C u r r i c u l u m  V i t a e

L U I G I  F R A T I

Luigi Frati is born in Siena in 1943. He graduated from the Faculty of Medicine of the Catholic University of Rome in 1967 (MD degree). He has been entitled to the specialities in Oncology and Laboratory Medicine. Between 1967 and 1973 he has been Assistant Professor in General Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Perugia and research fellow in the Clinical Endocrinology Branch, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md. He has been Acting Professor of General Pathology in the Faculty of Sciences, University of Perugia (1972), in the Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Rome (1973), in the Faculty of Medicine, University of Rome (1974-1980), in the Faculty of Medicine, University of L'Aquila (1980-1982). Full Professor of General Pathology, University of Rome La Sapienza since 1980, Dean of the Faculty since 1990. Vice-President of the National University Council, Ministry of the University and Research (1988-92) and President of the Higher Health Council, Ministry of Health (1994-97). Italian delegate and expert for the European Union 5th Framework program. He is author or coauthor of more than 250 papers published on high-rank international journals (Science, Journal Experimental Medicine, EMBO Journal, Cancer Research, etc.) on various fields related to cellular and molecular mechanisms of control of growth and differentiation.