Lelio Morviducci, qualified in Medicine at "Sapienza" University in Rome and specialized in Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases at the same University. PhD in Endocrinology and Metabolism. He attended as post-doctoral fellow the laboratories of the Diabetes
Division, University of Texas, Health Science Center at San Antonio Mentor: R.A. ì DeFronzo. Present Position: Vice Head Physician at the Diabetic Unit of San Camillo-Forlanini Hospital, Rome Italy. Main fields of interest: Pathogenesis of insulin resistance in type 2 diabetes, with the development of methods for the study (clamp technique and others) both in humans and in animal models with the use of radiotracers.