Domenico Ribatti

Domenico Ribatti

Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neurosciences and Sensory Organs, University of Bari Medical School, Italy

Biography
Dr. Domenico Ribatti works in the Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neurosciences and Sensory Organs at the University of Bari Medical School, Italy. He is also specialized in angiogenesis, Inflammation, Cell Proliferation,anti-angiogenesis, tumors, Cancer, Cancer Biology, Cancer Research, Metastasis, Molecular Biology,Cancer Biomarkers,Cell Biology  
Research Interest
1) Role of FGF-2 and VEGF in the vascularization of the chick embryo chorioallantoic membrane, in collaboration with M. Presta (Brescia) and V. Djonov (Berne): 2) Angiogenesis in hematological tumors, in collaboration with A. Vacca (Bari), M. Presta (Brescia) and S. Molica (Catanzaro); 3) Angiogenesis and antiangiogenesis in neuroblastoma, in collaboration with M. Ponzoni (Genoa); 4) Angiogenesis in bone tumors, in collaboration with E. Lucarelli (Bologna); 5) Role of mast cells in tumor angiogenesis, in collaboration with E. Crivellato (Udine), A. Vacca (Bari) and M. Raica (Timisoara); 6) Role of chemokines in angiogenesis, in collaboration with M. Napolitano (Rome); 7) Role of GM-CSF in angiogenesis, in collaboration with F. Bussolino (Turin); 8) Role of PDGF and sugars in angiogenesis, in collaboration with A. and F. Facchiano (Rome); 9) Role of transferrin in angiogenesis, in collaboration with F. De Scalzi (Genoa); 10) Role of ET-1 in angiogenesis, in collaboration with A. Cruz (Paris); 11 Role of PlGF in angiogenesis, in collaboration with G. Persico (Naples); 12) Role of NGF in angiogenesis, in collaboration with R. Bernardini (Catania) and M. Presta (Brescia); 13) Role of leptin an adrenomedullin in angiogenesis, in collaboration with G. Nussdorfer (Padua); 14) Role of esosinophils and basophils in angiogenesis, in collaboration with F. Levi-Schaffer (Jerusalem) and G. Marone (Naples); 15) Characterization of new antiangiogenic molecules, in collaboration with A. Vacca (Bari), M. Presta (Brescia), C. Pisano (Pomezia), S. Liekens (Leuven) and R. Giavazzi (Bergamo); 16) Angiogenesis in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, in collaboration with B. Nico (Bari).