Elena Cattaneo#
| Membership Number: | 3339 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | CELL & DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY |
| Elected: | 2012 |
| Main Country of Residence: | ITALY |
| Homepage(s): | http://www.cattaneolab.it |
Present and Previous Positions
- 2006 Director, UniStem, Centre for Stem Cell Research, University of Milan
- 2003 Full Professor of Pharmacology, Department of Pharmacological Sciences, University of Milan
- 2001 Associate Professor of Pharmacology, Department of Pharmacological Sciences, University of Milan
- 1995 Assistant Professor of Pharmacology, University of Milan
- 1989 - 1992 Visiting scientist, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Brain and Cognitive Science, Cambridge, (USA)
- 1990 PhD in Biotechnology Applied to Pharmacology, University of Milan
- 1986 Laurea Degree in Pharmacy (summa cum laude), University of Milan
Fields of Scholarship
- Cell biology
- Stem cell neurobiology and differentiation
- Neurodegenerative diseases
- Huntington's disease
- Cholesterol dysfunction
Honours and Awards
- 2014 ISSCR Public Service Award
- 2013 Stem Cell Person of the Year Award
- 2013 Life Senator
- 2012 Premio Tartufari Prize for Molecular and Genetic Biology
- 2008 Grande Ippocrate Prize “Medical researcher of the year” for contribution to public outreach and dissemination on stem cells, honored by Unamsi (federation of italian science journalists) and Novartis Pharma
- 2005 The Marisa Bellisario Prize (Italy)
- 2005 The Chiara D’Onofrio Prize (Italy)
- 2001 “Le Scienze” Prize for Medicine (Italy)
- 2001 Gold Medal from the President of the Italian Republic, for her studies on neural stem cells
