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tant contribution was also
that of Dr. Massimo Catalano with his presentation“Aberration Corrected
Electron Microscopy Study 2D Transitional Metal
Dichalcogenides (TMDS).”
Bottazzi,, an international
expert on vaccinations,
has led extensive research
activity in Central America
that included the creation
and management of clinics which have allowed vaccination programs for the
The session about Clinical poor in underserved areas
Medicine was chaired by
Drs. Andrea Natale and
Stefano Sdringola. Medical research plays an essential role in Texas since
Houston hosts the biggest
medical center in the world. Here many Italian physicians and researchers
are conducting cutting-edge research and excel in
clinical medicine and patient care. Dr. Maria Elena
Bottazzi from Baylor College of Medicine presented
“The Link Between Parasites and Poverty: Combating Neglected Tropical
Diseases
Accelerating
Translation of Discoveries
into New Vaccines.” Dr.
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of the world. Dr. Alessandra Ferrajoli, renowned
hematologist from MD Anderson Cancer Center in
Houston presented “Incidence and Prognostic Impact of Other Cancers in a
Population of Long-Term
Survivors of Chronic Lym-