.D was born in Asti, Italy, in 1967. She is an associate professor of Physiology at University of Turin (Italy) Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences. She is also member of the National Institute for Cardiovacular Research (Bologna, Italy).

Degrees awarded: BSc, University of Turin (Italy), Thesis topic: Effect of venom in the isolated heart, 1991. Specialist of Clinical Pathology, University of Turin (Italy), thesis topic: Modulation of cardiac current by Nitric Oxide, 1995, PhD, University of Turin (Italy), thesis topic: Hyperaemic response and Ischemic Preconditioning, 2000.

Research experience/other activities: cardioprotection and cardiotoxicity.

She is member of Italian Society of Physiology, the Italian Society of Cardiology and European Society of Cardiology. She served as Vice-coordinator of the nucleus and as member of the working group on drug-induced cardiotoxicity and cardio-protection of the Italian Society of Cardiology.