Physician Scientist Available Laboratories

The Physician Scientist call offers 10 fully-funded positions.

This is the list of the available laboratories among the top-tier labs funded by the AIRC "Investigator Grant", offering a project.

In the application form, the applicants will be required to indicate the research area/s of interest, and the laboratory/ies in which they would like to conduct their research. 

Surname & NameResearch Center/UniversityResearch AreaTitle of the projectDescription
Amati BrunoEuropean Institute of OncologyMolecular TherapyExploiting synthetic-lethality toward targeted therapeutic development against MYC/BCL2-driven B-cell lymphomaMore Info
Bardelli AlbertoUniversity of TurinGenomic MedicineTargeting Metastatic Prowess with Translational OncologyMore Info
Bonecchi RaffaellaHumanitas UniversityImmunologyImpact of IDH Mutation on immune dynamics in gliomasMore Info
Campaner StefanoUniversity of PaduaCancer BiologyTargeting Transcription Replication Pathways in TumorsMore Info
Cea MicheleUniversity of GenuaCancer BiologyTargeting Metabolic Reprogramming to Improve Therapeutic Outcomes in Multiple MyelomaMore Info
Cosentino Lagomarsino MarcoIFOM ETS - The AIRC Institute of Molecular OncologyComputational biologyCharacterization of persister cell population dynamics through high-content methodsMore Info
Costanzo VincenzoIFOM ETS - The AIRC Institute of Molecular OncologyCancer BiologyReplication-stress-driven placental-like programme and immune escape in aggressive human cancersMore Info
Damia GiovannaMario Negri InstituteMolecular TherapyOvercoming poly-ADP-rybose-polymerase inhibitor resistance in ovarian carcinomaMore Info
De Cecco LorisMario Negri InstituteComputational biologySpatial Metagenomic and Tumor Microenvironment landscape in Head and Neck Cancer for AI-Driven Immunotherapy PredictionMore Info
Di Tommaso LucaHumanitas UniversityMolecular TherapyDissecting the transcriptomic profile of endothelial cells (EC) in VETC+ cancers pave the way to a true personalized medicineMore Info
D'Incalci MaurizioHumanitas MirasoleGenomic MedicineAnalysis of DNA from cervical swabs for early detection of ovarian and p53-abnormal endometrial cancersMore Info
Elisei RossellaUniversity of PisaCancer BiologyGenetic hallmarks of invasive and non-invasive medullary thyroid cancerMore Info
Ficara FrancescaHumanitas MirasoleCancer BiologyTargeting PBX as a novel therapy for myeloproliferative neoplasm: effect on disease course through innovative assaysMore Info
Lugli EnricoHumanitas MirasoleImmunologyBiomarkers of anti-tumor response in solid tumors treated with combination immunotherapy targeting immunosuppressionMore Info
Marcenaro EmanuelaUniversity of GenuaImmunologyDecoding Natural Killer Cell Function in the Tumor Microenvironment of Women’s Cancers: from Bench to BedsideMore Info
Mavilio DomenicoUniversity of MilanImmunologyTargeting tumor immune-evasion mechanisms to limit the metastatic progression of human colorectal cancer to liverMore Info
Mazzucchelli SerenaUniversity of MilanMolecular TherapyExploitation of Indocyanine green loaded engineered protein nanocages for photodynamic therapy of Breast CancerMore Info
Morandi AndreaUniversity of FlorenceCancer BiologyInvestigating the role of peroxisomes in modulating radiotherapy response in breast cancerMore Info
Pelicci Pier GiuseppeEuropean Institute of OncologyCancer BiologyDissecting and Targeting IFI6-Driven Chemoresistance in Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)More Info
Polo SimonaIFOM ETS - The AIRC Institute of Molecular OncologyCancer BiologyDecoding Early Metastasis in Colorectal Cancer: The Hidden Role of Alternative SplicingMore Info
Roti GiovanniUniversity of ParmaGenomic MedicineDissecting ETP-ALL Vulnerabilities Via Single-Cell Genomics and Ex Vivo Drug Response ProfilingMore Info
Ruggeri LoredanaPerugia HospitalImmunologyHow to reduce the incidence of acute GvHD and leukemia relapse after HSCT with Treg/Tcon adoptive immunotherapyMore Info
Santaguida StefanoEuropean Institute of OncologyCancer BiologyMolecular and clinical characterization of micronuclei in chromosomally-unstable tumorsMore Info
Tamagnone LucaCatholic University of the Sacred HeartCancer BiologyNovel molecular mechanisms controlling metastatic ovarian cancer cellsMore Info
Zucali Paolo AndreaHumanitas MirasoleCancer BiologyTargeting pathogenesis and therapies of Thymic Epithelial Tumors at crossroad between cancer immunology and autoimmunityMore Info