CURRICULUM VITAE
PERSONAL DATA
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Nationality
Diego Di Lorenzo
20/06/1955
Biologist (Director of the Laboratory of Biotechnology)
Via Giacomo Soldi 48, 25082 Brescia, Italy.
Laboratorio di Chimica Clinica/Biotecnologie
Civic Hospital of Brescia
P.le Spedali Civili 1, 25123 Brescia, Italy.
+39 030 2191039 (home);
+39 030 3996805-808 (work); +39 030 307251 (fax);
+39 335 5923653 (cell. phone)
[email protected]
Italian
SCHOOLS
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1980
Internship
Laboratory of Hormonology and Toxicology
Spedali Civili di Brescia, Italy
1982
Degree in Biological Sciences
University of Milan, Italy.
February – May 1986
Institute of Genetics, National Research Council (CNR), Pavia, Italy.
1987
Master (6 months) in: Techniques and Topics in Molecular Biology.
Berkeley University (UCB), California, USA.
2000
Specialization in Biochemistry and Chemical Chemistry
University of Brescia, Italy
2014
International Master Level II in Nutrition and Dietetics.
University of Ancona, Italy
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PERSONAL PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
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1980 – 1986
Laboratory of Hormonology and Toxicology, University of Brescia, Italy.
February 1983 – May 1983
PostDoctoral Fellow at the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Bern,
Switzerland.
March 1986 – March 1987
PostDoctoral Fellow at the “John Muir Cancer Institute”, Walnut Creek,
California, USA.
Marzo 1987 – Marzo 1989
PostDoctoral Fellow at the Pharmacology Department, Stanford University,
Stanford, USA.
Marzo 1989 – Novembre 1992
Research Fellow at the ITBA- Istituto di Tecnologie Biomediche Avanzate di
Brescia (CNR), Spedali Civili di Brescia, Italy
1992 - 2005
Senior biologist and responsible for the Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory at the
Laboratory of Biotechnology, Ospedale Civile di Brescia, Italy.
2005 - Today
Director of the Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory at the Laboratory of
Biotechnology, Ospedale Civile di Brescia, Italy.
PRESENT POSITION
Position C2 at the Laboratory of Biotechnology, Civic Hospital of
Brescia, Italy
FUNDED PROJECTS DEVELOPED
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1989 – 1995
Progetto Finalizzato Ingegneria Genetica, CNR, Italy.
Hormonal regulation of expression of the alpha-1-acid glycoprotein gene in
rat and human hepatoma cell lines and in transgenic animals.
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1992
Progetto bilaterale Italia/NATO. CNR (92.01019.CT04.)
Steroid hormone regulation of the growth, differentiation and syntesis of
membrane proteins in breast cancer cells.
1992 – 1994
EUROPEAN COMMISSION. Bridge Projects - Animal Cell Technology
Preparation of cell lines expressing high levels of steroid receptors in a
modulatable fashion.
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From 1990
Fondi dell’Università degli Studi di Brescia, Italy (40% e 60%).
Struttura e regolazione della espressione dei geni eucarioti: Regolazione
dell’Alfa-1-Glicoproteina Acida.
1994
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Research contract NIRECO-Università di Brescia Brescia.
Studio dell’effetto degli ormoni steroidei sull’interazione di fattori nucleari
coinvolti nell’espressione di geni di linfochine a seguito di attivazione
linfocitaria.
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1995 – 1997
EUROPEAN COMMISSION. Human Capital and Mobility Program.
Role of transcription factors of the C/EBP family in gene regulation, cell
differentiation and normal function in mouse development.
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1998 – 2001
EUROPEAN COMMISSION FP3, BIOMED-2.
Transgenic mice as innovative system for the screening and the
pharmacokinetic analysis of new molecules active through nuclear receptors.
(Network:Brescia-Milan-Friburg-Berlin).
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2002 – 2006
EUROPEAN COMMISSION FP4, Environment and Health.
Development and implementation of new in vivo and in vitro systems for the
characterization of endocrine disruptors”. (Acronimo: EDERA).
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2001 – 2004
FIRB: Programma Strategico Post-genoma. PNR 2001-2003 (FIRB art.8) D.M.
199 Ric del marzo 2001. Anno 2001 - Protocollo: RBNEO157EH.
Identificazione ed analisi funzionale delle alterazioni molecolari e geniche che
caratterizzano i tumori della mammella ormono-responsivi.
2002 – 2004
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National Institute of Health (ISS).
Analisi del rischio degli alimenti da contaminazioni ambientali (ARACNA).
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2006 – 2010
EUROPEAN COMMISSION. FP6, STREP. Life sciences, genomics and
biotechnology for health. (Acronimo : EXERA)
Development of 3D in vitro models of estrogen-reporter mouse tissues for the
pharmaco-toxicological analysis of estrogen receptors-interacting compounds
(ER-ICs).
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2012 – 2015
EUROPEAN COMMISSION. EUROTRANSBIO. (Acronimo: ERIC)
Innovative 2D and 3D cell culture systems for the pharmacological analysis of
hormonal moleculaes.
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MEMBER EDITORIAL BOARDS
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From 2008
Member of the Editorial Advisory Board Members del “The Open Toxicology
Journal” http://www.benthamscience.com/open/totoxij/
Betham Sciences
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From 2016
Member of the Editorial Advisory Board of the“International Journal of
Nutritional Sciences” http://austinpublishinggroup.com/nutritional-sciences/
Austin Publishing Group
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2004
Medaglia della società Irlandese di Tossicologia come riconoscimento
all’attività scientifica svolta nell’anno 2004.
AWARDS
EXPERT EVALUATOR (CONSULTANT) AT THE EU COMMISSION
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2001 (3-7, December)
2002 (11-15, March)
2002 (10-14, June)
2006 (16-17, October)
Contract n°: QLEV-2001-15438
Contract n°: QLEV-2002-22668
Contract n°: QLEV-2002-23700
Contract n°: FP6-2004-FOOD-513991-PIONEER)
D. ACTIVITIES AT THE EU COMMISSION
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2003
Membro del Technical Working Panel su “INTEGRATED
MONITORING” alla Commissione Europea Commissione Europea,
Directorate B - Quality of Life Health, Nature & Biodiversity,
ENV.B4.
D. SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITY
• Publications
• Referee
Author of 70 articles on indexed international journals
Referee of tens of papers for international journals
E. LANGUAGE
MOTHER LANGUAGE
Italian
OTHER LANGUAGES
English
• Reading
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• Talking
Excellent
Very good
Very good
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