Biography

Associate Professor of Laboratory Medicine, University of Turin;
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, New York University School of Medicine, New York

Prof. Roberto Piva is recipient of Honours Degree in Biology, Doctoral Degree in Neurological Sciences and Residency in Clinical Pathology. During the first part of his career he focused his research on the study of the molecular mechanisms of cell death in human and mouse models of neurodegenerative disorders. From 1999 to 2002 he served as a Research Scientist at the Department of Pathology of the New York University where he acquired expertise on cell cycle, protein degradation through the ubiquitin pathway, and on transgenic mouse models. From 2002 to 2003 he was Senior Scientist for a Biotech company where he investigated the anti-tumoral activity of NF-B inhibitors in B-cell malignancies. In 2004 he moved to the Centre for Experimental Research in Medicine (CeRMS), University of Turin, Italy.