Role
Full Professor of General Pathology at the School of Medicine of the University of Padua.
Bio
After graduating in Biological Sciences from the University of Padua in 1991, she earned her PhD in 1995 and worked as a researcher at the Institute of Immunology in Basel. Upon returning to Italy, she directed immunology laboratories at VIMM and Humanitas. She was deputy scientific director of VIMM (Padua, 2015-2017) and scientific director of the Institute of Pediatric Research-IRP (Padua, 2017-2022). Since 2015, she has been a full professor of General Pathology at the School of Medicine of the University of Padua.
Her research focuses on immunology , studying the mechanisms of action that regulate the immune system in response to infections and cancer. She has also studied alterations in immune responses associated with immunodeficiencies, autoimmune diseases, and inflammatory diseases. Thanks to the ERC STePS (Advanced Grant) and Mobilize (POC) projects, she has explored the mechanisms underlying the activation of innate immunity in contexts of defense and chronic inflammation.
Her research has important implications for cancer treatment and immunotherapy . During the pandemic, she distinguished herself with intense scientific dissemination and research activities on coronavirus and Covid-19 . She is an EMBO member and the author of numerous international publications.