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La relazione tra melanoma e radiazioni solari,

l’inquinamento e la luce notturna come cause della
leucemia infantile e il metabolismo del cancro alla

prostata: questi i temi dei progetti finanziati per il

Macrosettore di Scienze della Vita (Linea FOMO)

The relationship between melanoma and solar radiation, pollution and night-time light as causes of
childhood leukaemia, and prostate cancer metabolism: these are the themes of the projects funded
for the Life Sciences sector (FOMO Line).
The research projects funded by Unimore through the FAR 2024 call for the ERC Life Sciences sector
consist of three studies, each receiving a grant of €73,600. The first project, led by Prof. Alberto Modenese,
focuses on the relationship between skin melanoma and exposure to ultraviolet solar radiation at work in the
Modena area, aiming to promote the prevention of occupational diseases related to solar radiation. The sec-
ond project, led by Prof. Marcella Malavolti, investigates the environmental risk factors, such as air pollution
and night-time light, associated with childhood leukaemia risk in the Modena population. The third project,
led by Prof. Silvia Belluti, is dedicated to lactate metabolism in prostate cancer, with the goal of identifying
therapeutic vulnerabilities and diagnostic biomarkers. These interdisciplinary studies aim to improve preven-
tion, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases linked to environmental and oncological factors.

I ti del Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche,

progetti di ricerca finanziati da
Metaboliche e Neuroscienze (BMN): il proget-
Unimore attraverso il bando FAR
- Fondo di Ateneo per la Ricerca
to “Melanoma of the skin and exposure to solar
ultraviolet radiation at work in Modena territory:
2024 - Linea FOMO (Fondazione di
Modena) per il Macrosettore ERC di
Scienze della Vita - LS sono tre, ognuno dei a casecontrol study to promote an active search
and prevention of occupational diseases based
quali ha ricevuto un finanziamento di 73.600 euro. on recent INAIL criteria” (Melanoma cutaneo ed

Due di questi studi sono coordinati da docen- esposizione a radiazioni solari ultraviolette sul la-

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