PERSONAL RESUME'

 

Born in Trieste (Italy) on August 22nd 1965 former officer in the Alpini corps of the Italian Army. Former freelance journalist. Degree in Medicine and Surgery Specialisation in Nephrology and Internal Medicine. Presently Medical Executive at the Nephrological operational unit of the National Health district n.4 for central Fiuli. Lecturer at the University of Trieste. Recipient of a number of national and international scientific awards and author of several scientific publications. Clinical work and research are focused mainly on oncology, rheumatology and nephrology, while taking interest in humanitarian aids both in and outside Italy.

Actively involved in the defense of human rights through social and volunteering activities both inside and outside italy. Founder and member of the board of directors of S.P.E.S. ONLUS (Solidarietà Per l'Educazione allo Sviluppo - Solidarity for developmental education; a non-profit making organisation) aiming at the recovery of those populations devastated by wars and natural calamities. Also founder and member of the board of directors of @uxilia ONLUS (non-profit making association of voluntary workers for the defence of the meek) aiming at favouring cultural changes for the sake of those who cannot give vent to their own voices.

Has taken part in several humanitarian missions in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pachistan, Palestina, Africa and South-East Asia, to heal, cure, and protect those children. Enrolled in the national journalist roll since 1994, is director of the monthly magazine "Social News", official newspaper of the Italian Justice Ministry, newspaper specializes about divulgation of children's and youth's problems. Has also pubblished many articles in the cultural, foreign and science sections of many national newspapers and jurnals. Cooperates with the Foreign Ministry, the Justice Ministry, the Ministry for Equal Opportunities, and the International Institute for Human Rights for the defence of children's rights in Italy and in the developing Countries.

 

 

PROFESSIONAL RESUME’

 

Has been full time Medical Executive at the Nephrology and Dialisys Unit of the National Health 4th district for Central Friuli, since 2002. Director of the monthly magazine "Social News", specialized in children-related issues. Specialized in Internal Medicine and Nephrology with laude. Obtained a degree in Nephrology in Nov. 2001, thanks to his work with Prof. Luciano Campanacci and his nephrology team. Habilitated surgeon in May 1996 at the University of Trieste. Graduated in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Trieste on March 27th 1996, with full marks.

 

 

RESEARCH AWARDS

 

June 2003: 8 to 12 June at the world congress held at the International Congress Centre in Berlin, for his work "Thalidomide in the Treatment of Proliferative Gromerulonephritis Associated with Castelman's Disease";

June 2000: grant by A.I.R.H. for a biomolecular research project "Valutazione dell' attività della telomerasi nelle patologie oncologiche" ("Evaluation of Telomerasis Activities in Oncohaematologic Pathologies");

October 1999: A.M.T. prize for an internal medicine work by the title of "Efficacia dell' associazione interferon-ribavirina in soggetti affetti da epatite cronica da virus dell' epatite C ricaduti e non responsivi a precedenti trattamenti antivirali" (Effectiveness of Interferon-ribavirina Combination on Patients Suffering Chronic Hepathitis C, Relapsed and Non-responsive to Previous Anti-virus Treatments);

1999: A.I.L. prize for a work on haematology "La terapia delle leucemie acute mieloidi. Confronto tra nuove combinazioni di farmaci e chemioterapia convenzionale" ( Treatment of Acute Mieloid Leukaemia. A Comparison Between New Drug Admixtures and Conventional Chemotherapy);

October 1997: A.M.T. prize for a work on haemathology by the title of "Indagine sulla prevalenza del gene 51p1 nella leucemia linfatica e rapporti con l'anemia emolitica autoimmune" ( Investigation on the Prevalence of Gene 51p1 in Chronic Linfatic Leukaemia and its Relationship with Self-immune Haemolytic Anaemia);

1996: A.M.T. prize for a work on haematology by the title of " Le cellule linfoidi della leucemia linfatica cronica che producono immunoglobuline IgM vanno incontro a switching isotopico senza acquisire mutazioni somatiche" ( IgM-producing Lymphoid Cells in Chronic Lmphatic Leukaemia, Undergo Isotopic Swithcing Without Acquireing Somatic Mutations).

 

 

CONFERENCE LECTURES last year

March 19th 2005: Gorizia, Auditorium della Cultura; organizer and opening lecturer of the national conference  on "Nuovi genitori dalla parte dei figli" (new parents, siding with their  children) with a lecture on "La presenza  del medico nei conflitti familiari" (the physician's role in family  conflicts).

