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Greco Michelina

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Qualification

Medical Laboratory Technician

Title of qualification awarded

1994 Diplomate as Medical Laboratory Technician

Other qualifications awarded

1990 Diplomate as Technician for Chemical Industries

Positions held

1994 - 2001 Laboratory technician, Laboratory for Clinical Analysis, 'Bielectron s.n.c.', Pietramelara (CE)
2001 - 2004 Laboratory technician, Laboratory for Pathophysiology of Orthopaedic Implants, IOR, Bologna
2004  Laboratory technician, Laboratory for Clinical Chemical Analysis and Microbiology, Bellaria Hospital, Bologna
2005 - 2006  Laboratory technician, Laboratory for Pathophysiology of Orthopaedic Implants,  IOR, Bologna
2006  Laboratory technician, Anatomy and Pathological Histology Unit, IOR, Bologna
2007 - today Technical functions, Laboratory for Pathophysiology of Orthopaedic Implants, IOR, Bologna

Scientific activities

2000 - 2003  ALUSI `Development of alumina forming ODS ferritic superalloys as new biomaterials for surgical implants', supported by EU 
2002 - 2004 'Identification of molecular target for the treatment of skeletal metastasis'. Grant of Italian Ministry of the Health (MINSAL)
2005 - 2008 SmartCaP 'Injectable Macroporous Biomaterial Based on Calcium Phosphate Cement for Bone Regeneration', supported by EU

Clinical and/or Scientific interests

Histological analysis of hard and soft tissue samples in the field of clinical and experimental researches on bone resorption. Microradiography, X-ray diffractometry and histomorphometry.
Metal ion release in patients with hip and knee prosthetic implants, by atomic absorption spectrophotometry.