Adriana Albini

Adriana Albini (born 1955) is an Italian pathologist and cancer researcher. She developed the concept of angioprevention which can be used to control cancer development. She is a competitive fencer and six of her novels have been published. In 2000 she was the Scientific Director at the Fondazione MultiMedica Onlus in Milan.

Life Albini was born in Venice, Italy, on 2 September 1955.

In 1985 she had her doctorate and she was employed in research at the Max-Planck Institute for Biochemistry.

She works in Milan at the Fondazione MultiMedica Onlus where she is the Scientific Director. She has developed the concept of Angioprevention. Albini and others have shown that several drugs and natural compounds for cancer chemo-prevention (or chemoprophylaxis) actually prevent tumor blood vessel formation. Her concept has been furthered through the identification of many other "angiopreventive" compounds.

Albini was the first Italian to serve on the council of the American Association for Cancer Research.

Other interests Albini has written six novels under a pen name. She is also a competitive fencer