Cancer Research Laboratories

Basic, translational, and preclinical oncological research is carried out here by researchers of the University of Bologna and affiliated entities, Emilia-Romagna Regional Environmental Prevention Agency, and the Rizzoli Orthopedic Institute.

Areas: Translational Medicine

Research fields:

The research carries on the tradition of the Institute of Cancerology founded by Giorgio Prodi, which had its first independent headquarters here in 1982:

- Carcinogenesis

- Cancer cell biology

- Mechanisms of metastatic spread

- Tumor immunology

Teaching:

Classroom/library for small groups

Lab Equipment:

In addition to the instrumentation of the research groups operating in the Cancer Research Laboratories, the common facilities allow the cryopreservation of biological samples at -80 ° C in nitrogen vapor; the washing and sterilization of glassware and materials for cell culture; and the breeding and maintenance of inbred, immunodeficient, and genetically modified mice.