Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milano, Italy
Milano, Lombardia, Italy
Bianca Pollo, MD, Neurologist, Head of simple operative unit of Oncologic Neuropathology in the Division of Neuropathology at the Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milano, Italy.
Residency and Specialization in Neurology at University of Torino (1989, under the guidance of Prof. Davide Schiffer), then at the Fondazione IRCCS Istituto "Carlo Besta" of Milano, Post-doctoral fellowship in Neuropathology and 1994-today, in staff at the Division of Neuropathology.
Clinical activity for histological diagnosis (about 1200 cases/year).
Participant as Neuropathologist at National and International clinical trials (GCP training certificate).
Research activity for neuropathological, immunohistochemical and molecular studies for diagnostic, prognostic, predictive markers and clinical management of the patients affected by tumors of Nervous System. Scientific coordinator and participant at research projects on neurooncological fields: neuropathology, genetic and molecular biology, tumor immunology, stem cells, clinical neurooncology, pediatric neurooncology, epidemiology.
Educational activity for Degree Thesis e Specialty Thesis. Teacher at several Courses (Neuropathology, Neurooncology, Neurosurgery, Radiotherapy).
Member of the panel of pathologists for the centralization of paediatric tumors of Nervous System.
Member of Glioblastoma WG of Alliance Against Cancer (ACC), Organization of the Italian Ministry of Health, part of an international research network.
Referee for Neurooncology in the Italian Network of Telepathology (TESEO Project) (2004-2010).
Co-author of 166 papers (H-Index on Scopus =45) and author of 7 book chapters.
Speaker at numerous National and International Congress on Neurooncology, Neuropathology and Neurosurgery.
Member of Italian Society of Neuropathology (AINP) from 1987, member of its Advisory Board (1996-2000).
Member of Italian Society of Neuro-Oncology (AINO) from 1989, member of its Advisory Board (2009-2017).
Member of EORTC (European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer)-Brain Tumor Group from 2001.
Member of European Association of Neuro-Oncology (EANO) from 2002.
Member of International Society for Neuro-Oncology (SNO) from 2004.
