Domenico Ribatti, PhD
Professor, Department of Human Anatomy and Histology
University of Bari Medical School, Italy
Prof Domenico Ribatti was awarded his MD degree on October 1981 with full marks His present position is full professor of Human Anatomy at the University of Bari Medical SchoolIn 1983 In 2008 he received the honoris causa degree in Medicine and Pharmacy form the University of Timisoara Romania
Member of the Editorial Board Journal of Angiogenesis Research Journal of Hematotherapy and Stem Cell Research Drug Design Review Online Leukemia Open Journal of Hematology Recent Patents on AntiCancer Drug Discovery Recents Patents on Cardiovascular Drug Discovery The Open Cancer Journal The Open Inflammation Journal Journal of Interferon Cytokine and Mediator Research Endothelium Romanian Journal of Morphology and Embryology Liver Cancer Review Letters Stem Cell Review Letters World Journal of Stem Cells Associated Editor of Stem Cell and Development
Fields of interest: 1) Role of FGF-2 and VEGF in the vascularization of the chick embryo chorioallantoic membrane. 2) Angiogenesis in hematological tumors. 3) Angiogenesis and antiangiogenesis in neuroblastoma. 4) Angiogenesis in bone tumors. 5) Role of mast cells in tumor angiogenesis. 6) Role of chemokines in angiogenesis. 7) Role of GM-CSF in angiogenesis. 8) Role of PDGF and sugars in angiogenesis. 9) Role of transferrin in angiogenesis. 10) Role of ET-1 in angiogenesis. 11) Role of PlGF in angiogenesis. 12) Role of NGF in angiogenesis. 13) Role of leptin an adrenomedullin in angiogenesis. 14) Role oe esosinophils in angiogenesis. 15) Role of IL-12, IL-23 and IL-27 in angiogenesis. 16) Characterization of new antiangiogenic molecules.