EDUCATION
2022: Master in "Clinical trials in Internal medicine, oncology and hematology", University of Pisa, Italy
2019: PhD in Oncology, Haematology and Pathology, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, University of Bologna, Italy
2014: PhD in Pharmacology and Toxicology, Human Development and Movement Sciences, Department of Pharmacy, University of Bologna, Italy
2008: MS, Pharmaceutical Biotechnology (110/110 cum laude), University of Bologna, Italy
2006: BS, Biotechnology (108/110), University of Bologna, Italy
CURRENT POSITION
08/2023 - Today: Senior Assistant Professor (RTDB), Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna, Italy
PREVIOUS POSITIONS
2021: Visiting Scientist, Department of Pathology, BWH, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
2020 – 07/2023: Junior Assistant Professor (RTDA), Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna, Italy
2014 – 2020: Post-Doc, Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna, Italy
2011 – 2013: Visiting Scientist, Department of Pathology, BWH, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
2011 – 2014: PhD student, Department of Pharmacy, University of Bologna, Italy
2009 – 2010: Graduate Research Fellow, Department of Pharmacy, University of Bologna, Italy
FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS
2023: Berlucchi Foundation grant
2022: Sarcoma Foundation of America (SFA) award
2020: Farmindustria Award
2020: Fulbright Award
2020: International Journal of Molecular Science (IJMS) Award
2019: Postdoctoral fellowship, Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna
2019: PI, Personal research grant, the Italian Society of Toxicology
2018: L’Oreal-UNESCO For Women in Science Award
2017: Postdoctoral fellowship, MSD Italia and Italian Society of Pharmacology, University of Bologna, Italy
2017: Travel grant, Summer School “Cancer Biology and therapeutic strategies”, Messina, Italy
2016: Best oral presentation award, XIX National Seminar on Pharmacology
2015: Postdoctoral fellowship, Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna, Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna, Italy
2014: Postdoctoral fellowship, Umberto Veronesi Foundation, Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna, Italy
2012: Postdoctoral fellowship, the Italian Society of Pharmacology, Department of Pathology, BWH, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
2011: Marcopolo Scholarship, Department of Pathology, BWH, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
2010: Fellowship, Fondo per gli Investimenti della Ricerca di Base (FIRB) grant, Department of Pharmacy, University of Bologna, Italy
2009: EU fellowship, 7th framework program (FP 7-SME-2007-1: “RISTOMED new E-service for a dietary approach to the elderly”), Department of Pharmacy, University of Bologna, Italy
TEACHING ACTIVITIES
2023-Today: Farmaci biologici e metodologie di sperimentazione clinica (Module 2), CTF, University of Bologna, Bologna
2023-Today: Toxicology, modules 1 and 3, Pharmacy (International Course), University of Bologna, Rimini, Italy
2021: Scientific responsible of the 2nd level professional master programme in Oncological Gynecology, University of Bologna
2019 – Today: Pharmacogenomics, First cycle degree programme in Genomics (International Course), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
MEMBERSHIPS OF SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES
2020 – Today: AIOM – Italian Society of Medical Oncology
2020 – Today: ONB – National Association of Biologists
2015 – Today: ESMO – European Society of Medical Oncology
2013 – 2016: EACR - European Association for Cancer Research
2013 – Today: AACR - American Association for Cancer Research
2013 – Today: SITOX - Italian Society of Toxicology
2009 – Today: SIF – Italian Society of Pharmacology