April 20th 2005: Udine; lecturer at the conference "Emergenze-urgenze nel  paziente uremico in trattamento emodialitico" (urgencies and emergencies in uremic patients under haemodyalitic treatment), with a speech on  "L'insufficienza respiratoria nel paziente uremico" (respiratory deficiency in uremic patients).

June 2nd 2005: Villa Romano; lecturer at the convention organized by the Manganese  Commettee "porte aperte a villa Romano" (open doors at Villa Romano), with a speech on "Il ruolo del giornalista nelle  attività di volontariato" (the journalist's role in volunteer work).

July 13th 2005: House of Commons; lecturer at a meeting organized by the Ministry for Equal Opportunities House of within the campaign for the prevention of newborn abandonment, with a speech  on "Il bambino come prodotto" (the child as a product).

October 19th 2005: Udine; lecturer at  the conference "Emergenze-urgenze nel paziente uremico in trattamento  emodialitico" (urgencies and emergencies in uremic patients under haemodyalitic treatment), with a speech on "L'insufficienza respiratoria nel  paziente uremico" (r respiratory deficiency in uremic patients).

November 15th 2005: Udine; lecturer at a Udine District Congress, within the works of the  district solidarity week, with a speech on "Mamme e papà separati ma figli  non divisi" (separated moms and dads but children undivided ).

November 23rd 2005: Milan, Palazzo Marino; lecturer at a meeting organized  by the Ministry for Equal Opportunities within the campaign for the prevention of newborn  abandonment, with a speech on "Il bambino come prodotto" (the child as  a product).

November 24th 2005: lecturer in videoconference with Cairo, under the auspices of the  Italian Foreign Ministry, at Farnesina within the campaign for Italian cooperation, with a report on "Analisi sulle mutilazioni genitali femminili" (a study on  female genitalia maiming).

December 3rd 2005 :Siracusa, Santuario Madonna delle Lacrime; lecturer together with Signora Stefania Prestigiacomo, Italian minister for  Equal Opportunities, at a convention organized by her Ministry  for the prevention of newborn abandonment, with a speech on "Il  bambino come prodotto" (the child as a product)

December 5th 2005: Trieste, Stazione Marittima; lecturer at the convention organized by the  Volunteer Service Centre within the international volunteer day,  with a speech on "Evoluzione del ruolo del volontariato" (changes in the  role of volunteer work).

January 11th 2006 has been chairman to the seminar "Days of study on the politics of kind for the guardianship of the rights of the children and the teen-agers : the motives for the birth of the children soldier."  University the Wisdom - Rome

January 28 th 2006 has been moderator and chairman to the conference "Functions and utility of the services of mediation" Pordenone - Room Consiliare of the Province

February 11th 2006 has been chairman to the conference "Victims and Guilty" Trieste - Savoia Excelsior introducing "the sexual abuses in the history and in the developing countries."

March 4 th 2006 has been chairman to the conference "In name of the  Father- an educational proposal" developed him to Novara in representation and to introduce the institute of the Public Guardian of the smaller ones of the Friuli Venice Giulia.

On May 31 has been organizer and chairman to the conference "The deafening silence of the infancy" developed him to Manzano - Udine - near the Villa Romano introducing some cases of violation of the infancy in the world.

 

 

 

 

DIDACTICAL ACTIVITIES

 

Accademic year 2004-2005: lecturer in Experimental Pathology at the  advanced course on Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, at the Department of Medicine and Surgery,  University of Trieste.

Academic year 2003-2004: lecturer in Experimental Pathology at the  advanced course on Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, at the Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Trieste.

Academic year 2002-2003: free-lance  lecturer on molecular genetics for biomedical and Molecular Genetics within the advanced course in Physiatrics, at the Trieste University, Department of  Medicine and Surgery,

In the academic year 2001-2002: free-lance  lecturer, on Molecular Oncology, within a diploma course for lab technicians with  biomedical and molecular oncology specialisation ;Trieste University, Department of  Medicine and Surgery.

Academic year 2000-2001: taught practical Molecular Genetics, within a course for biomedical lab technicians.

Academic year 2000-2001: taught practical Molecular Biology  and Haematology to the students of Medicine and Surgery at the University of Trieste.

