Personale docente

Graduate in Physics in 1986 at the University of Parma, Italy, presenting a thesis on the biomedical applications of the Moessbauer effect.

From May 1986 to February 1988 works at the Institute of Physical Sciences, University of Parma, continuing the research started in the thesis. He focuses on Mössbauer Spectroscopy applied to the study of hematologic diseases, in particular, lymphoblastic leukemia, myeloid leukemia and Hodgkin's lymphoma.
During this period, in parallel with the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear plant, he starts collaborating with the Health Physics Division of the University of Parma. He is interested in problems associated with the protection from ionizing radiation and participates in studies on the effects of radioactive contamination in farm animals.

Since September 1987 he is registered (n. 1120) in the national register of Qualified Expert for radiation protection with second grade abilitation. From January 1, 1989, by Rectoral decree he is a member and Qualified Expert (EQ) of the Health physics Division of the University of Parma.

From March 1, 1988, to March 14, 1989, is in charge at the Institute of Physical Sciences as Technical Assistant and from March 15, 1989, to July 31, 1991, as Technical Officer. During the same period he continues to work on physics applied to medicine extending the topics of interest, and starts new collaborations in different fields of physics of matter with other italian and foreign universities.

In 1990, at the LXXXVIII National Congress of the Italian Physical Society (SIF), receives one of the awards for young graduates in Physics.

From August 1, 1991, is Researcher at the Institute of Physical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Parma.
From August 1, 1994 he is Confirmed Researcher at the University of Parma, Faculty of Medicine.

From March 1, 2000 is Associate Professor of Biomedical Physics (FIS/07 SSD) at the University of Parma, Faculty of Medicine.
From March 1, 2003 he is Confirmed Associate Professor of Biomedical Physics at the Faculty of Medicine.

During the period 2004-2005 he is Coordinator of the Physical Division of the Department of Public Health of the Faculty of Medicine.

Since 2000 he is Head of the Mössbauer Spectroscopy Laboratory of the Physics Section.

In the period 2004 - 2005 he is Coordinator of the Physics Section of the Department of Public Health of the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery of the University of Parma.

In the period 2010-2012 he holds the role of Deputy Director of the Department of Public Health of the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery of the University of Parma.

In the period 2017-2019 he has been President of the Degree Course in Techniques of Medical Radiology, Imaging and Radiotherapy.

From 2019 he is President of the Master's degree Course in Nursing and Midwifery Sciences and of First level Master'degree in
Management for coordinating functions in the health professions area.

TEACHING ACTIVITIES

Since 1988 professor Pedrazzi has taught Physics, Statistics, Math and Computer Technology in many first and second university degree courses, advanced degree courses, first and second level master degree and first and second level specialization degree of the Faculty of medicine.

At present he has teaching duties in the following courses :

Advanced degree in Dentistry and Dental Prostheses
- Applied Physics

Degree course in Nursing
- Information processing systems

Degree Course in Orthoptics and Ophthalmology Assistance
- Statistical and Computer Basis

Degree Course in Medical Radiology Techniques for Imaging and Radiotherapy
Degree Course in Physiotherapy
- Statistics

Degree course in Audioprosthesis
- Applied Physics and Elements of Statistics I

First level Master in
Management for coordinating functions in the health professions area
Course of Statistics for the experimental and technological Research

He is also Coordinator of the following Integrated Courses (CI):

Research Methodology and EBN for the Degree Course in Nursing.
Propaedeutical Sciences for the Degree Course in Audioprosthesis.
Management: Bases of Biostatistics, Informatics and dedicated Norms for the Degree Course in Orthoptics and Oftamology Assistance.
Statistics and Methodology of Nursing and Obstetric Research for the Degree Course in Nursing and Obstetric Sciences

SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES

The scientific activity has focused on the following main issues :

- medical physics and biophysics
properties of iron in hemoglobin and human red blood cells
gamma radiation interactions with iron-porphyrins
hemoglobin oxidative stress and cancer
biological effect of electromagnetic fields at extremely low frequency.

- radioprotection
Radiation-matter interaction
radioprotection and health
dose measurements from and by Mössbauer spectroscopy

- computational methods and statistical analysis

- solid state physics, mineralogy and planetology
metamorphism in pelitics rocks
Site population and crystal chemistry of garnets
Study of volcanic glasses and magma expansion by spectroscopic methods
Order-disorder processes in meteorites and Fe-Ni alloys
Remote sensing and surface composition of planets by studying terrestrial analogues. This latest research is conducted in cooperation with various national and international institutions, among them NASA (prof. Ted Roush, Ames Research center)

- Mössbauer spectroscopy
He is Head of the Mössbauer Spectroscopy Laboratory, currently in charge of the Department of Medicine and Surgery.
He was a member of the National Mössbauer Spectroscopy Committee and served as scientific secretary of the Congress "International Conference on the Applications of the Mössbauer Effect (ICAME-95)". Rimini 10-16 September 1995.

The scientific production is documented by some 140 publications on international journals and more than 100 research communications in international and national conferences.