Adriana Albini (born 1955) is an Italian pathologist and cancer researcher. She developed the concept of angioprevention which can be used to control cancer development. She is a competitive fencer and six of her novels have been published. In 2000 she was the Scientific Director at the Fondazione MultiMedica Onlus in Milan.
Adriana Albini | |
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| Born | 2 September 1955 Venezia, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Occupation | Scientific director |
| Employer | Fondazione MultiMedica Onlus |
| Known for | angioprevention |
Life
editAlbini was born in Venice, Italy, on 2 september 1955.[1]
In 1985 she had her doctorate and she was employed in research at the Max-Planck Institute for Biochemistry.[2]
She works in Milan at the Fondazione MultiMedica Onlus where she is the Scientific Director. She has developed the concept of Angioprevention.[3] Angiogenesis is the name given to the process of forming blood vessels and therefore preventing this process from operating could be used to prevent disease development .[4] Albini and others have showed that several drugs and natural compounds for cancer chemo-prevention (or chemoprophylaxis) actually prevent tumor blood vessel formation.[5] Her concept has been furthered through the identification of many other "angiopreventive" compounds.[3]
Albini was the first Italian to serve on the council of the American Association for Cancer Research.[6] In 2014 the Provincial Council of Brescia awarded her the ''Donne Che Ce L’hanno Fatta'' (Women Who Made It) award. The following year she was given a Special Recognition Award by the European Union Women Inventors and Innovators Network International (EUWIIN). In 2020 Albini was identified as one of the BBC's 100 Women.[6]
Other interests
editAlbini has written six novels under a pen name. She is also a competitive fencer[1] and in May 2015 she won the silver medal at the 2015 European Veteran Fencing championship in her age class behind Marja-Liisa Someroja of Finland.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
- ^ "Adriana Albini". European Society for the Translational Medicine (EUSTM). Archived from the original on 12 January 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
- ^ a b Albini A, Indraccolo S, Noonan DM, Pfeffer U. Functional genomics of endothelial cells treated with anti-angiogenic or angiopreventive drugs.Clin Exp Metastasis. 2010 Aug;27(6):419-39
- ^ Bisacchi, D; Benelli, R; Vanzetto, C; Ferrari, N; Tosetti, F; Albini, A (1 January 2003). "Anti-angiogenesis and angioprevention: mechanisms, problems and perspectives". Cancer Detection and Prevention. 27 (3): 229–238. doi:10.1016/S0361-090X(03)00030-8. ISSN 0361-090X. PMID 12787731.
- ^ Tosetti F, Ferrari N, De Flora S, Albini A. Angioprevention': angiogenesis is a common and key target for cancer chemopreventive agents.FASEB J. 2002 Jan;16(1):2-14.
- ^ a b "BBC 100 Women 2020: Who is on the list this year?". BBC News. 23 November 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
- ^ "Results". www.european-veterans-fencing.com. Retrieved 27 November 2020.