Prof. Lorenzo Lo Muzio, MD, PhD

1984 Degree in Medicine, Summa cum laude (University of Naples, Italy)
1985 Italian certificate of licensure to practice medicine
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.

Actually is Associate Professor at the University of Foggia - Department of Surgical Sciences.

His research interests cover several fields of oral pathology with a special interest in oral oncogenesis (apoptosis, cell-cell adhesion….).

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 (179.000 Euro - 2005).

He is author of more than 400 scientific works, 140 of which are publications in international medical journals. He has delivered a number of lectures, seminars and round table presentations in many University Departments and Hospitals in Italy and abroad.

Dipartimento di Scienze Chirurgiche
Università degli Studi di Foggia
c/o Ospedali Riuniti
Vle Pinto
71100 Foggia – Italy
Tel. 39 0881 685809
Fax 39 0881 685809
llomuzio@tin.it