Ferrone

Biography

Ferrone is Director of Surgery of Immunology and of Pathology at the University of Athens School of Medicine. He received his MD and PhD degrees in 1964 and in 1971 respectively from the University of Athens (Greece). He has held faculty positions at Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation La Jolla CA Columbia University New York NY New York Medical College Valhalla NY and Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo NY. Dr. Ferrone research program is focuses on the characterization of escape mechanisms utilized by tumor cells to avoid immune recognition and destruction and on the development of immuno therapeutic strategies to counteract the escape mechanisms utilized by tumor cells

Research Interest

 Tumor Immunology, Cellular Immunology, T-Cell recognition, Role of HLA Antigen mimicry, Histocompatibility antigens, Immunotherapy, Tumor and Immunoescape, Melanoma, Tumor antigens.