SPEAKER'S PROFILES
Pier Paolo Di Fiore
Paolo Di Fiore is the founder of IFOM, an internationally competitive research centre, where he carries out most of his research. He is also Full Professor of General Pathology at Milan University. He was one of the founders of the European School of Medicine, which provides Ph.D. programs in Molecular Medicine, Medical Nanotechnology and Bioethics. Di Fiore’s work is widely recognized, as witnessed by more than 170 published papers. His life is dedicated to the study of cancer, particularly the mechanisms of signal transduction by growth factor receptors in tumours and the role of endocytosis in this process. He has received numerous international awards, he is a member of several international advisory boards, a Senior Editor of the Journal of Cell Biology, and Associate Editor of Cell. He has been member of EMBO since 1998.
