Christina Messineo Annunziata is an American medical oncologist researching molecular signal transduction in

ovarian cancer Ovarian cancer is a cancerous tumor of an ovary. It may originate from the ovary itself or more commonly from communicating nearby structures such as fallopian tubes or the inner lining of the abdomen. The ovary is made up of three different c ...

. She is an investigator in the

National Cancer Institute The National Cancer Institute (NCI) coordinates the United States National Cancer Program and is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), which is one of eleven agencies that are part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. ...

's women's malignancies branch and head of the translational genomics section.

Education

Annunziata is a graduate of

Georgetown University Medical School Georgetown University School of Medicine, a medical school opened in 1851, is one of Georgetown University's five graduate schools. It is located on Reservoir Road in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, DC, adjacent to the University's ...

where she also completed graduate school and residency training in internal medicine. Her dissertation was titled ''CD40 signaling Hodgkin's disease''. She came to the

(NCI) as a postdoctoral researcher for medical oncology training in the medical oncology branch. Annunziata joined the NCI laboratory of

Louis M. Staudt Louis Michael Staudt is a scientist at the National Cancer Institute, where he is co-chief of the Lymphoid Malignancies Branch and the director of the Center for Cancer Genomics. Early life and education Staudt was born in 1955 in Michigan. Stau ...

in the metabolism branch to investigate NF-kappaB signaling in

multiple myeloma Multiple myeloma (MM), also known as plasma cell myeloma and simply myeloma, is a cancer of plasma cells, a type of white blood cell that normally produces antibodies. Often, no symptoms are noticed initially. As it progresses, bone pain, an ...

. She returned to the medical oncology branch to extend her study of these molecular pathways in the

model. She researched in the clinic of Elise C. Kohn.

Career and research

Annunziata maintains her clinical focus in the translational clinical studies of ovarian cancer. She is an investigator and head of the NCI translational genomics section. She directs clinical operations for the women's malignancies branch. Annunziata holds board certification for the practice of medical oncology. Annunziata is a participating member in the Gynecologic Oncology Group, the

American Association for Cancer Research The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) is the world's oldest and largest professional association related to cancer research. Based in Philadelphia, the AACR focuses on all aspects of cancer research, including basic, clinical, and t ...

, the American Society for Clinical Oncology, and the

Society of Gynecologic Oncology The Society of Gynecologic Oncology (SGO), headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, is the premier medical specialty society for health care professionals trained in the comprehensive management of gynecologic cancers, affecting the uterus, fallopian ...

. She serves as course director for the Women's Malignancies Lecture Series in the Women's Malignancies Branch, and Associate Editor for the international journal, ''

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''.

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