Dr. Beatrice Belmonte has a position as an assistant professor of Pathology and a researcher of Pathological Anatomy and is currently working at the Tumor Immunology Unit, Department of Health, Human Pathology Section, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy. She received her M.D. and Ph.D. from the University of Palermo. Her research focus and expertise include cancer biology, immunotherapy, innate immunity, personalized medicine, tumor immunology, tumor microenvironments, hematological malignancies, solid tumors, adaptative immunity, and the study of complementary systems in diseases. She is the author of 77 scientific publications, most of which were published in peer-reviewed journals in these fields (sourced from ResearchGate).
Prof. Carmela Rita Balistreri has a position as an associate professor of Clinical Pathology and is currently working at the Department of Biomedicine, Neuroscience and Advanced Diagnostics (BiND), University of Palermo, Italy. She received her Ph.D. in pathobiology at the University of Palermo in 2007. She has focused her studies on identifying the cellular, molecular, and genetic mechanisms involved in the pathophysiology of age-related diseases (ARDs), including cardiovascular and neurodegenerative diseases. A particular focus of her research is the study of endothelial dysfunction associated with ARD onset and progression, the endothelium being an essential component of the stroma of all the tissue types of body systems in humans. Approaches and targeting therapies to preserve the health of the endothelium is another goal of her team. She has received several grants and awards.
Augusto Orlandi is a full professor of Anatomic Pathology at the Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome Tor Vergata. He graduated with a first-class honors degree in Medicine and Surgery at La Sapienza University of Rome Italy in 1984. He holds membership in the Society for Cutaneous Ultrastructural Research, Società Italiana dello Studio dell'Aterosclerosi, Società Italiana di Dermatopatologia, International Vascular Biology Association, European Society of Dermatopathology, International Association of Biomedical Gerontolog, SIAPEC, ECP, etc. The h-index of Prof. Orlandi is 51, with 345 published documents.
