Biography
Dr. Roberto Levi was born and raised in Italy where he obtained an M.D. degree and a D.Sc. in Pharmacology from University of Florence. He did his Postdoctoral training in Pharmacology for two years at Johns Hopkins University Medical School as a Fulbright Scholar. He has spent his entire academic career at Cornell Medical College as a cardiovascular pharmacologist, concentrating his activities in research and teaching. The general research theme of the Levi Lab is the role of endogenous modulators of cardiac adrenergic function. Among these modulators, Dr. Levi has focused on the renin-angiotensin system in the heart and on the role of histamine in cardiac function and dysfunction. He is presently serving as an Associate Editor of the Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics.
