San Raffaele Hospital
Milano, Lombardia, Italy
Gaetano Finocchiaro, MD
Born in Milan, Italy on October 30, 1952
Present position: San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milano, Italy. Department of Neurology.
Coordinator, Disease Unit of Neuro-Oncology,
Education
1988 Milan University, Board in Biochemistry and Clinical Chemistry
1984-1987 Yale University Post-doctoral fellow in Human Genetics
1983 Milan University, Board in Neurology
1979 Milan University, degree in Medicine and Surgery
The main field of activity of GF is translational research in neuro-oncology, with special emphasis on cancer immunology and immunotherapy and genetics and genomics of gliomas and other brain tumors.
He pioneered the use of viral vectors for gene therapy of brain tumors (Benedetti et al, Nature Medicine 2000). He was the first to introduce in Italy immunotherapy strategies for preclinical and clinical immunotherapy of glioblastomas.
GF obtained a number of grants from Italian and International Agencies for his research work: MDA, AIRC, European Community, TeleThon, Italian Minister of Health, Italian Minister of Research, and University. He acted as the European Editor of Neuro-Oncology; and is now on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Neuro-Oncology and Neuro-Oncology. Reviewer of the most relevant journals in his research fields and reviewer of National and European grants.
GF authored more than 250 papers. The total H-index is 88 and 64 in the last five years (Google Scholar).