Academic year 1999-2000: taught Molecular Biology to undergraduate course for biomedical lab technicians; University of Trieste, Department of Medicine and Surgery. Academic year 1997-1998: took part in practical exercises of Clinical Semeiotics towards the degree in Medicine and Surgery; University of Trieste.

 

PUBLIC SERVICE ACTIVITIES

 

2001: member of a nephrology group at the Institute for Clinical Medicine of the University of Trieste, Cattinara Hospital, directed by Prof. Campanacci.

2000: assistant at the Center for Bonemarrow Transplant of the Udine University Policlinic, receiving commendation from Prof. Baccarini.

1999: assistant and researcher at the Haematology Clinic at the Udine University Policlinic.

1998: Appointed Medical Director, level one, for the First Aid ward at Ospedale Maggiore in Trieste, obtaining commendation for the excellent work, professionalism and self-denial.

 

1997: covered public service assignments at the infective ward of La Maddalena Hospital in Trieste.

 

 

HUMANITARIAN AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES

 

In the years 2002-2003, cooperated in the restructuring of the Thae Maskan and Allahuddin orphanage kitchens in Kabul (Afghanistan).

Over the months of May and June 2003 during the allied military intervention in Iraq, participated in a mission to Bagdad to restore the children's hospital at Al Mansur, with the financial aids of two major Italian newspapers "Unità" and "Il Giornale".

September-October 2003, brought medical equipment and drugs to Kabul for ISAF and Ali Abad Hospital. Personally treated various children suffering from Leischmaniosis (endemic form of parasitosis among Afghan children); started a campaign against illegal children- and organ-trading in that country and cooperated with some GVC projects, such as primary schooling for girls.

From 2004 on, travelled to Afghanistan to start the reconstruction of the crumbling orphanage at Parwan, some 80 km north of Kabul, which eventually was completed over the months of March to June 2004 thanks to SPES funds and the cooperation of the Red Cross.

Over January-February 2005, right after the Tsunami disaster, was appointed by SPES and by the International Institute for Human Rights to organize a monitoring station in Srilanka for the control and allocation of the financial aids in favour of those populations, to monitor and report any child abuse in the country, and to assess some aid projects in favour of the people of Srilanka.

Upon returning to Italy, submitted a full report to the Italian Foreign Ministry, La Farnesina, against the severe violations of children's rights on the part of both the central government and of the LTTE guerrilla fighters, personally met. In particular against the recruitment of child-soldiers, sexual abuse and limited freedom of those sexually abused or homeless children who are then imprisoned in crumbling jails.

From March 2005 on, cooperated with the program "Avamposto 55" for the establishment of Barbara Contini's hospital in Darfur.

In September 2005 was again in Srilanka to complete the previously arranged projects: Schools built by SPES in the province of Batticaloa, the handing over of some boats donated by the province of Udine to the fishermen of that same region.

During that mission, which had been agreed upon and coordinated by the Italian Foreign Ministry and the Friuli Venezia Giulia regional government, successfully set free those children unjustly imprisoned in Colombo also thanks to the authorization of the local government for the transferring of the children to the Don Bosco compound and for the allotment of an area where to build a home without bars for the recuperation of the same children.

In November 2005 organized the transport and installation of a camp operating theatre in the Kashmir (Pakistan) for the medical emergencies subsequent to the recent devastating earthquake.

 

 

PUBBLICATIONS

1.     C. MAZZARO, V. ZAGONEL, S. MONFARDINI, P. TULISSI, E. PUSSINI, M. FANNI, R. SORIO, R BORTOLUS, M. CROVATTO, G. SANTINI, C. TIRIBELLI, F. SASSO, R. MASUTTI, AND G. POZZATO. Hepatitis C virus and non-Hodgking’s lymphomas. British Journal of Haematology. 94: 544-550. 1996.

2.     G. POZZATO, S. BELLENTANI, M. CROVATTO, G.F. SANTINI, L. CESELLI, L. MAZZORAN, M. MORETTI, M. FANNI, U. GERINI, H. OKAMOTO, AND S. MISHIRO. High prevalence of the new “2c” genotype in the general population of Northern Italy. Italian Journal of Gastroenterology. 28: 304. 1996. (Abstr.)

