Personal Information
Date of Birth: 08/05/1951
City, State/Province, Country of Birth: Perugia, Italy
Citizenship(s): Italian
Language(s): Italian, English
Education
Date Degree Institution Subject
1988 Specialist in Internal Medicine University of Perugia, Italy
1976 M.D. Summa Cum Laude University of Perugia, Italy
Appointments/Affiliations
Dates Title Organization City, State/Province Country
2001 Full Professor of Hematology University of Perugia Perugia Italy
1992-2000 Associate Professor of Hematology University of Perugia Perugia Italy
1990-Present Head, Hematopathology Section University of Perugia, Institute of Hematology Perugia Italy
1989-1990 Visiting Professor, Dept. Pathology Free University of Berlin Berlin Germany
1982-1984 Research Fellow, Dept. Hematology John Radcliffe Hospital Oxford England
1980-1981 Research Fellow, Dept. Pathology University of Southern California Los Angeles United States
1976-1979 Intern, Institute of Internal Medicine University of Perugia Perugia Italy
Honors/Awards
Date Name Description
1998-Present Member European Bone Marrow Working Group
1997-2000 Member, Scientific Committee Italian Association for Cancer Research
1997 Member, Clinical Advisory Committee WHO Classification of Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Tumors
1992-Present Member International Lymphoma Study Group
1982-1984 Fellow Leukemia Research Fund
1980-1981 Fellow NATO
Memberships
Dates Organization Position
2000-Present Italian Society of ExperimentalHematology Vice President
1998-Present European Bone Marrow Working Group Member
1992-Present International Lymphoma Study Group Member
1980-Present Italian Society of Hematology Member
Research Interests
Field of Expertise &
Research Interests: Classification and imunohistochemistry of lymphomas, ALK-positive anaplastic large cell lymphomas, immunotherapy of Hodgkin's disease, generation of monoclonal antibodies against proteins associated to genetic lesions (PML, BCL6, MUM1/IRF4, ALK, NPM, MLF1, IRTA1) and use for the study of leukemias and lymphomas.
“Avevo ottenuto in passato altri premi prestigiosi ma questa volta ricevere un riconoscimento direttamente dalle mani del Presidente della Repubblica è stata veramente un’esperienza speciale ed emozionante”.
Ha un nome singolare, “leucemia a cellule capellute” (“hairy cell leukemia” per gli autori anglosassoni), che gli deriva dalle sue peculiari caratteristiche morfologiche e cioè dalla presenza di numerosi estroflessioni (“peli”) evidenziabili al microscopio sulla superficie delle cellule leucemiche (Figura 1). Grazie a questa proprietà, le cellule leucemiche infiltrano preferenzialmente alcuni organi, tra cui il midollo osseo e la milza.
