Annamaria Colacci
e.mail : a.colacci@istbiotech.it

Dr. Colacci received her M.S. degree in Biology and Ph.D. in Applied Genetics from the University of Bologna, Italy and has been awarded the title of European Biologist (EurBiol) by the European Biologists Registration Committee.
After a research training in Pharmacology at the National Research Council, Italy, she was tenured at the Institute for Cancer Research, University of Bologna.
In 1989 she joined the National Institute for Cancer Research (IST) where she worked until January 2003 as the Chief of the Laboratory of Mechanisms of Carcinogenesis and Anticarcinogenesis as well as Deputy Director of IST-Biotechnology Satellite Unit of Bologna.
She currently heads the Excellence Area of Environmental Carcinogenesis at the Environmental Protection and Health Prevention Agency - Emilia-Romagna Region (ER-EPA) www.intermed.it/istbiotech

She is also an Adjunct Professor in the Postgraduate School of Applied Genetics, University of Bologna.
She has acted as a member of the National Advisory Toxicology Committee, Italy, since 1993.

She is author or co-author of 64 original peer-reviewed publications, 2 monographs, 7 books chapters and 106 abstracts or presentations at peer-reviewed meetings.

Research activities:
Environmental Carcinogenesis (complex mixtures, Endocrine Disruptors) link : www.edenetwork.it
In vitro models of carcinogenesis and anticarcinogenesis
Food Safety
Tumour Prevention
Cancer Risk assessment
Tumour Chemoprevention (antioxidants, retinoids, phytoestrogens)
Diet and Cancer
Anticancer Therapies
Experimental toxicology
Biomarkers in occupational exposures links: www.intermed.it/imepa/
www.intermed.it/mariner/
Genomics, toxicogenomics, nutrigenomics, pharmacogenomics

(updated September 2004)