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Dear Editor,I have read with great interest your Editorial “Science in Ukraine is bleeding”. As a scientist, I strongly feel that researchers should pay both human and scientific attention to the tragedy occurring to Ukrainian scientists, since the Russian invasion [...].
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                                                                                       LETTER TO THE EDITOR

A contribution from Umberto Veronesi Foundation



Dear Editor,                                                      1. To spread a peace-oriented culture and consciousness
                                                                      among the youngest generations (with activities in-
     I have read with great interest your Editorial Science           volving secondary schools and universities)
in Ukraine is bleeding.1 As a scientist, I strongly feel that     2. To promote higher investments in scientific research and
researchers should pay both human and scientific atten-               peace initiatives, also by reducing military investments.
tion to the tragedy occurring to Ukrainian scientists, since          As the President of the Scientific Council of the Um-
the Russian invasion.                                             berto Veronesi Foundation (a 20-year old institution
     Moreover, your Editorial ends with a wish that science       which promotes the vision and the mission of its
collaboration will succeed in promoting peaceful initia-          Founder), I can witness that we are conducting an every-
tives in Ukraine and mentions Science for Peace, a project        day effort to support scientific research in Ukraine as a
launched in 2009 by the oncologist Umberto Veronesi, to           springboard of peace building.
propose that science may and must contribute, with sound                                                       Chiara Tonelli
initiatives, to promote peace in the world. This project has               Department of Biosciences, University of Milan
generated a concrete initiative: a yearly Conference, ini-                   President of the Scientific Council of Umberto
tially named Science for Peace and, more recently (since                                    Veronesi Foundation, Milan, Italy
2020), Science for Peace and Health, to gather world ex-
perts in science, in socio-economic and cultural issues (of
which 16 Nobel Prizes), governmental institutions and cit-        REFERENCE
izen representatives. This project, linking science and            1. de Gaetano G. Science in Ukraine is “bleeding”. Bleeding,
peace, has two main objectives:                                       Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology 2023;2:69.




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