Cosimo Commisso (scientist)

For the Canadian soccer player with the same name, see Cosimo Commisso (soccer). For the criminal with the same name, see Cosimo Commisso (mobster).

Cosimo Commisso is a Canadian cell biologist and cancer researcher who has made significant advances in the field of cellular trafficking and cancer metabolism.^[1][2][3] Among his most notable contributions are the discovery and study of how macropinocytosis supports tumor cell growth and survival by serving as an amino acid supply route in Ras-mutated cancers.^[4][5][6] He is currently an associate professor in the Tumor Initiation and Maintenance Program at the Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute NCI-designated Cancer Center in La Jolla, California, USA.

External links

• Faculty profile at SBPdiscovery.org
• Commisso lab homepage