Marcello Ciaccio
Professor of Clinical Biochemistry
University of Palermo
Italy
Biography
Marcello Ciaccio has completed his MD at the University of Palermo and then Endocrinology Residency at University of Florence. He is currently Full Professor of Clinical Biochemistry at the University of Palermo and Director of the Department of Laboratory Medicine of the University Hospital of Palermo. He was Director of Clinical Biochemistry Residency Program in Clinical Biochemistry of the University of Palermo and Chair of the Department of Bio pathology and Medical Biotechnologies. He has been President of the Italian Society of Clinical Biochemistry and Clinical Molecular Biology. He is member of the Editorial Board of 17 Scientific Journals and he is Author of several scientific papers including original research article, reviews, letters, and book chapters.
Research Interest
Role of hormonal receptors in neoplastic disease, HPLC techniques, Tumoral markers, Nutritional protocols in Down Syndrome , Antioxidant role of vitamin A, Clinical validation of biomarkers in cardiovascular diseases, Molecular genetics of thrombophilia and its role in thromboembolic disease, Emerging biomarkers of glycemic homeostasis, vitamin D metabolism in neurologic diseases.