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Accolla, Roberto S. was born on September 26, 1949 in Augusta, Siracusa, Italy. Son of Antonino Accolla and Lucia Isaia.
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Roberto S. Accolla
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Roberto S. Accolla, Italian immunologist, educator. Achievements include research in monoclonal antibodies against carcinoembryonic antigen; research in biochemical structure and polymorphism of Major histocompatibility complex molecules; discovery of locus, air1, encoding the major transactivator of major histocompatibility complex class II genes, whose product was designated CIITA; discovery of CIITA inhibits human retrovirus replicatio.
Education
Doctor of Medicine, University Rome, La Sapienza, 1974. Doctor of Philosophy, University Rome, La Sapienza, 1977.
Career
Postdoctoral fellow University Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1975—1976. Associate member Ludwig Institute Cancer Research, Lausanne, Switzerland, 1978—1988. Associate professor immunology University Verona Medical School, 1988—1994.
Professor, Medical School University Insubria, Varese, Italy, since 1995, head pathology, immunology.
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Married Luciana Canafoglia Venturini, March 22, 1975. Children: Riccardo, Ettore, Chiara.
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Grantee, AItalian Ministry of University and Science Research, 1989-1994, Italian Association Cancer Research, 1992-1994, Italian Ministry of University and Science Research, 1995—2001, Italian Institute Superiore di Sanità, 1995-1998, 1996—2006, European Community, 1999—2002, Cariplo Foundation, since 2008, Italian Association Cancer Research, since 2009. Ludwig grant, Ludwig Institute, 1978-1988.Grantee, AItalian Ministry of University and Science Research, 1989-1994, Italian Association Cancer Research, 1992-1994, Italian Ministry of University and Science Research, 1995—2001, Italian Institute Superiore di Sanità, 1995-1998, 1996—2006, European Community, 1999—2002, Cariplo Foundation, since 2008, Italian Association Cancer Research, since 2009. Ludwig grant, Ludwig Institute, 1978-1988.