Prof. Dr. Maurilio Sampaolesi

Prof. Dr. Maurilio Sampaolesi is an expert in stem cell technologies. He is Full Professor, Head of Stem Cell and Developmental Biology Unit, Head of Translational Cardiomyology Laboratory, Department of Development and Regeneration at the KU Leuven in Belgium. The main goal of the Professor Sampaolesi team is to establish new strategies of repairing damage to the muscle and cardiac tissues through stem cell technologies. The team focuses on the transplantation of mesodermal stem cells to promote muscle repair in animal models for muscular and cardiac dystrophies.