Among the studies by Italian researchers picked up by major international scientific journals during the reporting period, those dealing with work in the field of oncology were once again well-represented. Indeed, out of a total of 103 studies encountered by the monitoring team, 25 were oncology-related, encompassing the work of 183 scholars across 15 national research centers, with articles appearing in specialist journals of the Nature group, including Cell Death and Disease, Leukemia, the British Journal of Cancer and Oncogene. Also given coverage during the period were studies in neuroscience (5 articles by 40 researchers at 6 centers), published in titles such as Cell Death and Disease and Neuropsychopharmacology.
Readers’ attention is lastly drawn to an interview with Roberto Crea. One of the co-inventors of synthetic insulin and a biotech pioneer, Crea spoke with the Aspen Italia website team about the new frontiers being explored in DNA studies.
ARTICLES MONITORED: 103
ITALIAN RESEARCHERS: 490
ITALIAN RESEARCH CENTERS: 121