Affiliation: University of Rome Tor Vergata

Prof. Elena Bonanno, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Anatomic Pathology at University of Rome Tor Vergata, and the Director of Cytohistopathology at Diagnostica Medica and Villa dei Platani (Neuromed Group - Avellino).

Currently, she is internationally recognized for her contribution in the field of cancer diagnosis and research. In addition, Prof. Bonanno has made a significant contribution to the identification of pathological processes to the atheromatic plaque formation. Recently, the Bonanno’s group is studying ectopic calcifications and the osteotropism of breast and prostate cancer. From this research field Bonanno’s group advanced in the knowledge of breast and prostate cancer progression describing a new cancer cell type associated to both microcalcification production and bone metastasis formation, the “osteoblast-like cells”. In addition, Prof. Elena Bonanno has a long-term experience in management and quality control of clinical and research processes. She published more than 100 scientific papers and 4 chapters in book.