Role
Former Research Coordinator of the Milan office and Director of the Laboratory of Biology and Therapy of Tumor Metastases at the Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research (IRCCS).
Bio
After graduating in Biological Sciences from the University of Milan in 1979, he earned a PhD in Biology and Pharmacology and a specialization in Pharmacology. He conducts research in the United States at the National Cancer Institute and is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Cell Biology at the University of Texas MD Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute . His scientific interests focus on oncological biology and the development of new anti-cancer therapies.
Since 1986, she has led the Laboratory of Biology and Therapy of Tumor Metastases at the Mario Negri Institute, where she also served as Research Coordinator for the Milan office from 2018 to 2024. She has also served as President of the Italian Society of Cancerology, a member of the Board of Directors of the European Association for Cancer Research, and a member of the Board of Directors of the University of Trento. In 2021, she was awarded the title of Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic.
Her research focuses on the study of metastasis , angiogenesis , and tumor metabolism , and on the preclinical and clinical evaluation of new drugs , with a particular focus on ovarian and pancreatic cancers. She is the author of over 200 scientific publications and has received numerous national and international awards.