BETTI MARTA

Date of birth: May, 22^nd 1981

Education and training:

• July 2005: Magistral degree in Biological Sciences, cum laude (University of Piemonte Orientale A. Avogadro). Thesis: "Identification of polymorphisms in DNA repair genes as risk factors for asbestos-related malignant mesothelioma in a general population study".
  
  
• July 2003: Degree in Biology, cum laude (University of Piemonte Orientale A. Avogadro). Thesis: "Techniques of cellular separation and tissue characterization".

Research activity:

• November 2005: PhD fellowship in Biotechnology for Human Health (University of Piemonte Orientale A. Avogadro).
  Project: Identification of polymorphisms in DNA repair genes as risk factors for asbestos-related malignant mesothelioma in a general population study.

Abstracts:

1. Analysis of NAT2 genotypes as risk factors for asbestos-related malignant mesothelioma (MM) in a general population study
   Betti M, Biava A, Bertolotti M, Ferrante D, Mirabelli D, Magnani C, Dianzani I.
   The 8^th Intenational Conference of the "International Mesothelioma Interest Group" Chicago, Illinois October, 19^th-22^nd 2006
   
   
2. Polymorphisms in DNA repair genes as risk factors for asbestos-related malignant mesothelioma in a general population study
   Dianzani I, Biava A, Giordano M, Bertolotti M, Betti M, Ferrante D, Guarrera S, Betta GP, Mirabelli D, Matullo G, Magnani C.
   The 8^th Intenational Conference of the "International Mesothelioma Interest Group" Chicago, Illinois October, 19^th-22^nd 2006

Publications:

1. Dianzani I, Gibello L, Biava A, Giordano M, Bertolotti M, Betti M, Ferrante D, Guarrera S, Betta GP, Mirabelli D, Matullo G, Magnani C. Polymorphisms in DNA repair genes as risk factors for asbestos-related malignant mesothelioma in a general population study. (2006) Mut Res. 599: 124-134