Paola Bontempo

Biography

Paola Bontempo has completed Medical Education in Medicine and Surgery in 1991 from University of Naples Federico II. She obtained license to practice medicine in 1991. In 1997, she did a specialization in Clinical Pathology at Second University of Naples. In 2003, she completed PhD in Cellular and Molecular Pathology from University of Naples Federico II. In 2004, she joined as Researcher in the Department of General Pathology at Second University of Naples. From 2005 till date, she is working as Aggregate Professor in the Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics and General Pathology, Second University of Naples. She currently teaches Clinical Pathology and General Pathology at the Second University of Naples Medical School. She is actively involved in studies concerning the mechanism(s) of proliferation, differentiation and apoptosis induced by steroid hormones, epigenetic modulators and natural compounds in cancer systems. Paola Bontempo has completed Medical Education in Medicine and Surgery in 1991 from University of Naples Federico II. She obtained license to practice medicine in 1991. In 1997, she did a specialization in Clinical Pathology at Second University of Naples. In 2003, she completed PhD in Cellular and Molecular Pathology from University of Naples Federico II. In 2004, she joined as Researcher in the Department of General Pathology at Second University of Naples. From 2005 till date, she is working as Aggregate Professor in the Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics and General Pathology, Second University of Naples. She currently teaches Clinical Pathology and General Pathology at the Second University of Naples Medical School. She is actively involved in studies concerning the mechanism(s) of proliferation, differentiation and apoptosis induced by steroid hormones, epigenetic modulators and natural compounds in cancer systems.

Research Interest

Biochemistry, Biophysics and General Pathology