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The Sbarro Health Research Organization (SHRO) is a nonprofit charity committed to funding excellence in basic genetic research to cure and diagnose cancer, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and other chronic illnesses and to foster the training of young doctors in a spirit of professionalism and humanism. In 1993, Antonio Giordano, M.D., Ph.D., founded the Sbarro Health Research Organization Institute with a generous donation from Mario Sbarro the Founder of the Sbarro restaurant chain, following Dr. Giordano’s discovery of the tumor suppressor gene pRb2, and cell cycle genes CDK9, CDK10. Initially named the Sbarro Institute, the research center was located at Thomas Jefferson University, where Dr. Giordano was a professor.

Message from Dr. Antonio Giordano – Founder of SHRO
“Think of genetic research as language. We have identified the words; now we are constructing the dictionary and learning the rules of grammar. Our task is to continue assembling the dictionary and perhaps the construction of a few grammatically accurate sentences. The goal is to eventually add new chapters to the novel of life”
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Newswise — Analysis of anticoagulants in patients with malignant cancer shows that further study is needed to establish an adjuvant,…
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Virtual Reality Study Reveals Link Between Sense of Presence and Cognitive Abilities
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/ August 29, 2023
Innovative research explores the impact of sense of presence on cognitive performance in a virtual reality environment. Newswise — (24th…
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Originally published in Newswise Progranulin is a growth factor in cellular activity that is known to play a key role in…
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Newswise — Scientific discoveries on Hereditary Cancer Syndromes have evolved in recent years, with advances in understanding the genetic basis…
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Sbarro Health Research Organization Italia (SHRO Italia) is finally here after its grand opening at Vico Equense and now in…
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Newswise — Philadelphia, PA – Women of racial and ethnic minorities experience challenges that hinder adherence to regular mammography screenings. …
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The Sbarro Health Research Organisation (SHRO), a centre of excellence for cancer research with headquarters in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has brought…
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Newswise — Animal-Assisted interventions (AAI) are implemented in hospitals and rehabilitation centers to produce many advantages for the patients but…
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Researchers Target Commonly Mutated or Deleted Gene in Gynecological Cancers
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/ May 19, 2023
Newswise — A gene regulating the F-Box and WD Repeat Domain Containing 7 (FBXW7) protein is frequently mutated or deleted…
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This blog was originally published in Newswise Members of the Board of Directors of the Italian Heritage and Culture Committee-NY, Inc….
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This blog was originally published in La Voce Di New York by Prof Antonio Giordano, click here to read in…
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Originally published in Newswise A recent review paper published in the journal Cancers highlights the important role of the growth factor progranulin in…
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XVII Conference of Italian Researchers in the World, 1st April 2023
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/ April 3, 2023
The team of Sbarro Health Research Organization (SHRO) participated in the XVII Conference of Italian Researchers in the World held…
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Originally published in Newswise The Sbarro Health Research Organization (SHRO), led by Prof. Antonio Giordano, in collaboration with the Texas Scientific…
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Originally published in Il Mattino AmCham meets successful companies with ties to the United States, together with Consul Tracy Roberts-Pounds….
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Artificial Intelligence and NGS Integrated into the Next Generation Tissue Microarrays (TMA) Workshop Originally published in Newswise Newswise — March…
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Cancer: In Italy every year over 8000 patients candidates for liquid biopsy
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/ February 22, 2023
Rome, 21 February 2023 – Almost 8,000 lung cancer patients are thought to qualify for a liquid biopsy each year…
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Malfunctioning Mitochondria at the Heart of Many Cardiovascular Diseases
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/ January 24, 2023
Newswise Many cardiovascular diseases, such as atherosclerosis, or ‘hardening of the arteries,’ correlate to mitochondrial dysfunction and endothelial impairment in…
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Newswise — An international research group including scientists from Italy, the United States, Ireland, and Israel have published a three-year…
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Links Between Neurological Involvement and Respiratory Damage in SARS-CoV-2 Infection
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/ November 29, 2022
Newswise — Researchers working with Sbarro Health Research Organization (SHRO) have published a paper examining the possible links between neurological…
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