Nicolino Ruperto

CURRICULUM VITAE Name. Nicolino Ruperto, MD, MPH (date of birth March 26, 1965) Position title. Senior scientist of the Paediatric Rheumatology International Trials Organisation (PRINTO) Institution and Location. IRCCS G. Gaslini, Genova, Italy Degrees and year conferred. 1990: Degree in Medicine Magnum Cum Laudae (University of Pavia, Italy) 1994: Specialisation in Pediatrics (University of Pavia, Italy) 1995-1997: Specialisation in Pediatric Rheumatology (Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA) 1996-1997: Master of Public Health (Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA) 2013-2014: Executive Master in Management delle Aziende Sanitarie e Socio-Assistenziali (EMMAS) Field of Study. Paediatric Rheumatology, clinical trials, outcome assessment Professional Experience. 1990-1993: Paediatric Fellowship, Clinica Pediatrica, University of Pavia, Italy. 1994: Medical Assistant, San Giovanni Bianco, Bergamo, Italy 1995-June 1996: Paediatric Rheumatology Research Fellowship, Children's Hospital Medical Centre, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA under the supervision of Edward H. Giannini, MSc, DrPH July 1996-January 1998: "Master in Public Health", Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, USA 1996 today: Senior Scientist of the Paediatric Rheumatology International Trials Organisation (PRINTO) September 1996-2001: Medical Assistant at Department of Medical Informatics, IRCCS, Policlinico S. Matteo, University of Pavia, Italy. January 2002-Today: Medical Assistant at the Medical Assistant at the Pediatra II, Reumatologia, PRINTO II of the IRCCS G. Gaslini, Genova, Italy Honours and Awards. 1994-1996: IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo, Pavia, Italy, Research Scholarship at the Paediatric Clinic of the University. January-September 1995: IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo, Pavia, Italy, Research Scholarship at Division of Rheumatology, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. November 1995-December 1996: Children's Hospital Medical Centre, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, Research Scholarship October 1996: Senior Rheumatology Scholars Award at the 60th National Meeting of the American College of Rheumatology, Orlando, Florida, USA. June 2002: Kourir award at the PRES meeting in Stockholm, Sweden July 2005: “2005 Gerolamo Gaslini Prizes for Excellence in Research” from the Gerolamo Gaslini Foundation 2008: recognition as EULAR Centre of Excellence in Rheumatology 2008-2013 Short sketch Dott. Ruperto has been involved in the pediatric rheumatology field since Medical Degree in 1990 under the supervision of Prof. Martini at the University of Pavia, Italy. He spent 2 years in Cincinnati, Oh, USA under the supervision of Dr Giannini learning clinical trials and consensus methodologies. While in the USA he took a “Master in Public Health” at the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston, MA and won the Senior Rheumatology Scholars Award in 1996. He is among the founder (in 1997) of the Paediatric Rheumatology INternational Trials Organisation (PRINTO) where he currently helds the position of PRINTO Senior Scientist. He took active part in the management of the multi-national consensus efforts that lead to the development and prospective validation of the core set of response variables and preliminary definition of improvement for use in juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM), and juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus (JSLE) future clinical trials. He was/is the co-PI and project manager for 6 PRINTO grants from the European Union. Dr Ruperto has published about more than 200 peer reviewed papers Genova (Italy), September 16, 2014 Current address: Nicolino Ruperto, MD, MPH IRCCS G. Gaslini Clinica Pediatrica e Reumatologia - PRINTO EULAR Centre of Excellence in Rheumatology 2008-2023 Via Gaslini, 5 16147 Genova ITALY Tel: +39-010-382854 or 393425 Fax +39-010-393324 or 393619 E-mail: nicolaruperto@gaslini.org http://www.printo.it or www.pediatric-rheumatology.printo.it