Dr Vince Russo
Group Leader
Cell Biology
Murdoch Childrens Research Institute
Australia
Biography
Dr Vincenzo Russo is a biologist by training. He originally worked in Italian academic institutions including the University of Padua and National Cancer Institute, Aviano, Italy, where he specialised in protein biochemistry and molecular biology. Dr Russo then transferred to the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute in Melbourne to undertake a research doctorate in neuroendocrinology and brain growth factors. He became interested in cancer cell biology with a focus on paediatric cancer of the nervous system, including neuroblastoma. Dr Russo is an Honorary Fellow of the Department of Paediatrics at the University of Melbourne and has provided academic supervision and laboratory training for 40 students. He is also a National Health and Medical Research Council assessor and an examiner for Honours, Master and PhD theses. He serves as a member of editorial boards and reviewer of leading journals in his fields of expertise. Dr Russo holds a Doctor of Biology from the University of Padua (Italy) and a PhD in Medicine from The University of Melbourne.
Research Interest
Hormone Research
Publications
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Sabin MA, Russo VC, Azar WJ, Yau SW, Kiess W, Werther GA. IGFBP-2 at the interface of growth and metabolism--implications for childhood obesity. Pediatric endocrinology reviews: PER. 2011 Jun;8(4):382-93.
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Russo VC, Higgins S, Werther GA, Cameron FJ. Effects of fluctuating glucose levels on neuronal cells in vitro. Neurochemical research. 2012 Aug 1;37(8):1768-82.
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Azar WJ, Zivkovic S, Werther GA, Russo VC. IGFBP-2 nuclear translocation is mediated by a functional NLS sequence and is essential for its pro-tumorigenic actions in cancer cells. Oncogene. 2014 Jan 30;33(5):578-88.
