I am a 50 years old PhD currently responsible for the Molecular Oncology and Immunology lab at the IFOM - the FIRC Institute for Molecular Oncology in Milan and Full Professor of Molecular Biology at the University of Milan (Italy). After the PhD (1996-2000, in the lab of R. Sitia, at the San Raffaele Research Centre in Milan), my research career is clearly divided in two parts: I spent eight years (2000-2008) in an Italian Biotech company, PRIMM (Milan, Italy) where I have combined my research activities with growing managerial responsibilities from Staff Scientist to Head of R&D. read more
Contact the researcherMy group is interested in the dissection of the regulatory networks that shape human T cells functional plasticity in the context of tumor immune responses. We are mainly focused on T regulatory subsets that are central for the establishment of the tumor-dependent immunosuppressive mechanisms and ultimately contribute to dampening immune responses against cancer cells. read more