Elisabetta Dejana
Vascular / Pulmonary Vascular
Uppsala University
About
Elisabetta Dejana works in Vascular / Pulmonary Vascular affiliated with Uppsala University.
Elisabetta Dejana is a full professor at the Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology at Uppsala University in Sweden and at the University of Milan in Italy. She leads research on the structure and function of endothelial cell-to-cell junctions and their role in vascular development, permeability, and angiogenesis. She obtained a doctorate in biological sciences from the University of Bologna.
Research focus
Cell Adhesion MoleculesEndothelial Cell JunctionsAngiogenesis and VEGF SignalingVascular Permeability and HomeostasisVE-cadherin Function
Impact
570 pubs · 57,311 cites · h-index 127
Training
Doctorate in Biological Sciences
University of Bologna
Affiliations
Work Experience
Full Professor
Uppsala University · 2015 - Present
Full Professor of General Pathology
University of Milan · 2002 - Present
Associate Professor of General Pathology
University of Insubria · 1998 - 2002
Chief of Vascular Biology Laboratory
IFOM, Milan · 2000 - Present
Researcher and Unit Chief
Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research, Milan · 1979 - 1993