Maseri Fund for research with St. George's Hospital

A research project international with St George's Hospital in London for investigate the genetic and structural causes of cardiac death sudden youth, started in 2025, and which includes a three-year clinical doctorate at St George's University and involves the groups of Trieste and London, thanks to a overall co-financing of over 480 thousand euros. Of this figure, 290 thousand euros are covered by resources from the Maseri fund. It is only a part of the more than 750 thousand euros invested in training and clinical and preclinical experimentation in cardiology over the first three financial years (2023-2025) of the private fund left by Prof. Attilio Maseri, cardiologist and philanthropist. The fund, dedicated to research, is managed by cardiovascular, is the University Health Authority Giuliano-Isontina (ASUGI); the coordination of the activities of research is entrusted to Prof. Gianfranco Sinagra, Director of the Cardiology of Trieste. ASUGI's technical and financial governance. is coordinated by Matteo Dal Ferro, Federica Berni and Riccardo di Leonard. Collaboration with St George's Hospital unites 3,000 patients with cardiomyopathies enrolled in Trieste: over 8,000 autopsy cases collected in London. The aim is to improve the prevention through advanced molecular approaches, such as polygenic risk scores (PGS). Among the other initiatives supported by the Maseri fund there are 3 UniTS PhD scholarships in molecular cardiology, one grant research (RTDA), in support of training periods in research centers international excellence abroad, reimbursements for enrollment in second level masters and conferences high-profile international scientific projects. Another project (supported with 86 thousand euros), is with the IRCCS San Raffaele of Milan and investigates the role of apoptosis in associated arrhythmias to inflammatory cardiomyopathy, integrating human biopsies, mouse models and cardiomyocytes from stem cells. The resources were also used for rewards for scientific merits to young researchers - whose training Maseri had paid much attention - and to forms of support administrative and legal for an increasingly efficient management and rigorous. If the research has difficulty finding resources, "the Maseri funds - explains Prof. Sinagra - are a forward-thinking engine for medical growth translational, which combines cutting-edge research, excellence clinic, training, recognition of merit of young people and response to the needs of the sick. Great gratitude and a substantial contribution to the positioning of Trieste among the poles internationally renowned scientific figures in the field cardiovascular".