Ambra Pozzi

Ambra A. Pozzi is an Italian American physician who is a professor of nephrology in the Vanderbilt University Medical Center. She works on matrix biology and matrix receptor biology. In 2022, she was appointed President Elect of the American Society for Matrix Biology.

Early life and education Pozzi was born in Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. She earned her master's degree at the University of Milan, where she majored in biochemistry. She attended the University of Florence for her doctoral research. Her research focused on experimental pathology. Her mentor encouraged her to study abroad, and she eventually moved to the United States. Fibrosis is the excessive deposition of extracellular matrix components (i.e. collagen) along critical nephrons (renal tubules). Fibrosis is an irreversible process, and people who get it require a kidney transplant.

Pozzi is on the editorial board of Matrix Biology, and has held various leadership positions within the American Society for Matrix Biology. In 2022, she became President Elect of the society.

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