Ruggero Montesano

Background

Montesano, Ruggero was born on October 4, 1939 in Alba, Italy.

Education

Doctor of Medicine, U. Turin, 1965; Doctor of Philosophy, U. London, 1974.

Career

Research associate division oncology, Chicago Medical School, 1966-1968; assistant professor pathology, The Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer, Omaha, Nebraska, 1968-1969; research, The Courtauld Institute of Biochemistry, London, 1969-1971; scientist, IARC, Lyon, France, 1971-1979; chief unit of mechanisms of carcinogenesis, IARC, Lyon, France, since 1980. Head research training fellowship programme IARC, since 1982. Member science county General Motors Charles S. Mott Selection committee, Washington, 1990.

Coordinator Gambia Hepatitis Intervention Study, since 1993. Member Executive Committee Imperial Cancer Research Fund's Quinquennial Review committee, 1995, numerous others. President European Association Cancer Research, 1998.

Achievements

• Ruggero Montesano has been listed as a notable Research scientist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow IARC Research and Training Program, 1969-1971, Japanese Society for Promotion of Science, 1976, Japanese Foundation for Promotion of Cancer Research, 1985, 90-. Member European Association for Cancer Research, American Association for Cancer Research, Pathological Society of Great Britain and Ireland, Biochemical Society (United Kingdom), Society Italiana di Cancerologia.

Interests

• Avocations: mountaineering, skiing.

Connections

Son of Giuseppe and Adele (Vallet) M. Married Caroline Soden, July 14, 1970. Children: Flavia, Clementine.

Father:

Giuseppe Montesano

Mother:

Adele (Vallet) Montesano

Spouse:

Caroline Soden

child:

Clementine Montesano

child:

Flavia Montesano