Journal of Tumor Research
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Raffaele Pezzani

Biography

Analytical and diagnostic biologist from 2001 to 2005 at the Neuroimmunology Laboratory of the Second Department of Clinical Neurology of University of Padova (prof. B Giometto and prof. B. Tavolato). Working experience for 6 months at the neuro-oncology lab “Josephine Nefkens Instituut” of the medical faculty of Rotterdam University (prof. P. Sillevis-Smitt). Lab assignment from 2006 to 2009 for genotyping and phenotyping studies on congenital muscular dystrophy, conducted at the Neuroscience Department of University of Padova (prof. E. Pegoraro). PhD thesis on “Molecular study of α-dystroglycan glycosylation defects in patients affected by congenital muscular dystrophy and limb-girdle muscular dystrophy” (supervisor Prof. E. Pegoraro). Post-doc fellowship from 2009-2011 entitled “New therapeutic targets in adrenal tumors” (prof. F. Mantero) carried out at the Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, section of Endocrinology, University of Padova. Fixed-term contract as a post-doc in Adrenal and pituitary pathophysiology lab at the Department of Medicine, OU of Endocrinology, University of Padova from 2011 to 2013 (prof. F. Mantero and prof. C. Scaroni). Fixed-term contract as principal investigator (researcher) in the Endocrinology Lab, Department of Medicine, OU of Endocrinology, University of Padova from 2014 until now (prof. M. Boscaro).

Research Interest

Biology, endocrinology, oncology and phytotherapy