Marco Cattaneo

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 WORK EXPERIENCES
 1981-1986
Medical Assistant in Hematology.
Ospedale Maggiore, Università degli Studi di Milano. Milano, Italy.
 1987-1992
Medical Helper in Hematology.
Ospedale Maggiore, Università degli Studi di Milano. Milano, Italy.
 1992-October 2001
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine.
Ospedale Maggiore, Università degli Studi di Milano. Milano, Italy.
 November 2001-
August 2008
Full Professor of Internal Medicine.
Director, Unit of Hematology and Thrombosis,
Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry
Ospedale San Paolo, Università degli Studi di Milano. Milano, Italy.
September 2008-
present
Full Professor of Internal Medicine.
Director, Unit of Internal Medicine 3,
Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry
Ospedale San Paolo, Università degli Studi di Milano. Milano, Italy.
Education and Training
 1964-69
Liceo Classico “A. Volta”, Como, Italy
 1969-75
Università degli Studi di Milano. Milano, Italy. Faculty of Medicine. M.D.
 1975-78
Università di Pavia, Italy. Specialization in Clinical and Laboratory Hematology
 1975-79
Resident. A. Bianchi Bonomi Hemophilia and Thrombosis Center and Institute of Internal Medicine. Ospedale Maggiore, Università degli Studi di Milano. Milano, Italy.
RESEARCH
Author of 240 original articles published in peer-reviewed Scientific Journals with Impact Factor.
Participation to 20 GCP Randomized Clinical Trials
Researc Grants:
COFIN (PRIN) 1999: Hypehomocysteinemia and venous thromboembolism: role of oxidative stress and hypercoagulability, and effect of folates, vitamin B12 and antioxidant vitamins
CNR-Agenzia2000, 2001: Evaluation of new ligands for purinegic receptors P2 on platelet function
COFIN (PRIN) 2003: Investigation on abnormalities of the platelet P2 receptors in patients with congenital defects of pimary hemostasis
FIRB 2004: Identification of orphan, putative P2 receptors in human genome
USDA grant no. 2005-35200-15296 and USDA cooperative agreement no. 58-1950-7-707 and 51520-008-04S: Folic acid fortification: effects on DNA methylation, global gene expression, and interaction with common MTHFR mutations.
PRIN 2005: Inherited disoders of platelets: from phenotype to genotype. Evaluation of the prevalence of congenital Primary Secretion Defects and of the role of the platelet purinergic receptors fo ADP in platelet secretion
COFIN (PRIN) 2007: Role of platelet ADAMTS-13 in the interaction between von Willebrand factor and platelets
Main fields of interest:
  • Pathophysiology of primary hemostasis
  • Pharmacology of anti-platelet agents
  • Role of homocysteine in thrombotic diseases
  • Congenital and acquired thrombophilic states
  • Experimental thrombosis in laboratory animals
  • Clinical trials on antithrombotic drugs in patients with coronary syndromes
  • Clinical trials with antithrombotic drugs in patients with venous thromboembolism
Institutions:
1975 - 1979 Post-doctoral fellow, A. Bianchi Bonomi Hemophilia and Thrombosis Center. Università degli Studi di Milano. Milano, Italy.
1979 - 1981 Post-doctoral fellow, Department of Pathology. MacMaster University. Hamilton, Ontario. Canada.
1981 – 1992 A. Bianchi Bonomi Hemophilia and  Thrombosis Center. Ospedale Maggiore, Università degli Studi di Milano. Milano, Italy.
1983 Visiting Assistant Professor. Department of Pathology. MacMaster, University. Hamilton, Ontario. Canada.
1984 Visiting Scientist, Department of Pathology. MacMaster University. Hamilton, Ontario. Canada.
1985 Visiting Scientist, Department of Pathology. Mac Master University. Hamilton, Ontario. Canada
1988 Visiting Scientist, Thrombosis Center, Temple University. Philadelphia, PA. USA.
1992 – October 2000 Department of Internal Medicine. Ospedale Maggiore,Università degli Studi di Milano. Milano, Italy.
2000-2001 Guest Scientist. Division of Experimental Hemostasis and Thrombosis. Department of Molecular and Experimental Medicine and Department of Vascular Biology. The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA. USA
2001-present Dipartimento di Scienze della Salute. Ospedale San Paolo. Università degli Studi di Milano. Milano, Italy.
AWARDS
1990 Award of the Italian Society on Thrombosis and Hemostasis (SISET) for the “Best Study on Ticlopidine”, 11th Congress of SISET, Bari, November 1990
2001 10th Biennial Awards for Contributions to Haemostasis and Thrombosis - International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH), Paris, July 2001
MEMBERSHIPS
1978 - present Società Italiana per lo Studio dell'Emostasi e della Trombosi (S.I.S.E.T.)
1987 - 2009 American Society of Hematology
1988 - present International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis
1995- present Società Italiana di Medicina Interna (S.I.M.I.)
1988 - 1993 Council on Thrombosis - American Heart Association
2002-present European Haematology Association
EDITORIAL AND SCIENTIFIC APPOINTMENTS
1994-1997 EDITOR of the Scientific Journal THROMBOSIS RESEARCH
1994-1996 Member of the ADVISORY BOARD of the Scientific Journal HAEMATOLOGICA
1997-2007 Member of the EDITORIAL BOARD of the Scientific Journal HAEMATOLOGICA/THE HAEMATOLOGY JOURNAL
1995-present Member of the EDITORIAL BOARD of the Scientific Journal PLATELETS
1999-2002 Associate Editor of THROMBOSIS AND HAEMOSTASIS, official Journal of the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis
2003-present Associte Editor of JOURNAL OF THROMBOSIS AND HAEMOSTASIS, official Journal of the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis
2001-2006 Member of the EDITORIAL BOARD of the Scientific Journal ARTERIOSCLEROSIS, THROMBOSIS AND VASCULAR BIOLOGY
2007-present Member of the Editorial Board of the Scientific Journal BLOOD REVIEWS
2002-2004 President Elect, Società Italiana per lo Studio dell'Emostasi e della Trombosi
2004-2006 President, Società Italiana per lo Studio dell'Emostasi e della Trombosi
2006-2008 Past President, Società Italiana per lo Studio dell'Emostasi e della Trombosi
2004-2007: Co-chairman, Scientific Subcommittee on Platelet Physiology, Scientific and Standardization Committee, International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis
2006-2011 Chairman of the Working Party on Platelet Aggregation, Scientific and Standardization Committee, International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis
2007-2011: Chairman, Scientific Subcommittee on Platelet Physiology, Scientific and Standardization Committee, International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis
2010-present Member of the Council of the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH), Class of 2016
2010-2011 Member of the Antithrombotic and Thrombolytic Therapy: American College of Chest Physicians Evidence- based Clinical Practice Guidelines, 9th Edition (AT9)
2010-present Member of the Thrombosis Working Group Nucleus of the European Society of Cardiology