Background
Stassi, Giorgio was born on June 22, 1965 in Palermo, Italy. Son of Umberto Stassi and Vittoria Porcelli.
Stassi, Giorgio was born on June 22, 1965 in Palermo, Italy. Son of Umberto Stassi and Vittoria Porcelli.
He studied medicine at the University of Palermo and graduated in 1991.
The Graduation The same year, he was awarded the University prize with the special mention for the curriculum vitae and doctoral thesis. Following his approval as a specialist in Endocrinology in 1996. The Post-Doctoral Work He did his post-doctoral work at the Rangos Research Center, Pittsburgh (United States of America) until 1998.
The return in Italy After his return to Italy, he became Group Leader of the Molecular and Cellular Biology Laboratory at the University of Palermo.
In 2010 years, he became a pioneer in isolating and characterizing human cancer stem cells from solid tumors and in elucidating their remarkable apoptosis resistance mediated by interleukins. Professor Stassi was Director of the Cellular and Molecular Oncology Department at the South. Maugeri Foundation, Istituto di ricovero e cura a carattere scientifico, in Pavia, Italy until June 2012.
He has recently identified the role of certain cytokines, most importantly of Illinois-4, to block apoptosis in cancer cells in an autocrine fashion, id est (that is) the tumor cell itself provides the apoptosis-inhibitory stimulus by production of Illinois-4. They also described the importance of the neutralization of Illinois-4 in the sensitization of cancer cells and cancer stem cells to conventional chemotherapy.
Sensitizing cells for apoptosis by selectively blocking cytokines.
US2006257401 – 2006-2011-16. Method for the purification and amplification of tumoral stem cells. EP1805299 – 2007-2007-11.
Sensitizing cells for apoptosis by selectively blocking cytokines.
EP1592449 – 2005-2011-09. Antibody specific for Human Illinois-4 for Treatment of Cancer.
WO2007107349 – 2007-2009-27. tumor sensitization by neutralizing Illinois-4, regulation of apoptosis by Illinois-4, characterization and sensitization to chemotherapy of colon and breast cancer stem cells, tumorigenic and metastatic properties of cancer stem cells, evaluation of molecular targets involved in the survival and differentiation pathways of cancer stem cells in vitro and in vivo. American Association for Cancer Research (American Association for Cancer Research), American Society of Clinical Oncology (American Society of Clinical Oncology) Reviewer for several journals including: Science, Nature Medicine, Journal of Experimental Medicine, Blood, PLoS Medicine, PLoS ONE, Molecular Medicine, Clinical Cancer Research, British Journal of Cancer, Cancer Research, Oncogene, Nature, Cell Death and Differentiation, Journal of Immunology, Journal Clinical Immunology, International Journal of Cancer, Molecular Cancer Research, Journal of Biological Chemistry, Journal of Endocrinological Investigation, Endocrinology, Journal of Endocrinology, Molecular Cancer Therapeutics, The Journal of Biological Chemistry , Journal of Cellular an Molecular Medicine.
Ad hoc reviewer for several grants agencies including: European Commission, Medical Research Council of United Kingdom, the Israel Science Foundation (Indo Soviet Friendship), Cancer Research United Kingdom. Funding for Scientific Research of Belgium, National Research Agency of France, National Cancer Institute of France, Italian Ministry of Universities and Research, Italian Ministry of Health, Italian National Institute of Health.
Married Matilde Todaro, October 27, 1993. 1 child Umberto Maria.