3.     G. POZZATO, G.F. SANTINI, D. EFREMOV, F. FRANZIN, K. BABA, M. MATSUMOTO, M. HIJITA, S. MISHIRO, P. TULISSI, E. PUSSINI, M. FANNI, AND O. BURRONE. Ethnic difference in B-cell clonal expansion in HCV-infection. Italian Journal of Gastroenterology. 28: 305. 1996. (Abstr.)

4.     G. GRASSI,G. POZZATO, L. MAZZORAN, M. MORETTI, P. TULISSI, E. PUSSINI, M. FANNI, U. GERINI, M. GIACCA. Positive and negative strand HCV-RNA quantitation in liver biopsy by competitive PCR. Italian Journal of Gastroenterology. 28: 297. 1996. (Abstr.)

5.     L. BATTISTON, M. MORETTI, P. TULISSI, M. FANNI CANELLES, AND G. POZZATO. Alcohol hepatic toxicity in rat: evidence of the utility of gastric ethanol metabolism. International Hepatology Communication. 6: 61-70. 1996.

6.     C. MAZZARO, C. MERKEL, G. MAZZI, P. TULISSI, S. BARACETTI, M. FANNI, G. PANARELLO, M. CROVATTO, G.A. BARTOLI, G. SANTINI. Glomerulonefrite membranoproliferativa HCV-associata e terapia con alfa-interferon. Atti del convegno: ATTUALITA’ E PROSPETTIVE IN EPATOLOGIA. Padova 14-15 Novembre 1996, Pag. 165. (Abstr.).

7.     P. CATTONAR, G. POZZATO, E. PUSSINI, M. FANNI CANELLES, G. GRANDI, AND G. TREVISAN. Cutaneous clinical presentation of chronic myelogenous leukemia. Journal of the European Accademy of Dermatology and Venereology. 9: 143. 1997. (Abstr.).

8.     L. MAZZORAN, G. GRASSI, M. GIACCA, U. GERINI, S. BARACETTI, M. FANNI CANELLES, M. GREGORUTTI, F. ZORAT, AND G. POZZATO. Pilot study on the safety and efficacy of intravenous natural beta-interferon therapy in patients with chronic hepatitis C unresponsive to alpha-interferon. Italian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 29: 338-342. 1997.

9.     M. CROVATTO, C. MAZZARO, G.F. SANTINI, S. BARACETTI, M. FANNI-CANELLES, L. MAZZORAN, F. ZORAT, AND G. POZZATO. Infezione da GBV-C/HGV e HCV nella criglobulinemia mista. Atti del VII convegno: ATTUALITA’ E PROSPETTIVE IN EPATOLOGIA. Padova 23-24 Ottobre 1997. Pag. 138. (Abstr.).

10.  L. MAZZORAN, G. TAMARO, M.A. MANGIAROTTI, P. MARCHI, S. BARACETTI, U. GERINI, M. FANNI CANELLES, F. ZORAT, AND G. POZZATO. Effects of interferon therapy on fibrosis serum markers in HCV-positive chronic liver disease. European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 10: 125-132. 1998.

11.  G. POZZATO, F. ZORAT, M. FANNI, S. BARACETTI, L. MAZZORAN, C. MAZZARO, O.R. BURRONE, AND D.G. EFREMOV. Somatic hypermutation, clonal diversity and preferential expression of the VH 51p1/VL kv 325 immunoglobulin gene combination in HCV-associated immunocytomas. Journal of Hepatology. 28 Suppl.1: 137. 1998. (Abstr.).

12.  M. CROVATTO, C. MAZZARO, G.F. SANTINI, A. FAELLI, S. BARACETTI, M. FANNI, L. MAZZORAN, F. ZORAT, AND G. POZZATO. Prevalence of HGV in patient with HCV-positive mixed cryoglobulinemia. Journal of Hepatology. 28 Suppl.1: 183. 1998. (Abstr.).

13.  C. MAZZARO, R. COLE, T. LACCHIN, G. CARNIELLO, C. DONADA, W. RISSO, S. BARACETTI, M. GREGORUTTI, A. FAELLI, M. CROVATTO, G.F. SANTINI, M. FANNI, F. ZORAT, AND G. POZZATO. Retreatment of patient with HCV-positive mixed cryoglobulinemia (MC) who previously failed 12 months interferon therapy. Journal of Hepatology. 28 Suppl.1: 184. 1998. (Abstr.).

