Prof. Lorenzo Lo Muzio

Areas of interest:

• Head and Neck Cancer and Precancerous Conditions
• Oral Immunopathology and Infection
• Stem Cell Biology and Its Application in Oral Sciences

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Brief CV

Prof. Lorenzo Lo Muzio, MD, PhD, Born at Foggia, 12 october 1959
1984 Degree in Medicine, Summa cum laude (University of Naples, Italy)
1987 Postgraduate board in Dentistry, Summa cum laude (University of Naples, Italy)
1990 Postgraduate board in Oncology, Summa cum laude (University of Naples, Italy)
1996 PhD (SUN University, Italy)
1997-1998 Postdoctoral felloswship, (University of Naples, Italy)
1998-2000 Professor a.c. at DU of Dental Igienist at University of Bari
2000-4 Associate professor at Università Politecnica delle Marche - Ancona.
2004-6 Associate Professor at the University of Foggia - Department of Surgical Sciences.
2006 to date Full Professor at the University of Foggia - Department of Surgical Sciences.
2005 to date is the President of Corso di Laurea in Odontoiatria e Protesi Dentaria at the University of Foggia.
2010 to 2012 Vice-Dean of The Faculty of Medicine and Surgery at The University of Foggia
2012 to date Director of the Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine at the University of Foggia
2005 Founding Fellow of The International Academy of Oral Oncology (IAOO). 
2005 to 2011 is the President of SIPMO (Society Italian of Oral Pathology and Medicine)
2011 to date is the Vice-President of SIPMO (Society Italian of Oral Pathology and Medicine)
2006 to date member of the Editorial Board of journals ORAL ONCOLOGY, “European Journal of Inflammation”, “Minerva Stomatologica”, “Avances en Odontoestomatología”, “Avances en Periodoncia e Implantología Oral”.
2008 to date  Editor in Chief of “The Open Otorhinolaryngology Journal”
His research interests cover several fields of oral pathology with a special interest in oral oncogenesis (apoptosis, cell-cell adhesion, cancer stem cells….) and autoimmunitary diseases of the oral mucosa.
He received several grants for his researches on oral oncology: 1) Chief of the Research Unit for Research Project “Role of the negative apoptosis regulating proteins in the neoplastic progression of the head and neck carcinomas” coordinated by prof. Gaetano De Rosa, MURST 2002 - 174.500 Euro; 2) Chief of the Research Unit for the Research Project Compagnia S. Paolo "Impiego clinico dell'espressione di alcuni marcatori biologici del carcinoma orale come indicatori prognostici e predittivi della trasformazione neoplastica delle lesioni orali precancerose" with a grant of 100.000 Euro - year 2002; 3) Chief of the Research Project “Molecular markers in oral squamous cell carcinoma and their possible use in early diagnosis, prognosis and drug therapy.” MIUR 2004 - 210.800 Euro; 4) Chief of the Research Project “Analisi dei cambiamenti genetici e fenotipici associabili alla patogenesi del carcinoma squamoso della regione testa-collo” grant of FONDAZIONE CASSA DI RISPARMIO di Verona, Vicenza, Belluno e Ancona (180.000 Euro - 2005); 5) Chief of the Project “Sistema di microdissezione laser” – Università di Foggia - 161.000 Euro; 6) Chief of the Italian Research Unit  for the Project “Marcadores moleculares de senesce ncia celular en leucoplasia oral y cancer oral. Estudio mediante immunohistoquimica e hibridacion in situ en matrices de tejido y RT-PCR.” coordinator Prof. Bascones with a grant of FUNDACIONMM Investigation Medica (Spain) involving Universitadad Complutense de Madrid, Universidad de Granada and Università di Foggia (2007); 7) Chief of the Research Project “Un modello di progressione neoplastica per il carcinoma del cavo orale: studio genomico e proteomico in vivo ed in vivo di linee cellulari e subcloni ad elevata aggressività. Correlazioni con la progressione neoplastica.” (167.000 Euro – PRIN 2007); Chief of the research project “Studio Genomico e proteomico del carcinoma del cavo orale. Possibili applicazioni cliniche e terapeutiche” with a grant of the Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Puglia (100.000 Euro – 2008).
In 2003 he participated to COST Action B23 “Facing Challenges in Oral Facial Development” - VI  Framework in the Working Group “Stem cells and hard tissue formation” .
Prof. Lo Muzio has published 727 scientific paper; about 300 are MEDLINE papers (total IF is about 800).