作者: Domenico Ribatti

Franco Dammacco is Emeritus Professor of Internal Medicine at the University of Bari Medical School and has been President of the Italian Society of Internal Medicine. His research and clinical interests include HCV-related cryoglobulinemic vasculitis, onco-hematology, connective tissue diseases and immunodeficiency syndromes. He is author or co-author of more than 470 papers and Editor-in-Chief of the journal Clinical and Experimental Medicine. Domenico Ribatti is full Professor of Human Anatomy at the University of Bari Medical School. His main research topics are angiogenesis and anti-angiogenesis, with special emphasis for hematological malignancies, tumor microcirculation, and immunological competence.  He is author of over 650 papers  and 8 monographs. Angelo Vacca is full Professor of Internal Medicine at the University of Bari Medical School and President of the Italian Society of Immunology, Clinical Immunology and Allergology. He isactively involved in research areas such as angiogenesis and tumor progression, multiple myeloma and related malignancies, biological markers of tumor invasion and metastasis, and controlled chemotherapy studies. On these topics he has published over 300 papers.