Associate Professor

Current position: Associate Professor of Pharmacology (SSD BIOS-11/A) - School of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Internal Medicine - University of Genoa
1987 Degree in Biological Sciences - University of Genoa
2000 PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences - University of Genoa
1989 Qualification to practice the profession of Biologist

Professional experiences
Since 2017 Associate Professor of Pharmacology
2010-2017 Permanent university researcher
2001-2010 Research Fellow - Lab. Pharmacology, DOBiG - University of Genoa
1997-2000 PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences - University of Genoa
1992-1996 CNR Researcher - Pharmacology Lab - National Institute for Cancer Research (IST) Genoa
1989-1991 Research Fellow of the Italian Association for Cancer Research (AIRC) Pharmacology Lab - IST Genoa

Teaching activity (UniGE)
-Pharmacology/Toxicology Teaching (Dentistry and Dental Prosthetics Degree Programs, and Nursing, Midwifery, Rehabilitation, and Technical Health Professions)
-PhD in Experimental Neuroscience
-Specialization Schools in Pharmacology and Toxicology and Orthognathodontics

Current position: Associate Professor of Research activities
- clinical and preclinical studies on the mechanisms of tumor proliferation, and antitumor activity of newly synthesized compounds
- studies of the expression of chemokines, somatostatin and their receptors in human brain tumors, on tumor tissues, primary cultures and cell lines and related pharmacological approaches
- antitumor activity of targeted drugs in mesothelioma stem cells (PI of the Italian Association of Cancer Research project AIRC IG13458 2012-2015: “Tumor initiating cells from malignant pleural mesothelioma: biological and pharmacological characterization”)
- isolation and characterization of tumor stem cells for 2D and 3D models of human brain neoplasms, for the study of the tumor microenvironment and the activity of innovative antineoplastic agents.

• Author of 114 peer-reviewed scientific publications, H-index 42 (Scopus as of 09/22/25).
• Responsible for or participating in Unige Research Units in national and international projects.
• Reviewer and Editor for international scientific journals.