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Francesco Blasi

Francesco Blasi

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Biology and Biochemistry
Italy
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
138
Citations
73226
World Ranking
299
National Ranking
2

Medicine

D-Index
136
Citations
73233
World Ranking
1970
National Ranking
38

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Italy Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Italy Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Italy Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Italy Leader Award
  • 1993 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Francesco Blasi is affiliated with the University of Milan in Italy and has contributed to multiple fields of scientific research, primarily focusing on medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work covers significant areas including molecular biology, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, cell biology, physiology, and biomaterials.

Their recent publications span various high-impact journals, reflecting a diverse research portfolio. Notable papers include:

  • "Amyloid-like Prep1 peptides exhibit reversible blue-green-red fluorescence in vitro and in living cells" (2021) published in Chemical Communications
  • "Mapping the native interaction surfaces of PREP1 with PBX1 by cross-linking mass-spectrometry and mutagenesis" (2020) in Scientific Reports
  • "MEIS1 in Hematopoiesis and Cancer. How MEIS1-PBX Interaction Can Be Used in Therapy" (2021) in Journal of Developmental Biology
  • "Towards tolerance in liver transplantation" (2021) in Best Practice & Research Clinical Gastroenterology
  • "Identification and characterization of cytotoxic amyloid-like regions in human Pbx-regulating protein-1" (2020) in International Journal of Biological Macromolecules

The main thematic topics addressed in their research include Alzheimer's disease research and treatments, cystic fibrosis research advances, tracheal and airway disorders, supramolecular self-assembly in materials, protein structure and dynamics, DNA repair mechanisms, and mass spectrometry techniques and applications.

Throughout their scientific career, Francesco Blasi has frequently collaborated with several researchers, including:

  • Chiara Bruckmann
  • Alessandra Monti
  • Menotti Ruvo
  • Nunzianna Doti
  • Luigi Vitagliano

Their work has been published in various journals, notably:

  • Chemical Communications
  • Scientific Reports
  • Journal of Developmental Biology
  • Best Practice & Research Clinical Gastroenterology
  • Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience

Blasi's expertise lies particularly in molecular biology as it relates to medical sciences, with specific attention to respiratory conditions and molecular mechanisms underpinning disease processes.

Francesco Blasi has been recognized by distinguished scientific organizations, holding membership in the Academia Europaea since 1993 and also being a member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).

Best Publications

  • Genomewide Association Study of Severe Covid-19 with Respiratory Failure.

    David Ellinghaus;Frauke Degenhardt;Luis Bujanda;Maria Buti

  • uPAR: a versatile signalling orchestrator

    Francesco Blasi;Peter Carmeliet

  • Guidelines for the management of adult lower respiratory tract infections ‐ Full version

    M. Woodhead;F. Blasi;S. Ewig;J. Garau

  • European Respiratory Society guidelines for the management of adult bronchiectasis

    Eva Polverino;Pieter C Goeminne;Melissa J McDonnell;Melissa J McDonnell;Stefano Aliberti

  • Hydrocortisone infusion for severe community-acquired pneumonia: a preliminary randomized study.

    Marco Confalonieri;Rosario Urbino;Alfredo Potena;Marco Piattella

  • Towards tuberculosis elimination: an action framework for low-incidence countries

    Knut Lönnroth;Giovanni Battista Migliori;Ibrahim Abubakar;Lia D'Ambrosio

  • Urokinase-type plasminogen activator: proenzyme, receptor, and inhibitors

    F. Blasi;Jean-Dominique Vassalli;K. Dano

  • Risk factors for community-acquired pneumonia in adults in Europe: a literature review.

    Antoni Torres;Willy E Peetermans;Giovanni Viegi;Francesco Blasi

  • Cloning and expression of the receptor for human urokinase plasminogen activator, a central molecule in cell surface, plasmin dependent proteolysis.

    Ann L. Roldan;Maria Vittoria Cubellis;Maria Teresa Masucci;Niels Behrendt

  • Cellular receptor for urokinase plasminogen activator. Carboxyl-terminal processing and membrane anchoring by glycosyl-phosphatidylinositol.

    M Ploug;E Rønne;N Behrendt;A L Jensen

  • Extracellular proteolytic cleavage by urokinase is required for activation of hepatocyte growth factor/scatter factor.

    Luigi Naldini;Luca Tamagnone;Elisa Vigna;Martin Sachs

  • Anxiety and depression in COPD patients: The roles of gender and disease severity.

    Fabiano Di Marco;Massimo Verga;Manuela Reggente;Francesca Maria Casanova

  • The receptor-binding sequence of urokinase. A biological function for the growth-factor module of proteases.

    E Appella;E A Robinson;S J Ullrich;M P Stoppelli

  • Differentiation-enhanced binding of the amino-terminal fragment of human urokinase plasminogen activator to a specific receptor on U937 monocytes.

    M P Stoppelli;A Corti;A Soffientini;G Cassani

  • Urokinase-type plasminogen activator is expressed in stromal cells and its receptor in cancer cells at invasive foci in human colon adenocarcinomas.

    C. Pyke;P. Kristensen;E. Ralfkiaer;J. Grøndahl-Hansen

  • Guidelines for the management of adult lower respiratory tract infections - Summary

    M. Woodhead;F. Blasi;S. Ewig;J. Garau

  • Urokinase and urokinase receptor: a paracrine/autocrine system regulating cell migration and invasiveness.

    Francesco Blasi

  • Receptor-mediated internalization and degradation of urokinase is caused by its specific inhibitor PAI-1.

    M. V. Cubellis;Tze-Chein Wun;F. Blasi

  • The urokinase plasminogen activator system in cancer: recent advances and implication for prognosis and therapy

    Nicolai Sidenius;Francesco Blasi

  • Autocrine saturation of pro-urokinase receptors on human A431 cells.

    M.Patrizia Stoppelli;Carlo Tacchetti;M.Vittoria Cubellis;Angelo Corti

Frequent Co-Authors

Stefano Aliberti
Stefano Aliberti Humanitas University
Antoni Torres
Antoni Torres University of Barcelona
James D. Chalmers
James D. Chalmers University of Dundee
Tobias Welte
Tobias Welte University of Hannover
Giovanni Sotgiu
Giovanni Sotgiu University of Sassari
Giorgio Walter Canonica
Giorgio Walter Canonica Humanitas University
Renaud Louis
Renaud Louis University of Liège
Michael Tamm
Michael Tamm University Hospital of Basel
Andrea Gori
Andrea Gori University of Milan
Pierluigi Paggiaro
Pierluigi Paggiaro University of Pisa

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