Research Area
Active Research fields
Study of biochemical mechanisms of programmed cell death and autophagic process in tumor cell lines in culture. Analysis of the combined effects of ant.tumor compounds with low degree of toxicity.
Evaluation of nutraceutical properties (anti tumor, anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant) of subtropical fruit extracts and identification of the mechenisms involved.
Research projects of the last 5 years
Research finalized funding (FFR 2012/13) Title of the project: Non endocrine responsive breast cancer cells, In vitro and in vivo study of their behavior and effects of anti-tumor drugs (responsible Prof. R. Vento 2012 ATE 0122) 01.03.2013/19.09.2015
Collaborations
Conway De Macario E., Macario J. Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, University of Maryland at Baltimore and IMET, Columbus Center, Baltimore, USA.
Active research
- Cell culture laboratories with laminar flow hoods, CO2 cell incubators, centrifuges, -80°C and -20°C freezers, liquid nitrogen containers. Fluorescence microscope (Leica DC 300F) and optical microscopes. FACS (EPICS XL with EXPO32 software). A molecular biology laboratory with spectrophotometer UV/VIs, chemical hood, a PCR instrument gel electrophoresis and western blot eqiupment and chemidoc , sonicator, real time instrument, fluorimeter.