 Final Examination XX Cycle 2004-2007
The final examination of the XX cycle (2004-2007) of the Doctorate Program in Molecular Oncology and Endocrinology will be held on Thursday 24 and Friday 25 January 2008 in the Seminar Room at the 1st floor of the Torre Biologica, Faculty of Medicine of the University of Naples Federico II, Via S. Pansini 5, Naples. A Committee of Italian and foreign experts will examine the research work and the theses of the 11 Italian candidates, some of whom have completed part of their training program abroad. Doctoral theses are written and will be discussed in English.
Examination Committee:
- Generoso Bevilacqua (Università degli Studi di Pisa, Italy)
- Marc Billaud (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Lyon, France)
- Carmelo Bruno Bruni (Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico, Italy)
- Spiros Linardopoulos (Centre for Cancer Therapeutics, Haddow Laboratories, UK)
- Nicola Perrotti (Università degli Studi Magna Graecia di Catanzaro, Italy)
Thesis title |
Candidate |
Supervisor |
Discussant |
The function of PED/PEA-15 in brain: identification of new protein-protein interactions and their biological relevance |
Alessia Paola Maria Barbagallo |
Francesco Beguinot |
Nicola Perrotti |
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) induces a transient block of proteasome activity in carcinoma cell lines: implication of its combination with Aspirin |
Angela Chiaviello |
Giuseppe Palumbo |
Carmelo Bruno Bruni |
A molecular mechanism of cell cycle deregulation in thyroid cancer |
Carmela De Marco |
Giuseppe Viglietto |
Marc Billaud |
CRM1-mediated nuclear export of estradiol receptor alpha depends on estradiol and controls cell cycle progression of breast cancer cells |
Rosina Di Stasio |
Gabriella Castoria |
Generoso Bevilacqua |
Development of two novel agents as strategy to overcome resistance to epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitors |
Teresa Gelardi |
Giampaolo Tortora |
Spiros Linardopoulos |
Anaplastic thyroid carcinoma: novel therapeutic targets and strategies |
Silvana Libertini |
Giuseppe Portella |
Spiros Linardopoulos |
CaMKII regulates insulin-mediated cell proliferation and glucose uptake in skeletal muscle cells through ERK1/2 activation |
Sara Monaco |
Guido Rossi |
Carmelo Bruno Bruni |
A cell proliferation signature in anaplastic thyroid carcinoma (ATC): role of PLK1 as a potential therapeutic target for ATC |
Tito Claudio Nappi |
Massimo Santoro/ Giuliana Salvatore |
Marc Billaud |
Hereditary and familial breast and ovarian cancer: spectrum of related tumors |
Matilde Pensabene |
Stefano Pepe |
Generoso Bevilacqua |
The role of PED/PEA-15 in the regulation of glucose homeostasis |
Gregory Alexander Raciti |
Francesco Beguinot |
Nicola Perrotti |
BRAF and MEK inhibitors in the treatment of aggressive thyroid carcinomas |
Paolo Salerno |
Massimo Santoro/ Giuliana Salvatore |
Marc Billaud |
Final Examination XIX Cycle 2003-2007
The final examination of the XX cycle (2003-2007) of the Doctorate Program in Molecular Oncology and Endocrinology will be held in Naples on Wednesday 6 and Thursday 7 February 2008 in the Aula Magna of the Congress Center of the University of Naples Federico II, Via Partenope 36, Naples. A Committee of Italian and foreign experts will examine the research work and the theses of the 11 Italian candidates, some of whom have completed part of their training program abroad. Doctoral theses are written and will be discussed in English.
Examination Committee:
- Fulvio Basolo (Università degli Studi di Pisa, Italy)
- Vincenzo Casolaro (The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD USA)
- Phillip Gorden (NIDDK, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA)
Thesis title |
Candidate |
Supervisor |
Discussant |
Mechanism of signal transduction linking PDGF receptor, Ras and ROS production |
Savina Agnese |
Vittorio Enrico Avvedimento |
Fulvio Basolo |
The interaction between the insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor and PDK1 as a potential therapeutic target in neoplastic cells |
Anna Teresa Alberobello |
Pietro Formisano |
Phillip Gorden |
Genechip microarray analysis of pituitary adenomas developed by HMGA transgenic mice |
Ivana De Martino |
Alfredo Fusco |
Fulvio Basolo |
Roscovitine compensates for loss of p53 function in S-phase checkpoint: implications for combination chemotherapy |
Roberta De Mattia |
Giuseppe Palumbo |
Vincenzo Casolaro |
Leptin and autoimmunity: a key role of leptin in the control of regulatory T cell proliferation |
Veronica De Rosa |
Giuseppe Matarese |
Phillip Gorden |
Molecular mechanisms of insulin resistance: role of the endocannabinoid system in the regulation of glucose metabolism and insulin action |
Iolanda Esposito |
Francesco Beguinot |
Phillip Gorden |
Mycoplasma and tumors: synergic effect on human monocyte-derived dendritic cells immunosuppressing activity |
Maria Letizia Giardino-Torchia |
Luigi Racioppi |
Vincenzo Casolaro |
Functional role of chemokines in thyroid cancer: biological effects on thyroid cancer epithelial cells and on thyroid cancer microenvironment |
Valentina Guarino |
Rosa Marina Melillo |
Vincenzo Casolaro |
Analysis of oncolytic adenovirus dl922/947 effects on anaplastic thyroid carcinoma cells (ATC) and potential therapeutic associations |
Irma Iacuzzo |
Giuseppe Portella |
Fulvio Basolo |
H4 (D10S170), a gene frequently rearranged with RET in papillary thyroid carcinomas: functional characterization |
Vincenza Leone |
Alfredo Fusco |
Vincenzo Casolaro |
Endocannabinoids as emerging suppressors of angiogenesis and breast tumor growth and metastatic spreading |
Simona Pisanti |
Maurizio Bifulco |
Fulvio Basolo |
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