Spiridione
GARBISA
Professor of Histology
University of
Padova 
Dept. of
Experimental
Biomedical Sciences, viale G. Colombo 3,
35121
Padova, Italy
The Vallisneri Complex
home to biomedical
and natural sciences
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In brief »
| born |
March 22, 1949: Venezia, Italy |
| degree |
1972: Biological Sciences, University of
Padova, Italy
full marks cum
laude |
| academic |
• from 2002: full professor of histology,
University of Padova, Italy
• 96-'98: Member
of Senate, University of Padova, Italy |
| research |
• structure-expression of extra-cellular
matrix structural proteins
• ECM degradation
in inflammation, physiological and tumoral
invasiveness
• physio/pharmacological
activation and inhibition of proteolytic
enzymes
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| patents |
• 2001: "Method of inhibiting leukocyte
elastase", PCT/IB02/01877
• 2003: "Herbal
remedy for bacterial infections", 03 425
342.7 |
international
experience |
• 4 years ('78-'86): National Insts of
Health, Pathology Lab., Bethesda, USA
• 6
months ('85): National Insts of Health,
Carcinogenesis Lab., Frederick, USA
• 1 month
('97): Univ. California at Los Angeles (UCLA),
USA |
| author |
160 publications in international
peer-reviewed journals (total IF.2007 > 660)
and books including: Nature, Nature Med.,
Science, J.Natl.Cancer Inst.,
J.Clin.Invest.,
Lancet, EMBO J., EMBO Rep., Cancer Res.,
Hepatology,
J.Biol.Chem., Am.J.Pathol.,
J.Immunol. |
| book |
book (in Italian): Il peso della qualità
accademica, 1995, CLEUP Padova, Italy -
reviewed by Nature |
| editor |
international book: Cancer Metastasis,
1988, Plenum Press NY |
editorial
board member |
• from 2003: Clinical Cancer
Research
• from 2005: Current Cancer
Therapy Reviews |
| referee |
• from 1988: for 34 international journals,
including:
Arterioscl.Throm.Vas. (IF
7.4) and FASEB Journal (IF 7.2) |
| consultant |
• National Cancer Institute, National Insts
of Health, USA
• Scientific Co-operation
Italy-USA, Cancer Prevention & Control
Committee
• United Nations Industrial
Development Organiz. (UNIDO-ICS) |
| invited discussant |
• 1996: "G7" Consensus Conference (Capri,
Italy):
"Theory & Practice of
Research Assessment"
• 2002: Cold Spring
Harbor Lab. Workshop (NY):
"Green
Tea and Cancer" called by J.
Watson | |
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