

GIANLUCA OCCHI
Title: Professore associato
SSD: BIO/13 - Applied Biology
Address: VIA U. BASSI, 58/B - PADOVA
Phone: 0498276214
E-mail: gianluca.occhi@unipd.it
Teaching in current academic year
Curriculum
Curriculum in PDF: English CV
Research area
- Molecular and cellular studies aimed at elucidating the pathogenetic mechanisms in inherited and sporadic endocrine diseases (BMAH, FIPA, MEN) with particular attention to the syndromes that involve the pituitary gland and specifically the GH- and ACTH-secreting forms. I recently start evaluating the role of glucose-insulinotropic polypeptide receptor (GIPR) in the pathogenesis of acromegaly. - Evaluation of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor pathway in endocrine tumors.
Proposals for thesis
- The role of the gastric inhibitor polypeptide receptor (GIPR) in the pathogenesis and tumor progression in GH-secreting pituitary adenomas. - Search for candidate genes associated with the familial predisposition to endocrine tumors.