Elena Cattaneo
Elena Cattaneo (born October 22, 1962 in Paladina ) is an Italian pharmacologist. She became the third woman to be appointed Senator for Life in Italy in 2013.
Life
After completing her doctorate in pharmaceuticals , she went to Boston in the United States for a few years , where she specialized at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology . Back in Italy, she resumed her academic career at the University of Milan .
On August 30, 2013, Elena Cattaneo from President Giorgio Napolitano for a lifetime senator appointed. She is the youngest ever senator for life. In 2012 she was elected a full member of the Academia Europaea .
job
Cattaneo is the director of Stem Cell Biology and Pharmacology of Neurodegenerative Disease in Milan, which, along with 15 other laboratories, participates in the European project NeuroStemCell on stem cell research, which she coordinates.
Her research focuses on neurodegenerative diseases , particularly Huntington's disease .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Francesca Cerati, Agnese Codignola: Dal Cern alla Nasa allo spazio: scienziate italiane alla conquista del mondo. Il Sole 24 Ore , March 6, 2013, accessed August 30, 2013 .
- ^ Napolitano nomina quattro senatori a vita. La Repubblica , August 30, 2013, accessed August 30, 2013 .
- ^ Membership directory: Elena Cattaneo. Academia Europaea, accessed October 3, 2017 .
- ↑ NEUROSTEMCELL drives stem cell therapy research. CORDIS , 14 December 2011, accessed 30 August 2013 .
Web links
- Homepage of your laboratory (Italian, English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cattaneo, Elena |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian pharmacologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 22, 1962 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paladina |