1) Antitumor Pharmacology
- Identification of plant-derived compounds with potential cancer chemopreventive activity and definition of their mechanism of action at cellular and molecular levels.
- Preclinical development of phytochemicals and their synthetic derivatives as antitumor drugs.
2) Cellular and Genetic Toxicology
- Investigation of critical cellular and molecular events related to carcinogenesis induced by exposure to xenobiotics (drugs, phytochemicals, pesticides, sport supplements, etc.).
- Cytoprotective effects of sport supplements.