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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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) |
| 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) |