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Institute of Clinical Physiology-C.N.R.- Siena section
Phone: +39 0577 1916294
Fax: +39 0577 1916298
Website: http://www.ifc.cnr.it
The National Research Council (C.N.R.) is a public organization distributed all over Italy through a network of institutes. Its duty is to carry out, promote, spread, transfer and improve research activities in the main sectors of knowledge. The Institute of Clinical Physiology (IFC) is a CNR Institute operating in the sector of the medicine and biotechnology. IFC is composed by two clinical research units (Pisa and Massa) and by four research sections (Milano, Lecce, Siena, and Roma). The main interest of the IFC-CNR Siena section is in the field of experimental oncology. The research activity is devoted to understand the pathogenetic mechanisms, which lead to tumor transformation and progression with the aim to identify new therapeutic targets and develop innovative therapeutic strategies.