Visiting professor in UCBM, the English scientist was at the side of teachers and researchers
18 January 2018 – A female career dedicated precisely to women. It's that of Christine Watson, visiting teacher in recent days atUniversità Campus Bio-Medico di Roma directly from one of the first universities in the world: Cambridge. Here, in fact, the cell biologist has been engaged in research on mammary glands for thirty years and has become an international authority in the field of breast cancer.
"A very common pathology" - he said during the seminar for students of the University on the theme 'Developmental biology of the mammary gland' - "and on which there is still a lot to do to understand what the causes are and therefore improve prevention and treatment”. The exceptional teacher has in fact focused attention on the mechanisms that control the proliferation of stamina cells as well as on the differentiation of epithelial cells mammary glands and their removal after cell death.
From days gone by UCBM in contact with teachers and researchers, especially from the Oncology Research Unit, the profile of a passionate scientist emerged, who finds in enthusiasm and tenacity the right recipe for success in the scientific field. “You It takes a real passion together with the desire to know and curiosity. This really matters,” she advises young researchers. “It is normal to make mistakes and encounter some challenges but you need to have the ability to get back up and move forward”. Hers is an invitation to resilience, because "if you want, you can".
