Prof. Pruneri is a full professor in pathology at the University of Milan School of Medicine, and is Chair of the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine with the National Cancer Institute of Milan, a comprehensive cancer centre fully equipped for translational research and innovative care, including a molecular lab for next-generation sequencing. He is devoted to translational research programs, currently focused in breast pathology, sustained by several national and international peer-reviewed grants, resulting in more than 280 publications yielding to a H-index of 55. He is involved in several international networks, including the International Breast Cancer Study Group (IBCSG), in which he was appointed as chair of the Translational Research Working Group and in the International Immuno-Oncology Working Group, which is focused on the validation of biomarkers for immunotherapy.
SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY BOARD
Experienced and Innovative Technologies
Prof. Giancarlo Pruneri
Dr. Takashi Hirano
Dr. Hirano is currently the Scientific Director at SENTAN Pharma Inc. (Major; Nanoparticle), Japan. He has a distinguished career in Cell Engineering, with several senior positions at National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Ministry of Engineering, Trade and Industry (METI), Japan. He also served as the CTO at Okinawa Institute of Advanced Sciences and Program Director, OKINAWA Intellectual Cluster Project. Including genome sequencing, regenerative medicine, as well as infectious diseases. Dr. Hirano received his bachelor’s degree in Engineering from Tokyo University, and Master and Ph.D. degrees from Graduate School of Tokyo University (Synthetic Polymer Chemistry). He received DAAD and Humboldt Fellowship for post-doctoral research at Mainz University, Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Germany (Polymeric Drug Delivery System). He was also a Visiting Fellow at National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health (NIH), USA (Cancer Chemotherapy). Dr. Hirano is a recipient of several awards including Innovation Award, Science and Technology Agency, Japan.
Prof. Flavio Rizzolio
Prof. Flavio Rizzolio is a molecular biologist affiliated with Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, based in the Department of Molecular Sciences and Nanosystems. He also holds a senior researcher position at the National Cancer Institute of Aviano. Prof. Rizzolio has spearheaded various national and international research initiatives primarily in the realm of cancer biology and nanomedicine. His contributions to scientific literature encompass over 150 peer-reviewed scientific articles and groundbreaking findings with potential market applications have been covered by patents. In addition to his academic and research roles, Prof. Rizzolio is the founder and CEO of Biofuture Medicine, a biotechnology firm specializing in cancer-related endeavours. He maintains active collaborations with multiple enterprises specializing in diagnostic medicine.
Dr. Ninette Cohen
Dr. Cohen is the Senior Director for the Division of Cytogenetics and Molecular Pathology in the Department of Pathology at Northwell Labs (Northwell Health). Dr. Cohen has been a part of Northwell Labs leadership team since 2017, overseeing the clinical and academic activities of the genetics labs at North Shore University Hospital and Long Island Jewish Medical Center. Dr. Cohen has introduced automation and numerous quality improvement initiatives which have resulted in improved turnaround time of patient results as well as outstanding provider and employee satisfaction. Dr. Cohen is dual board certified in Clinical Cytogenetics and Clinical Molecular Genetics by the American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics, is a Fellow of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics and holds a New York State Certificate of Qualification in Cytogenetics and Molecular Genetics. Dr. Cohen’s areas of interest include introducing innovative technology in the labs, medical education, quality improvement, lab communication and client relations.
Dr. Cohen received her Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from SUNY at Stony Brook, New York, Master of Science degree and a PhD degree in Human Genetics from Tel Aviv University, Sackler School of Medicine, Israel, and post-doctoral fellowships in Clinical Cytogenetics and Clinical Molecular Genetics from the American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ABMGG) at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, NY.