Biography:
Dr. Alessandro Bertolo studied Biological Sciences in his home city of Varese (Italy), receiving a degree in 2006. In 2008, he started working at Swiss Paraplegic Research (SPF) and began his PhD in Biomedical and Cellular Sciences at the University of Bern, completing it in 2012. As a post-doc at SPF, he is currently working on a project involving stem cells as an augmentation tissue for the recovery of pressure injuries. In the past years, he has been conducting a study on the application of stem cells for intervertebral disc repair and cellular aging.
Title : Tissue Engineering Approach to Decrease Complications after Surgical Treatment of Pressure Injuries in Spinal Cord Injured Patients