Elena Cattaneo

Professor and co-founding director of Center for Stem Cell Research · University of Milan · company speakers →

Prof Elena Cattaneo is an Italian pharmacologist and co-founding director of the University of Milan's Center for Stem Cell Research. The main research theme of her lab is neural stem cells and the molecular pathophysiology of Huntington’s Disease, for which she has been awarded the “Le Scienze” Price for Medicine and a Gold Medal from the President of the Italian Republic in 2001. In 2005 she was awarded the Marisa Bellisario and Chiara D’Onofrio prizes, in 2006 was nominated Cavaliere Ufficiale (Knight) of the Italian Republic, and in 2013 was appointed a senator for life by Italy's president, Giorgio Napolitano.

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Speaking history

Global Dermato-Epidemiology Forum (GDEF) Seminar Series

29 June 2026 “Neural stem cells and their potential application”

Current issues in dermatovenereology and aesthetic medicine: interdisciplinary and innovative solutions

16 October 2026 “Neural stem cells and their potential application”

ILDS Annual General Meeting

2 September 2026 “Neural stem cells and their potential application”

Sectors

healthcare_medtech_pharma

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