14.  L. MAZORAN, G. TAMARO, M.A. MANGIAROTTI, M. FANNI, M. GREGORUTTI, F. ZORAT, G. POZZATO. Pilot study on safety and efficacy of recombinant alfa2b interferon (INF) for treatment of liver cirrhosis. Journal of Hepatology. 28 Suppl.1: 207. 1998. (Abstr.).

15.  C. MAZZARO, G. PANARELLO, M. CROVATTO, G.F. SANTINI, A. FAELLI, V. DONADON, C. DONADA, M. FANNI-CANELLES, G. POZZATO. Alpha-IFN vs steroids in patients with HCV cryogloulinemic glomerulonephritis. International Meeting on Hepatitis C Virus and Related Viruses: Molecular Virology and Pathogenesis. Venezia June 25-28 1998 P285 (Abstr.).

16.  C. MAZZARO, C. DONADA, L.G. TOMMASI, A. FAELLI, P. TULISSI, D.G. EFREMOV, S. BARACETTI, M. FANNI CANELLES, F. ZORAT, G. POZZATO, M. CROVATTO, E G. SANTINI. Linfoproliferazione ed epatocarcinoma. Atti dell’incontro internazionale: "Epatocarcinoma: sinergie operative per una più efficace strategia di screening e terapia" Cordenons (PN) 26 settembre 1998. I quaderni della terza medica 4: 179-188.

17.  C. MAZZARO, G. PANARELLO, M. CROVATTO, G.F. SANTINI, A. FAELLI, V. DONADON, C. DONADA, M. FANNI-CANELLES, G: POZZATO, L. CAMPANACCI. Interferon alfa vs steroids in patients with HCV cryoglobulinemicglomerulonephritis. Atti dal 4° Simposio Internazionale "La terapia delle malattie epatiche". Milano 7-9 Ottobre 1998. Pag. 41.

18.  C.MAZZARO, S. BARACETTI, G.TOMMASI, A. FAELLI, F. ZORAT, M FANNI-CANELLES, L. MAZZORAN, C. DONADA, P. TULISSI, V. DONADON, D. EFREMOV. G.POZZATO. Chronic hepatitis, hepatocellular carcinoma and B-cell monoclonality in HCV infection C. Journal of Hepatology. 28(4): 690A. 1998. (Abstr.).

19.  Renato Fanin, Alessandra Sperotto, Carmen Ruiz de Elvira, Francesco Zaja, Raffaella Stocchi, Antonella Geromin, Michela Cerno, Francesca Patriarca, Massimiliano Fanni Canelles, Daniela Damiani, Michele Baccarani. A retrospective analysis of 144 patients with aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma: impact of autologous stem cell transplantation in first remission on outcome. Haematologica 2000 Sep;85(9):943-51

20.  M. FANNI CANELLES, S. PIZZOLITTO, A. BARNABA, M. ADORATI . Glomerulonefrite membrano proliferativa secondaria a malattia di Castelman. Congresso nazionale della Società Italiana di Nefrologia. Firenze 22-23 maggio 2002. Atti del congresso Pag. 41.

21.  M. Fanni Canelles ,D. Romanini, A. Colatutto, G. Barbina, P. Sala, M. Adorati. VALUTAZIONE CRITICA SULL’UTILIZZO DEI MARKERS  DI DANNO MIOCARDICO NEI PAZIENTI IN TERAPIA EMODIALITICA CRONICA. 18° Congresso nazionale della Società triveneta di Nefrologia. Udine 27-28 settembre 2002. Atti del congresso.

22.  M. Adorati Menegato, M. Fanni Canelles. thalidomide in the treatment of proliferative glomerulonephritis associated with Castleman’s disease. World Congress of Nephrology, 09-12-Jun-2003, Berlin

23.  Franco Lugnani; Fabrizio Zanconati; Cristina Sirch; Massimiliano Fanni Cannelles Preliminary considerations on cryoimmunology: pilot study with repeted cryos on 4 patients not candidated to definitive surgery. World Congress of Cryo-Surgery, 11-12 September 2003. London

24.  M. Adorati Menegato, M. Fanni Canelles, E. Tonutti, S. Pizzolitto^. Remission of the nephrotic syndrome after thalidomide therapy in a patient with Castleman’s disease. Clinical Nephrology, Clinical Nephrology, Volume 61, No. 5/2004 (352-356)