Elena Cattaneo, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Elena Cattaneo

Italian academic

Date of Birth: 22-Oct-1962

Place of Birth: Milan, Lombardy, Italy

Profession: politician, neurologist, university teacher

Nationality: Italy

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Elena Cattaneo (Italian pronunciation: ['??lena kat'ta?neo]; born 22 October 1962) is an Italian pharmacologist and co-founding director of the University of Milan's Center for Stem Cell Research. She is an internationally prominent Huntington’s disease researcher and stem cell research advocate.
She is internationally recognised for her major commitment to research ethics and research policy, and for increasing knowledge and engagement in research among the general public.On 30 August 2013, she was appointed senator for life in the Italian Parliament.