Expert Details
Tumor Immunology and Immunotherapy
ID: 732475
Switzerland
As a consultant, his clients have included major pharma companies and WHO. He has run phase I/II trials in cancer immunotherapy as PI. He is skilled and passionate in translating basic science advances into clinical treatments. In this context, he has been funded by national research funding agencies for over 20 years. He has been first applicant or co-applicant of major collaborative grants with pharma companies focusing on development of novel types of vaccines for cancer immunotherapy and novel drug screening technologies based on culture of cancer cells in tri-dimensional tissue-like architectures.
In 2005, he consulted to WHO on immunologic assays to evaluate the efficacy of influenza vaccines.
He has also consulted to Pevion Biotech (Bern, Switzerland).
Another consulting client has been Hoffmann-LaRoche (Basel, Switzerland).
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1984 | Degree: Specialist | Subject: Immunohematology | Institution: University of Pisa, Italy |
| Year: 1980 | Degree: Specialist | Subject: Preventive Medicine | Institution: Catholic University, Rome, Italy |
| Year: 1976 | Degree: Doctor | Subject: Medicine | Institution: "La Sapienza" University, Rome, Italy |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 1990 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Professor | Department: Biomedicine |
Responsibilities:He served as Vice-Director of the Institute of Surgical Research. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1984 to 1990 | Employer: National Research Council | Title: Researcher | Department: Istituto di Tipizzazione Tissutale |
Responsibilities:He was a researcher in clinical transplantation. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1982 to 1982 | Employer: Red Cross (Italy) | Title: Attending Physician | Department: Department of Immunohematology |
Responsibilities:He was an attending physician. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1980 to 1981 | Employer: Universitá di Roma (Italy) | Title: Attending Physician | Department: Dialysis and Transplantation Unit |
Responsibilities:He was an attending physician. |
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International Experience
| Years | Country / Region | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Years: 1981 to 1981 | Country / Region: University of Leiden, Holland | Summary: Tissue typing technologies |
| Years: 1981 to 1981 | Country / Region: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA | Summary: Molecular analysis of T-cell receptor complex |
| Years: 1981 to 1981 | Country / Region: Institut Pasteur, Paris, France | Summary: Co-stimulatory role of CD8 molecule |
Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| American Association for Cancer Research (2010-present) Scientific Committee of the Cancer League Beider Basel |
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| Medical Habilitation (Italy, 1977) ECGMF (USA, 1987) |
| Professional Appointments |
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| Reviewer for SNF, Swiss Cancer League, Cancer League Beider Basel, Swiss Bridge (CH), DFG, Uni Erlangen, Uni Regensburg (D), AICR, Cancer Research UK (UK), Dutch Cancer Society (NL), Istituto Superiore di Sanità (I,) Health Research Board (EIRE), Eur. Res. Council, (EU). Reviewer for over 30 scientific journals, including: Cancer Research, Clinical Cancer Research, European Journal of Immunology, Vaccine, British Journal of Cancer, International Journal of Cancer, European Journal of Cancer, Cancer Immunology Immunotherapy, Tissue Engineering, Biomaterials, Current Opinions in Drug Discovery and Development, Trends in Biotechnology, Journal of Leukocyte Biology, Drug Discovery Today, Oncoimmunology, Oncotarget. |
| Awards / Recognition |
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| Robert Wenner Prize from the Swiss Cancer League (1997) Swiss Bridge Foundation Award (2002) Dora Seif Award for Cancer Research of the Employer (2006) |
| Medical / Professional |
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| He has been professionally employed in medicine since the late 1970's, having earned his M.D. in 1976. |
Language Skills
| Language | Proficiency |
|---|---|
| English | Fluent |
| French | Fluent |
| German | Fluent |
| Italian | Mother language |