Dr. Ilaria Di Resta

1996-1997

Research assistant, Department of Genetics, University of Naples, Italy

1997-1998

Research assistant, Cancer Center, Viral Oncology, Loyola University of Chicago, USA.

January 1999

Ph.D. student, Molecular Genetics, DIBIT H.S. Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.

• Rizzo P., Di Resta I., Stach R., Pass H.I. and Carbone M. Evidence for and Implication of SV40-like Sequences in Human Mesotheliomas and Osteosarcomas. Dev. Biol. Stand. 94: 33-40. (1998).
• Carbone M., Stach R., Di Resta I., and Rizzo P. Simian Virus-40 oncogenesis in Hamster. Dev. Biol. Stand. 94: 273-9. (1998).
• Matker C.M., Rizzo P., Pass H.I., Di Resta I., Powers A., Mutti L., Kast W.M. and Carbone M. The biological activities of Simian Virus 40 large T antigen and its possible oncogenic effects in humans. Monaldi Arch. Chest Dis. 53 (2) 193-7 (1998).
• Rizzo P., Di Resta I., Powers A., Mattker C.M., Zhang A., Mutti M., Kast M., Pass H.I. and Carbone M. The detection of SV40 in human tumors by Polimerase Chain Reaction. Monaldi Arch. Chest Dis. 202-10. (1998).
• Carbone M., Powers A., Pass H.I., Fisher S.G., Di Resta I., Mutti L., Kast M.W. and Rizzo P. Asbestos, Simian Virus 40 and the development of malignant mesothelioma. Sourcebook on Asbestos Diseases. (In press)
• Hirvonen A., Mattson K., Karjalainen A., Ollikainen T., Tammilehto L., Hovi T., Vainio H., Pass H.I., Di Resta I., Carbone M. and Linnainmaa K. SV40-like sequences are not necessary for the development of asbestos-induced mesothelioma. Molecular Carcinogenesis. (In press)
• Rizzo P., Di Resta I., Powers A., Ratner H., and Carbone M. Unique strains of SV40 in Commercial Poliovaccines from 1955 not readily identifiable with current testing for SV40 infection1. (Submitted)