Anna Lasorella, M.D.

Roles

• Biography

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  Catholic University School of Medicine, Rome, Italy MD 1982 Medicine
  
  Catholic University School of Medicine, Rome, Italy Post grad 1990-92
  Pediatric OncologyCatholic
  
  University School of Medicine, Rome, Italy Residency 1982-86 Hematology
  
  Catholic University School of Medicine, Rome, Italy Residency 1986-90 Pediatrics
  
  Brain Tumor Research Ctr., UCSF, San Francisco Res. Fellow 12/90-8/94 Oncology

• Education & Training

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  Education

  1982: Catholic University School of Medicine, Rome, Italy

  MD, Pediatric/hematology-Oncology

  Post Graduate Training

  2023: Brain Tumor Research Center, San Francisco, CA

  Fellowship, Neuro-Oncology

• Honors & Awards

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• Teaching Interests

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  May main teaching interest resides in contribute to the formation of future independent scientists through my mentorship of pre-doctoral students and post-doctoral scientists, sharing knowledge and skills, overseeing my trainee’s work, helping them to make contact with other researchers and assisting with career counseling. Each of these aspect is important for attracting and retaining diverse talents and to break down barriers to encourage the scientific pursuits of women and underrepresented groups.

• Research Interests

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  My research focuses on the link between stem/progenitor cells and cancer stem cells in the nervous system. Our work generated transformative knowledge on the role of cell fate determination factors, such as ID proteins, in brain tumor development and maintenance and characterized, using molecular definition, the normal and oncogenic functions of these factors. Furthermore, we successfully pioneered the use of high throughput genomic technologies in the search for actionable lesions in glioblastoma, leading to translation into clinical trials for patients with FGFR-TACC positive glioblastoma and other cancer types that harbor this same gene fusion. With a background in clinical oncology, I am interested in trans-disciplinary approaches combining data science and computational pharmacology to develop an experimentally validated pipeline for personalized cancer therapeutics. Towards this goal, which represents an exciting and complementary part of my research program, I have secured federal funds and partnerships that led to novel clinical interventions for brain tumors.

• Publications

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• Copyrights & Patents

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  FUSION PROTEINS AND METHODS THEREOF

  277122951168, Patent

  FUSION PROTEINS AND METHODS THEREOF

  277115437056, Patent

  IDENTIFICATION OF A 5-GENE SIGNATURE PREDICTING CLINICAL OUTCOME OF PATIENTS WITH BRAIN TUMORS

  277118019584, Patent

  INTERACTION BETWEEN THE VHL TUMOUR SUPPRESSOR AND HYPOXIA INDUCIBLE FACTOR, AND ASSAY

  277123024896, Patent

  METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING AND TREATING PEDIATRIC NEOPLASM

  277114707968, Patent

  TREATING TUMORS INCLUDING ENH DISLOCATION OF ID PROTEINS

  277115389952, Patent

• Professional Activities

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