Dr Davide Filingeri

After completing a BSc and MSc in exercise physiology (University of Palermo, Italy), Davide obtained a PhD in thermal physiology (Loughborough University, UK).

Following on his doctorate, Davide received an Endeavour Research Fellowship to investigate thermoregulation in multiple sclerosis at the University of Sydney (awarded by the Australian Government). He then held a post-doctoral fellowship at the University of California at Berkeley, where he researched patterns of skin thermosensing across the body in healthy individuals (funded by the US Dept. of Energy).

In October 2016, Davide was recruited to a research-intensive Vice Chancellor’s Lectureship by Loughborough University, where he set up the THERMOSENSELAB (http://www.thermosenselab.com/).

In March 2021, Davide joined the University of Southampton’ Skin Sensing Research Group as an Associate Professor, where he continues to investigate how the skin detects and reacts to the thermal challenges posed by our surrounding environments.

Prizes

• Vice-Chancellor’s Lectureship (research intensive) (2016)
• Endeavour Research Fellowship (2015)
• Honorary Adjunct Lectureship (2015)
• Sport and Exercise Beacon Prize (2019)
• Editor-in-Chief Award for Best Article (2015)
• APSselect distinction in scholarship Award (2014)
• Jack Borgenicht Research Award (2014)
• Research Student Prize (2013)