Francis L. Belloni, Ph.D., is the former dean of the Graduate School of Basic Medical Sciences and professor of physiology. His research focuses on cardiovascular physiology, particularly the study of the mechanisms of adenosine’s effect on vascular tissue. He has served as an editorial consultant for the American Journal of Physiology, Cardiovascular Research, Circulation Research, the Journal of Applied Physiology and Science. He was the recipient of an NIH Research Career Development Award and an NIH National Research Service Award and was an Alexandrine and Alexander L. Sinsheimer Scholar. He has served as a member of the grant review study sections for the NIH, the National Science Foundation, and the Veteran’s Administration.

Education

• B.S., Biology, Providence College
• Ph.D., Physiology, University of Michigan

Honors and Awards

Research

• Cardiovascular physiology, particularly the study of the mechanisms of adenosine's effect on vascular tissue

Publications

• Buffone F, Tarantino AG, Belloni F, et. al. "Effectiveness of Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment in Adults with Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis." Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland), 11(17), (2023) . doi: 10.3390/healthcare11172442
• Abdali A, Baci D, Damiani I, et. al. "In vitro angiogenesis inhibition with selective compounds targeting the key glycolytic enzyme PFKFB3." Pharmacological research, 168(), (2021) 105592. doi: 10.1016/j.phrs.2021.105592
• Tarantini G, Mojoli M, Varbella F, et. al. "Timing of Oral P2Y(12) Inhibitor Administration in Patients With Non-ST-Segment Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome." Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 76(21), (2020) 2450-2459. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2020.08.053
• Giuffrida L, Belloni F, Margarone D, et. al. "High-current stream of energetic α particles from laser-driven proton-boron fusion." Physical review. E, 101(1-1), (2020) 013204. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevE.101.013204
• Valgimigli M, Frigoli E, Leonardi S, et. al. "Radial versus femoral access and bivalirudin versus unfractionated heparin in invasively managed patients with acute coronary syndrome (MATRIX): final 1-year results of a multicentre, randomised controlled trial." Lancet (London, England), 392(10150), (2018) 835-848. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(18)31714-8
• Gargiulo G, da Costa BR, Frigoli E, et. al. "Impact of sex on comparative outcomes of bivalirudin versus unfractionated heparin in patients with acute coronary syndromes undergoing invasive management: a pre-specified analysis of the MATRIX trial." EuroIntervention : journal of EuroPCR in collaboration with the Working Group on Interventional Cardiology of the European Society of Cardiology, 15(3), (2019) e269-e278. doi: 10.4244/EIJ-D-18-00247
• Andò G, Cortese B, Russo F, et. al. "Acute Kidney Injury After Radial or Femoral Access for Invasive Acute Coronary Syndrome Management: AKI-MATRIX." Journal of the American College of Cardiology, (), (2017) . pii: S0735-1097(17)36897-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2017.02.070

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Memberships and Affiliations

• American Physiological Society
• Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology
• American Heart Associationre