Annals of Breast Cancer and Therapy

Dr. Marcia Regina Cominetti

Associate Professor
Department of Gerontology
Federal University of Sao Carlos
Sao Carlos
Brazil

Dr. Marcia Regina Cominetti is an Associate Professor in Department of Gerontology at the Federal University of Sao Carlos and is head at Laboratory of Biology of Aging. Dr. Cominetti received her PhD from the University of Sao Carlos and performed part of her doctorate at the University of Virginia Health System. She also performed a postdoctoral stage at the Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM, Paris, France). Dr. Cominetti has been dedicated to basic and translational investigation on cancer research. The central focus of her research is to verify the effects of natural and synthetic molecules on tumor cell proliferation emphasizing the molecular mechanisms underlying these effects, both in vitro and in vivo. Dr. Cominetti is author and co-author of more than 40 peer-reviewed publications (original articles, reviews, book chapters and patents of innovation) published in important scientific journals in the field of cancer research. Dr. Cominetti's research interest is on Biology of cancer which include Small molecule drug screening; Cell motility, adhesion and metastasis; Developmental models of cancer; Mitochondrial function and apoptosis; Metabolism and growth control; Cell cycle; Cytoskeleton and membrane trafficking.