Maria Caterina TURCO | Curriculum

Name: Maria Caterina Turco
Place and date of birth: Avellino, June 4th, 1956

1980 MD (magna cum laude), Federico II University, Naples, Italy
1984 Postgr. in Clinical Biology, Federico II University, Naples, Italy
1986-87 U.I.C.C. fellow, MSKCC, New York - Supervisor: Dr. Soo Young Yang
1988 PhD in Molecular Biology and Pathology, Federico II University, Naples, Italy
1988-90 Lecturer, DCEM, University of Reggio Calabria Italy
1990-2000 Lecturer, DBBM, Federico II University, Naples, Italy
1994-2000 Immunology teacher, Medical School, Catanzaro University, Italy
2000-2005 Associate Professor of Biochemistry, DIFARMA, Salerno University, Italy
2005-2012 Full Professor of Biochemistry, FARMABIOMED, Salerno University, Italy
2010-onward President of BIOUNIVERSA Srl, University of Salerno spin-off
2012-onward Full Professor of Biochemistry, Department of Medicine and Surgery, Salerno University, Italy

Dr. Turco has long been working with in vitro and in vivo tumor models. She is author of 107 papers in peer-reviewed journals, including: PNAS, Blood, Leukemia, Oncogene, Cancer Research, Cell Death and Differentiation, Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, Journal of Immunology.

Patents
- BAG3 NUCLEOTIDE AND PROTEIN SEQUENCES TO BE USED IN RESEARCH, DIAGNOSTICS AND THERAPY FOR CELL DEATH-INVOLVING DISEASES
by Leone A and Turco MC
Granted in:
AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, NL, PY, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR, US.
Published: CA.
- NUCLEOTIDES SEQUENCES AND PROTEIN(S) ENCODED BY SUCH NUCLEOTIDES FOR MODULATION OF APOPTOSIS
by Bisogni R, Lamberti A, Petrella A, Romano MF, Turco MC, Venuta S
Granted in: AU, EP, IT, NZ, US.
Published: CA.
- BIOCHEMICAL SERUM MARKER
by Turco MC
International Publication Number: WO 2011/067377 A1.
- COMPOUNDS MODULATORS OF VEGF ACTIVITY AND USES THEREOF
by D'Andrea LD, Pedone C, Turco MC
International publication number: EP2456784 A1.
- BIOCHEMICAL SERUM AND TISSUE MARKERS
by Turco MC
European Patent Application No. 12172531.1.
- ANTICORPI ANTI-BAG3 PER USO TERAPEUTICO
by Turco MC
Italian application No. MI2013A000403
Filing date: 18/03/2013.