Clinicn Investigator, Assc Prf PATHM CP FAC, Mass General Research Institute

Associate Professor of Pathology Harvard Medical School

Associate Pathologist Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital

MD University of Milan 1982

genes neurofibromatosis 2; meningioma; nerve sheath neoplasms; neurilemmoma; neurofibromatoses; neurofibromatosis 1; neurofibromatosis 2; neurofibromin 2; neuroma acoustic; peripheral nervous system neoplasms; schwannomatosis; tuberous sclerosis Our lab's research focuses on identifying the underlying molecular changes in the lesions and malformations associated with hereditary brain tumor syndromes (neurofibromatosis 1, neurofibromatosis 2, schwannomatosis and tuberous sclerosis), and the identification of activated pathways or events that lead to tumor progression. We are now moving from defining the molecular features and understanding the biology to more practical translational research of biomarkers and drug screens.