Antonio Giordano

Antonio Giordano (born October 11, 1962) is an Italian-American oncologist, pathologist, geneticist, researcher, and professor. He is the Director of the Sbarro Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine in Philadelphia and a Professor of Anatomy and Pathological Histology in the Department of Medical Biotechnology at the University of Siena.

Antonio Giordano was born on October 11, 1962, in Naples, Italy. His father, Giovan Giacomo Giordano, was an oncologist and pathologist at the National Cancer Institute in Naples, and his mother, Maria Teresa Sgambati, came from a family with a scientific background.

Giordano credits his father with influencing his career path by encouraging his interest in research, ethics, and the social impact of medicine.

He earned his medical degree from the University of Naples in 1986, graduating ''summa cum laude''. In 1990, he completed a Ph.D. in Anatomy and Pathological Histology at the University of Trieste.

He then pursued postdoctoral research at New York Medical College and later at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory under the guidance of Nobel laureate James Dewey Watson. During this time, his research focused on the mechanisms of cell cycle regulation and cancer development.

Giordano has received international awards for his work and has held academic appointments at Temple University, Thomas Jefferson University, and the University of Siena. Provided by Wikipedia