Dr Egon Perilli

Telephone	+61 8 8201 7761
Position	Affiliate Lecturer
Email	egon.perilli@adelaide.edu.au
Building	IMVS
Campus	Institute of Medical & Veterinary Science
Org Unit	School of Medical Sciences

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Biography/ Background

PhD Bioengineering, MSc Physics, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

Dr Perilli holds a position as a Senior Research Fellow in the Medical Device Research Institute, at Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia. He also is Affiliate Lecturer with the Discipline of Anatomy and Pathology, School of Medical Sciences, The University of Adelaide. Between 2008-2011 he was a Senior Research Fellow in the Bone and Joint Research Laboratory, Directorate of Surgical Pathology, SA Pathology, Adelaide, Australia. His research is in 2D and 3D quantitative imaging of bone structure and biomaterials combined with biomechanical testing. The main field of investigation is in osteoporosis and osteoarthritis research.

He developed his scientific research background in Europe: 2007-2008 Post-Doctoral Researcher at company SkyScan NV, Kontich, Belgium (manufacturer of micro-CT systems), in collaboration with Visiolab, Dept. of Physics, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium. 2002-2007 Scientific researcher at Medical Technology Laboratory, Istituti Ortopedici Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy. 2006 PhD in Bioengineering, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy. 2001 MSc in Physics, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.

The projects he is active in involve a number of medical imaging techniques, in particular state of the art micro-CT, both in vitro and in vivo, of bone samples and entire bone segments, on human tissue and animal models. These techniques are used for quantitatively determining bone structure, density and morphometric parameters. The mechanical strength of the bone is determined via experimental testing, for investigating the relationships between bone structural parameters and mechanical properties.

He is involved in the supervision of bone and joint-related pathology research topics for post-graduate research projects, Honours projects and PhD projects. He is external reviewer of National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) grant applications.

Publications (Limited Medline)

Publications (Limited IEEE)

Bone and Joint Research Laboratory

Memberships: European Society of Biomechanics (ESB), Forum in Bone and Mineral Research (Italy), Australian and New Zealand Bone and Mineral Society (ANZBMS), Australian Society of Medical Research (ASMR), Australian and New Zealand Orthopaedic Research Society (ANZORS), Adelaide Bone Group (committee member), Association for Research between Italy and Australia-SA branch (ARIA-SA, committee member)

Award: Vice-Chancellor Early Career Researcher Award, Flinders University, 2012.
Award: Early Career Researcher Award 2011, Australian & New Zealand Orthopaedic Research Society, Brisbane QLD, 2 September 2011.

Entry last updated: Wednesday, 13 Feb 2013

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