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Biology and Biochemistry
Italy
2026

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
114
Citations
54427
World Ranking
825
National Ranking
9

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Italy Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Italy Leader Award
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Alberto Luini is a researcher affiliated with the National Research Council (CNR) in Italy. Their work spans areas in biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine, with a particular focus on cell biology, molecular biology, biophysics, surgery, and oncology.

Their research encompasses multiple topics within the life sciences, including cellular transport and secretion, endoplasmic reticulum stress and disease, glycosylation and glycoproteins research, spectroscopy techniques in biomedical and chemical research, microtubule and mitosis dynamics, lipid membrane structure and behavior, and advanced fluorescence microscopy techniques.

Luini's publication record includes a number of scientific papers across various journals and platforms. Key recent papers include:

  • "Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy vs No Axillary Surgery in Patients With Small Breast Cancer and Negative Results on Ultrasonography of Axillary Lymph Nodes," 2023, JAMA Oncology
  • "Intraoperative irradiation for early breast cancer (ELIOT): long-term recurrence and survival outcomes from a single-centre, randomised, phase 3 equivalence trial," 2021, The Lancet Oncology
  • "Golgi maturation-dependent glycoenzyme recycling controls glycosphingolipid biosynthesis and cell growth via GOLPH3," 2021, The EMBO Journal
  • "Endomembrane-Based Signaling by GPCRs and G-Proteins," 2022, Cells
  • "GRASP55 regulates intra-Golgi localization of glycosylation enzymes to control glycosphingolipid biosynthesis," 2021, The EMBO Journal

Frequent co-authors in their collaborative research include Rosaria Di Martino, Seetharaman Parashuraman, Matteo Lo Monte, Domenico Russo, and Riccardo Rizzo. The partnerships with these researchers reflect ongoing collaborative efforts across multiple projects.

Publications appear often in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), The EMBO Journal, Cells, Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, and Research Square (Research Square). These platforms indicate a presence both in preprint repositories and peer-reviewed journals.

Alberto Luini has been recognized as a member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO), a professional affiliation signaling involvement in a broader community of molecular biology researchers.

Best Publications

  • Twenty-Year Follow-up of a Randomized Study Comparing Breast-Conserving Surgery with Radical Mastectomy for Early Breast Cancer

    Umberto Veronesi;Natale Cascinelli;Luigi Mariani;Marco Greco

  • A randomized comparison of sentinel-node biopsy with routine axillary dissection in breast cancer.

    Umberto Veronesi;Giovanni Paganelli;Giuseppe Viale;Alberto Luini

  • Sentinel-node biopsy to avoid axillary dissection in breast cancer with clinically negative lymph-nodes.

    Umberto Veronesi;Giovanni Paganelli;Viviana Galimberti;Giuseppe Viale

  • Comparing Radical Mastectomy with Quadrantectomy, Axillary Dissection, and Radiotherapy in Patients with Small Cancers of the Breast

    Veronesi U;Saccozzi R;Del Vecchio M;Banfi A

  • Axillary dissection versus no axillary dissection in patients with sentinel-node micrometastases (IBCSG 23–01): a phase 3 randomised controlled trial

    Viviana Galimberti;Bernard F. Cole;Bernard F. Cole;Stefano Zurrida;Giuseppe Viale;Giuseppe Viale

  • Radiotherapy after Breast-Preserving Surgery in Women with Localized Cancer of the Breast

    Umberto Veronesi;Alberto Luini;Marcella Del Vecchio;Marco Greco

  • Sentinel lymph node biopsy and axillary dissection in breast cancer: results in a large series.

    U Veronesi;G Paganelli;G Viale;V Galimberti

  • Intraoperative radiotherapy versus external radiotherapy for early breast cancer (ELIOT): a randomised controlled equivalence trial

    Umberto Veronesi;Roberto Orecchia;Roberto Orecchia;Patrick Maisonneuve;Giuseppe Viale;Giuseppe Viale

  • Sentinel lymph node biopsy in breast cancer: ten-year results of a randomized controlled study.

    Umberto Veronesi;Giuseppe Viale;Giovanni Paganelli;Stefano Zurrida

  • Local recurrences and distant metastases after conservative breast cancer treatments: partly independent events.

    Umberto Veronesi;Ettore Marubini;Marcella Del Vecchio;Antonia Manzari

  • ARF mediates recruitment of PtdIns-4-OH kinase-beta and stimulates synthesis of PtdIns(4,5)P2 on the Golgi complex.

    Anna Godi;Paolo Pertile;Rachel Meyers;Rachel Meyers;Pierfrancesco Marra

  • Phospholipase A2 and phospholipase C are activated by distinct GTP-binding proteins in response to alpha 1-adrenergic stimulation in FRTL5 thyroid cells

    Ronald M. Burch;Alberto Luini;Julius Axelrod

  • Sentinel-lymph-node biopsy as a staging procedure in breast cancer: update of a randomised controlled study

    Umberto Veronesi;Giovanni Paganelli;Giuseppe Viale;Giuseppe Viale;Alberto Luini;Alberto Luini

  • Exiting the Golgi complex

    Maria Antonietta De Matteis;Alberto Luini

  • Very young women (<35 years) with operable breast cancer: features of disease at presentation

    M. Colleoni;N. Rotmensz;C. Robertson;L. Orlando

  • Mitofusin 2 ablation increases endoplasmic reticulum–mitochondria coupling

    Riccardo Filadi;Elisa Greotti;Elisa Greotti;Gabriele Turacchio;Alberto Luini

  • Procollagen Traverses the Golgi Stack without Leaving the Lumen of Cisternae: Evidence for Cisternal Maturation

    Lidia Bonfanti;Alexander A Mironov;Alexander A Mironov;José A Martínez-Menárguez;Oliviano Martella;Oliviano Martella

  • Quadrantectomy versus lumpectomy for small size breast cancer.

    Umberto Veronesi;Fabio Volterrani;Alberto Luini;Roberto Saccozzi

  • Conservative treatment of early breast cancer. Long-term results of 1232 cases treated with quadrantectomy, axillary dissection, and radiotherapy.

    U Veronesi;B Salvadori;A Luini;A Banfi

  • Sentinel-node biopsy to avoid axillary dissection in breast cancer with clinically negative lymph-nodes

    U. Veronesi;G. Paganelli;V. Galimberti;G. Viale

Frequent Co-Authors

Viviana Galimberti
Viviana Galimberti European Institute of Oncology
Umberto Veronesi
Umberto Veronesi European Institute of Oncology
Paolo Veronesi
Paolo Veronesi European Institute of Oncology
Giuseppe Viale
Giuseppe Viale University of Milan
Daniela Corda
Daniela Corda National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Roberto Orecchia
Roberto Orecchia European Institute of Oncology
Roman S. Polishchuk
Roman S. Polishchuk Telethon Institute Of Genetics And Medicine
Alexander A. Mironov
Alexander A. Mironov University of Manchester
Bernardo Bonanni
Bernardo Bonanni European Institute of Oncology
Giovanni Paganelli
Giovanni Paganelli Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori

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