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Name: Caterina la porta

My Area of Interest: stem cell, melanoma, cell biology

My Favourite Quote: “It has never been my object to record my dreams, just to realize them” Man Ray

I am a: Research associate professor of General Pathology

Short Profile:

Question and Answers :

What are your future goals? Where do you see your research going?:
I am investigating the molecular biology of cancer stem cells. The goal is to identify biomarkers useful for diagnostic purpose and to develop new therapeutic strategies in particular for one of the most aggressive tumor, melanoma.

Technologies seem to changing faster than ever, how do you adapt to that? What are the current technologies you are using?:
aCGH, system biology

In the broader picture, where do you see the application for your cutting-edge research?:
In the diagnostic and therapeutic strategies and in pharmacogenomics

Fast forward to 2020. What’s your vision of Genomics in 2020?:
Post-proteomic will be the future as well as the investigation of the relationship between different genes at transcriptional-transductional level.