Dr. Danila Coradini

Personal : Born May 27, 1955 , Milano , Italy .

Education : M.S. in Biological Sciences, University of Milano , 1978.

Professional Experience :
1976 - 1980
Fellowship, Laboratory of Microbiology and Pharmacology, Clin-Midy S.p.A., Milano, Italy. 

1980 –1990
Investigator Fellowship, Department of Experimental Oncology, National Cancer Institute, Milano, Italy. 

1990 - to date
Senior Investigator, Department of Experimental Oncology, National Cancer Institute, Milano, Italy. 

Scientific activity :

Principal Investigator in several Projects from the National Council of Research.
Principal Investigator in a project within the National programme for technological research in oncology.
Associated Experimental Investigator in several projects from the Italian Association for Cancer Research and Italian Health Ministry.
Member of the American Association for Cancer Research.
Peer-reviewer for some national and international Journals.

Fields of interest :

Biological role of steroid receptors in human breast cancer
Clinical significance of steroid receptors in human breast cancer
Hormones, antihormones and growth factors involvement in the control of the growth of breast cancer cells
Effect of biological modifiers on cellular growth and effect of natural products on tumor proliferation.
Identification of useful biovector to deliver compounds and development of bio-conjugate with antiproliferative activity
Biological and clinical role of angiogenesis activation in tumor progression with particular attention for the estrogen- and hypoxia-induced angiogenesis.

Publications : 68 publications, to date

Congresses : participation in 75 congresses, to date

Role in the present project.