Name:
Gilberto Filaci
Position:
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa
Experience:
The scientific activity has been focused on the following topics: 1)
The research of mechanisms and biological factors able to modulate the
function of the immune system. This aim has been pursued by studying
the immunogenicity of engineered antibodies, the immunosuppressor activity
of soluble HLA molecules and of apoptotic DNA, the function of subsets
of regulatory lymphocytes; 2) The characterization of antigen-specific
anti-tumor immune responses; 3) The study of clinical and immunological
aspects of systemic autoimmune diseases.
Keywords:
Immunoregulation; suppressor lymphocytes; anti-tumor CTL; telomerase;
Systemic sclerosis; systemic lupus erythematosus.
E
mail:
gfilaci@unige.it
Tel.:
+39-010-3538984
Fax:
+39-010-3533025