FOUNDATION LEADERSHIP

President
Mahesh K. Shetty MD;FRCR;FACR;FAIUM
Clinical Professor
Baylor College of Medicine
Chief Physician, Woman's Place for
Breast Care
The Woman's Hospital of Texas,
Houston, Texas

Patron
Dr Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
Chairman & Managing Director
Biocon Limited
Bangalore, India

Trustees
Juanita Romans

Ron Somers
President
US-India Business Council
Washington D.C.

Linda Russell
CEO
The Woman's Hospital of Texas
Houston, Texas

Jennifer Garza
COO
St Joseph Medical Center

Mrs. Mona Parikh PHR, MBA
Sr. Human Resources Business
Partner

Mr Andrew Novarini
Senior Vice President
Bank of Houston

Kelli Cohen MD
General and Pediatric Radiologist

Eric S. Greisel J.D.
C-Suite Manager


PROGRAM ADVISOR

Loretta A. Hanser
Director of Imaging Services
Mammography, CHP Radiology
Harris County Hospital District

Regional Directors
Mrs. Trishna Dey [Asia]
Ms. Esther Biira [Africa]
Dr Adhmer Longatto [S.America]
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MEDICAL ADVISORY COUNCIL

Chair
Mahesh Shetty MD;FRCR;FACR;FAIUM
Clinical Professor of Radiology
Baylor College of Medicine

Members
Dr. Steve Sener
Former President
American Cancer Society

R. Sankaranarayanan
Chief of Cancer Screening Group
International Agency for Research on Cancer,
WHO
Lyon, France

Saraswati Sukumar MD
Barbara B.Rubenstein Professor of Oncology
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Britt-Marie Ljung, MD
Professor of Clinical Pathology,
Director of Cytopathology
UCSF, California

Dr Usha Menon MD; FRCOG
Professor and Director
Gynecological Cancer Research Center
UCL Elizabeth Garrett Institute of Women's Health
University College London

Dr Edmundo Mauad
Director
Barretos Cancer Hospital,
Sao Paulo, Brazil

Peter Dempsey MD; FACR
Professor of Radiology
MD Anderson Cancer Center

Terri Pustilnik MD
Gynecology Oncology of Houston

Dr Diljeet K. Singh, MD, DrPH
Co Chair of MAC

Dr Wei Yang, M.B.B.S., F.R.C.R.
Associate Professor
Deputy Chairman, Department of Diagnostic Radiology
The University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Co-Chair and Director of Clinical Research

Dr Neerja Bhatla MD, FICOG
A/Professor, Dept of Ob-Gyn, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India,
Vice President, AOGIN,
Inaugural President, AOGIN-India,
Organising Chairperson, AOGIN 2010

Dr Jill Donnelly
Consultant Breast Surgeon
Herford Hospital, UK

Dr Martin M. Matzuk M.D., Ph.D.
Stuart A. Wallace Chair
Professor of Pathology and Immunology

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PUBLIC AWARENESS COUNCIL

Mrs. Susan Rafte
Chair of the PAC

Mrs. Sathya Saran
Co-chair,
Editor DNA,
Former Editor, Femina,
Mumbai, India

Ms. Lucy Noland
Co-chair,
News anchor,
KHOU-TV,
Houston

Sanaz (Sunny) A. Jansen
Mouse Cancer Genetics Program
Center for Cancer Research
National Cancer Institute
Frederick, Maryland

Sharda Cherwoo
Partner
Ernst & Young

  
 


Adhemar Longatto Filho
Scientific Research		  
 
     
 
EDUCATION/TRAINING (Begin with baccalaureate or other initial professional education, such as nursing.  Include postdoctoral training.)
 
INSTITUTION AND LOCATION DEGREE
(if applicable)		 YEAR(s) FIELD OF STUDY
Life and Health Sciences Research Institute School of Health Sciences, University of Post-doctoral 2003-2005 Oncobiology
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, São Paulo University PhD, 1999 Experimental and comparative pathology
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, São Paulo University M.Sc. 1995

Experimental and comparative pathology
Santo Amaro University, São Paulol B.Sc. 1979

Biomedicine
 
RESEARCH AND/OR PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: concluding with present position, list in chronological order previous employment, experience, and honors. Include present membership on any Federal Government representative advisory committee. List, in chronological order, the titles, all authors, and complete references to all publications during the past three years and to representative earlier publications. DO NOT EXCEED TWO PAGES.
 

Professional Experience:
  • 2009 at present Scientific Research, Laboratory of Medical Investigation (LIM) 14, Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo, Brazil; Associated Scientific Research of Pio XII Hospital of cancer, Barretos, Brazil.

  • 2006 – 2008: Assistant Professor of Biopathology - Life and Health Sciences Research Institute School of Health Sciences, University of Minho

  • 2003-2004: Post-doctoral fellow Life and Health Sciences Research Institute School of Health Sciences, University of Minho

  • 1987 -  2003: Scientific Research – Pathology Department, Adolfo Lutz Institute, São Paulo, Brasil

  • 1979 – 1987: Cytologist – Pathology Department, A.C. Camargo Hospital, São Paulo, Brasil

Referee:
  • Acta Cytologica, USA
  • Analytical and Quantitative Cytology and Histology, USA
  • International Journal of Gynecological Cancer
  • Journal of Clinical Pathology, UK
  • Diagnostic Cytopathology, USA
  • Virchows Archiv, German

Board Staff Member and Referee:
  • Diagnostic Cytopathology, USA

Member:
  • Professional Member of International Academy of Cytology
  • Member of Portuguese Society of Cytology
  • Member of European Society of Pathology
  • Member of Portuguese Society of HPV
  • Member of International Society of HPV

Research Interests:
  • General Cytopathology
  • HPV-induced Cancer
  • Cancer preventing strategies
  • Diagnoses and prognoses of cancer
  • Immunohistochemistry: histogenetic analysis, cell cycle markers, secretion markers
  • Lymphangiogenesis/angiogenesis in cancer
  • Molecular signaling pathways in cancer

Organization of Post-Graduation Meetings:
  • Evaluation of tumour markers in Head and Neck Surgery .Área de Clínica Cirúrgica, MCG5829, Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo, SP, 2002.

  • Angiogenesis and Lymphangiogenesis in clinical practice. Hotel Porto Palácio, Porto - Portugal, realizado no dia 26 de fevereiro de 2005

  • Cytological investigation of patients with cancer and precancerous lesions. Pos-graduate discipline, PLSP 328 - (45 hours), CPPG- SESP, São Paulo, Brazil, March 2006.

Thesis Supervision conluded:
  • PhD Students: 2
  • Master of Sciences Students: 4

Thesis Supervision:
  • Ongoing project of PhD students: 3
  • Ongoing project of Post-doctoral student: 1

Publications:
  • Click here to see Publications of Adhemar Longatto Filho
 
 
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