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IFOM Press Releases 2007

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November 26 , 2007
Collaboration agreement between IFOM and IEO and Saudi Arabia for the development of the life sciences sector
The government agency, Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority and the components of the IFOM-IEO Campus - European Institute of Oncology and The FIRC Institute of Molecular Oncology - have signed an agreement of collaboration to launch training and development projects in the life sciences sector. [.pdf, 43 Kb - english language]
July 10, 2007
IFOM SCIENTIST ELISABETTA DEJANA AWARDED WINS THE "WOMAN SPECIAL PRIZE" 2007
The award, today at its 21st edition, is dedicated to women who play an active role in society, and who became distinguished for their dedication and results. [.pdf, 43 Kb - italian language]
May 22, 2007
HANDS ON SCIENCE: IFOM AND THE "RELAY" PROJECT
The second edition of the RELAY Project (Research Experiments in Lab to Amaze You!) has been carried out completely and with success. The closing day has been included in the framework of the Ministry of Public Education initiative "Schools are us". [.pdf, 52 Kb - italian language]
May 14, 2007
PRIMARY TUMORS CAN CHOSE AMONG (AT LEAST) THREE DIFFERENT STRATEGIES TO SPREAD AND FORM METASTASES
Depending on the mode of invasion - as single cells or cell clusters - tumors develop several alternative ways to detach from the primary site and disseminate throughout the organism. This provocative idea re-writes the concept of metastasis and the clinical approaches needed to halt cancer cells. The finding was presented today in the final session of the SEMM Workshop on Cell Migration. [.pdf, 43 Kb - english language]
May 13, 2007
LESSONS FROM OVARIAN CELLS MIGRATION: THE THREE "Ws" OF OVARIAN CANCER SPREADING
Who must go? When to go? Where to go? U.S.A. scientists have identified three kinds of signals that promote ovarian cells migration. Learning from these cells' behavior is helping to shed light on this common tumor. The data were presented today during the SEMM International Workshop on Cell Migration. [.pdf, 40 Kb - english language]
May 12, 2007
COLORECTAL CANCERS USE THE PROTEIN "FASCIN " TO INVADE THE ORGANISM
Right at the invasive front of tumors, a protein helps malignant cells to form metastasis. The discovery was presented today at the openings of the SEMM International Workshop on Cell Migration. [.pdf, 40 Kb - english language]
May 10, 2007
WORKSHOP ON CELL MIGRATION FROM MOLECULES TO ORGANISMS AND DISEASES
From cell shape and motility to cell-cell communication and cancer development. An International Workshop organized in Milan from May 12th to 14th will present the latest discoveries on the mechanisms leading to tumor formation and metastases, along with the state-of-the-art imaging techniques that allow real-time monitoring of the invasion mechanisms. [.pdf, 40 Kb - english language]
April 16, 2007
CAMPUS IFOM-IEO: THE BIGGEST EUROPEAN ONCOLOGICAL RESEARCH POLE IS BORN
The new research laboratories of the European Institute of Oncology, adjoining IFOM research laboratories (IFOM - The FIRC Institute of Molecular Oncology), open up today in Milan. Together the two Institutes form the biggest European oncological research pole.
January 16, 2007
BOMPIANI PUBLISHING HOUSE LAUNCHES THE NEW SERIES "DIMENSIONS OF SCIENCE"
Bompiani and IFOM: a publishing house and a research institute: a partnership of excellence aimed at spreading scientific culture and awareness in today's society. [.pdf, 175 Kb - italian language]