European School of Molecular Medicine

SEMM is a private Foundation for higher education in biomedicine, established in 2001 by a joint ministerial decree of three Italian Ministries (Health, Treasury, and University & Research).

SEMM:

• promotes training and research within emerging sectors of biomedicine, such as genomics, molecular medicine, nanotechnologies and bioethics
• operates within centres of excellence and promotes the integration of basic research and clinical practice
• collaborates with Italian Universities to create its training programmes

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Government

Chairman

Prof. Umberto Veronesi
Scientific Director of IEO

Vice-Chairman

Prof. Adriano de Maio
Higher Education in the Lombardy district

Scientific Director

Prof. Pier Giuseppe Pelicci
Chairman of Experimental Oncology Department of IEO

Site Scientific Coordinators

Elisabetta Dejana
Milan Scientific Coordinator

Francesco Salvatore
Naples Scientific Coordinator

Advisory Board

The board is composed of representatives from each founding institution.

Academic Board

The Academic Board oversees all scientific and training activities. Current members are: Pier Giuseppe Pelicci, Pier Paolo Di Fiore, Elisabetta Dejana, Gioacchino Natoli, Francesco Salvatore, Andrea Ballabio e Riccardo Cortese.

Founders

SEMM Foundation is an alliance gathering three Italian Universities:

• University of Milan
• University of Naples "Federico II"
• University Vita-Salute S. Raffaele of Milan

two of the largest charities in the country:

• Telethon Foundation
• FIRC
  Italian Foundation for Cancer Research

and three of the most important Italian research institutions:

• IFOM
  the FIRC Institute of Molecular Oncology Foundation, Milan
• IEO
  European Institute of Oncology, Milan
• CEINGE
  Genetic Engineer Center of Naples, Naples

Resources

SEMM began its activities using funds made available by the Italian Ministry of Health.

The Umberto Veronesi Foundation (FUV) has been especially important to us as it contributes funding for research costs, SEMM teaching staff and student fellowships.

Other sponsors: European School Of Oncology, Fondazione Giovanni Grasselli, Istituto Banco Di Napoli - Fondazione, Italian Institute of Technology