Laboratories 2023/2024 - Basic and Applied Immunology and Oncology

Please find below the list of the Supervisors (with a link to their CV) and their PhD Projects proposed for the academic year 2023/2024 for the curriculum in Basic and Applied Immunology and Oncology.

The list includes the project based fellowships and below the free projects among which the candidates, who passed the first evaluation phase, must express their preference as indicated in the Call for Applications.

13 PROJECTS-BASED FELLOWSHIP:

Project-Based Fellowship BAIO1: FALLETTA PAOLA

Unit: Experimental Imaging Center  – IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele

Funded in the context of financing pursuant to D.D. 931 of 6 June, 2022

BAIO1: Dissecting Integrated Stress Response-driven metastatic potential and drug resistance in patient-derived models of colorectal cancer

Project-Based Fellowship BAIO2: TONON GIOVANNI

Unit: Functional Genomics of Cancer Unit – IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele

Funded in the context of financing pursuant to D.D. 931 of 6 June, 2022

BAIO2: Preventing and dissolving chromatin scars to restore cancer sensitivity to therapy

Project-Based Fellowship BAIO3: DAVIDE CITTARO

Unit: Center for Omics Sciences – IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele

Funded in the context of financing pursuant to DM 118 of 2 March, 2023 (M4C1 – Inv. 4.1 - Ricerca PNRR)

BAIO3: Machine-learning assisted detection of cancer evidence in cfDNA by k-mer spectral analysis

Project-based Fellowship BAIO4: BROCCOLI VANIA

Unit: Stem Cells and Neurogenesis Unit – IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele

Funded in the context of financing pursuant to DM 117 of 2 March, 2023 (M4C2 – Inv. 3.3)

BAIO4: Generation and delivery of Epigenetic Silencing Factors to curb glioblastoma malignancy

Project-Based Fellowship BAIO5: CASORATI GIULIA

Unit: Experimental immunology Unit – IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele

Funded in the context of financing pursuant to DM 117 of 2 March, 2023 (M4C2 – Inv. 3.3)

BAIO5: Harnessing T and iNKT cells with CD1 restricted TCRs for adoptive immunotherapy of leukemia

Project-Based Fellowship BAIO6: CIRILLO DANIELA

Unit: EBPU  Unit– IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele

Funded in the context of financing pursuant to DM 117 of 2 March, 2023 (M4C2 – Inv. 3.3)

BAIO6: The role of the immune response in the pathogenesis of Non-Tubercular Mycobacteria Lung infection

Project-Based Fellowship BAIO7: SESSA ALESSANDRO

Unit: Stem Cells & Neurogenesis Unit – IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele

Funded in the context of financing pursuant to DM 117 of 2 March, 2023 (M4C2 – Inv. 3.3)

BAIO7: Validation of artificial epigenetic silencers to reduce liver metastases from CRC and PDAC in mouse

Project-Based Fellowship BAIO8: ARBORE GIUSEPPINA

Unit: Experimental immunology – IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele

Funded in the context of financing pursuant to DM 117 of 2 March, 2023 (M4C2 – Inv. 3.3)

BAIO8: Dissecting anti-tumoral immune responses associated with Neoadjuvant Chemo-radiation in Esophageal Adenocarcinoma

Project-Based Fellowship BAIO9: CITTARO DAVIDE

Unit: Center for Omics Sciences – IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele

Funded in the context of financing pursuant to DM 117 of 2 March, 2023 (M4C2 – Inv. 3.3)

BAIO9: Deep Learning Prediction Of Cancer Aneuploidy From Spatial Transcriptomics Data

Project-Based Fellowship BAIO10: IANNACONE MATTEO

Unit: Dynamics of Immune Responses – IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele

BAIO10: Origin, phenotype, and function of hepatic dendritic cells

Project-Based Fellowship BAIO11: BRENDOLAN ANDREA

Unit: Lymphoid Organ Development and Function Unit – IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele

BAIO11: Linking genetic alterations, stromal reprogramming and tumor evolution in chronic lymphocytic leukemia

Project-Based Fellowship BAIO12: DEGANO MASSIMO

Unit: Biocrystallography Unit – IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele

BAIO12: Molecular basis of B-cell receptor cell-autonomous signalling in chronic lymphocytic leukemia

Project-Based Fellowship BAIO13: GHIA PAOLO PROSPERO

Unit: B Cell Neoplasia Unit – IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele

BAIO13: Deciphering the role of EGR2 mutations in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

BOLETTA ALESSANDRA

Unit: Molecular basis of cystic kidney disorders

Characterization of key metabolic alterations in renal cell carcinoma

GABELLINI DAVIDE

Unit: Gene Expression and Muscular Dystrophy

Transcriptional regulation of cancer immunity

INVERSO DONATO

Unit: Immunology, Transplantations and Infections Disease

Vascular Control of Liver Cancer

KUKA MIRELA

Unit: Dinamica delle risposte immunitarie, DITID

Investigating the role of B lymphocytes in tumor progression

OSTUNI RENATO

Unit: Genomics of the innate immune system

Decoding the spatial diversity of tumor-associated macrophages

SCIELZO CRISTINA 

Unit: Malignant B cells Biology and 3D modelling

Deciphering the mechanical properties of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia cells