PhD student
I work in the context of the TESEO project as a PhD student for the Oncology area. In particular, as a molecular biologist actively involved in the Genomics and Pathology working groups my first goal is to design solid pre-analytical and analytical standard protocols, which allow a reliable evaluation of the genetic landscape in different types of cancer. As an example, within the prof. Marchiò group we have proposed a pre-analytical workflow to improve the management of formalin fixed, paraffin embedded tissues and we are testing several Next Generation Sequencing gene panels. I am currently developing and validating these prodromal protocols to achieve a strength pipeline for DNA mutation call that will be applicable to re-stratify selected cohorts of breast cancer patients from a genetic standpoint thus enabling more precise diagnostic definition of tumoral lesions for bespoke therapeutic approaches.