Giampaolo Merlini, MD

Dr. Giampaolo Merlini is the Director of the Center for Research and Treatment of Systemic Amyloidosis, and of the Biotechnology Research Laboratories, Scientific Institute Policlinico San Matteo, University of Pavia, Italy. He is Professor of Clinical Biochemistry at the University of Pavia and the President of the Post-Graduate Course in Medical Biotechnology. He is also the Past President of the International Society of Amyloidosis and Chairman of the Committee on Plasma Proteins, International Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine.

He attended the Medical School of the University of Pavia as an alumnus of the Ghislieri College. After being awarded his medical degree, he trained in clinical and laboratory investigation of monoclonal gammapathies at Malmo General Hospital, Lund University, Sweden.