CASTAGNARO MASSIMO

• Comparative neuropathology: lysosomal storage diseases and transmissible spongiform encephalopathy.  March 1985 – March 1986: Department of Pathology, School of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, Tufts University, Boston. Lectin histochemistry and trasmissione electron microscopy studies on nephropathology of lysosomal storage diseases in cats, dogs and human beings  From 1995; collaboration with the Italian National Center for the study of Transmissible Spongiform encephalapathies (TSEs) and Comparative neuropathology, Torino (now National Reference Center for BSE  From 1999 to 2005; studies on early in vivo and post-mortem diagnosis of TSE • Comparative neoplastic pathology as a model for human cancer  1987 – 1989: fellowship for the Italian Association for Cancer Research (AIRC); Istochemical and ultrastructural studies on glycoconjugates espression during neoplastic progression in canine mammary, perianal gland and testicle cancer. Department of Animal Pathology, University of Torino, Italy .  1992 – 1993: fellowship from National Centre for Research (CNR); studies N-ras, Ki-ras e Ha-ras, p53, Rb and androgen receptor genes on human prostate cancer and canine mammary tumors; Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Tufts University and New England Medical Center and Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, USA.  1998-2010; collaboration with Tumor Genetics Laboratory, Cancer Research and Treatment Institute, Candiolo, Torino, Italy. Met and Ron expression in feline mammary tumors.  From 1996 to 2010, Canine and feline mammary tumors as a spontaneous model in camparative pathology  From 2015-today, canine oral melanoma as a model for human mucosal melanoma • Xenotrapiantology  From 2000 to 2010, swine to non-human primate kidney xenotrapiantation • Identification of illegal anabolic treatments in food producing animals