38th cycle

Assigned Topic: Integrated tools for prediction of treatment response in pancreatic cancer 

PhD Project Title : Unveiling mechanisms of resistance to therapy to identify new molecular targets in Refractory/Relapsed (R/R) tumors

Supervisor : Prof.ssa Giorgia Simonetti

Co-Supervisor: Prof.ssa Mattia Lauriola 

PhD Project Title: Evaluation and Characterization of Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes Metabolic Activity and Clinicopathological Features in Resected Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)

Supervisor :  Prof. Andrea Ardizzoni

Co-Supervisor: Prof. Michelangelo Fiorentino

PhD Project Title: Proton Therapy Treatment for Primary Brain Tumors: Outcome Analysis

Supervisor :  Prof. Marco Cianchetti

Co-Supervisor: Prof. Alessio Giuseppe Morganti

PhD Project Title: Clinical-Pathological and Molecular Characterization Of Large Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinomas Of The Lung (LCNEC)

Supervisor :  Prof. Davide Campana

Co-Supervisor: Prof.ssa Maria Abbondanza Pantaleo

PhD Project Title: Analysis of Circulating Microvesicles in Patients Undergoing Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation and Correlation with the Onset of Graft-Versus-Host Disease (GVHD)

Supervisor :  Prof . Michele Cavo 

Co-Supervisor: Prof.ssa Francesca Bonifazi

PhD Project Title : Attuatori elastomerici dielettrici wireless per il trattamento dei difetti neuromuscolari nei pazienti oncologici ortopedici 

Supervisor : Prof. Davide Maria Donati 

Co-Supervisor: Prof. Gordon Wallace 

PhD Project Title: From MGUS To Multiple Myeloma: A Multistep Process Still Unknown

Supervisor :  Prof.ssa Elena Zamagni

Co-Supervisor: Prof. Gerardo Musuraca

PhD Project Title: Virus-like particle (VLP) - based cancer vaccines: mechanism of action and novel target antigens

Supervisor :  Prof. Pier-Luigi Lollini

Co-Supervisor:  Dott.ssa Francesca Ruzzi

PhD Project Title: Definition of The Role Of Liquid Biopsy, In Particular cfDNA and circRNA in Metastatic Prostate Cancer

Supervisor :  Dr. Ugo De Giorgi

Co-Supervisor: Prof. Andrea Ardizzoni

PhD Project Title: Genetics, Genomics and Metabolism In Trisomy 21

Supervisor :  Prof.ssa Maria Chiara Pelleri

Co-Supervisor: Dott.ssa Chiara Locatelli

PhD Project Title: Analysis Of Anatomical Parameters In The Radiotherapy Of Breast Cancer 

Supervisor :  Dott.ssa Anna Sarnelli

Co-Supervisor: Prof. Alessio Giuseppe Morganti

PhD Project Title: Shiga Toxin and Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome: Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Therapy

Supervisor : Prof.Maurizio Brigotti

Co-Supervisor:  Prof.ssa Giuseppina Di Stefano

PhD Project Title: Early identification of efficacy- and toxicity- related markers in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer patients treated with Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors

Supervisor :  Dr. Angelo Delmonte

Co-Supervisor: Prof. Andrea Ardizzoni

Assigned Topic: Immunology of Transplantation and Cellular Therapies

PhD Project Title: The Biology of Anti-BCMA CAR-T in the Treatment of Patients with Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma

Supervisor :  Prof.ssa Francesca Bonifazi

Co-Supervisor: Prof. Paolo Garagnani

PhD Project Title: Study of the rationale for the use of cabozantinib in patients with cholangiocarcinoma

Supervisor :  Prof. Giovanni Brandi

Co-Supervisor: Prof.ssa Simona Tavolari

Assigned Topic: Implementation of digitization techniques for histological samples in oncology

PhD Project Title : Study of the inflammatory tumor microenvironment in histological samples using Digital Pathology approaches

Supervisor : Prof.ssa Antonia D’Errico 

Co-Supervisor: Prof. Michelangelo Fiorentino 

PhD Project Title: Pediatric 4-π radiotherapy aimed to reducing the risk of radio-induced neoplasms: dosimetric analysis and clinical feasibility study

Supervisor :  Prof. Alessio Giuseppe Morganti

Co-Supervisor: Prof. Riccardo Masetti

Assigned Topic: Genetics of sarcomas characterized by fusion products

PhD Project Title : Spatial-temporal modulation of Lamin defines the malignant features of sarcomas

Supervisor : Prof.ssa Katia Scotlandi

Co-Supervisor: Prof.ssa Manuela Ferracin 

Assigned Topic: Circulating tumor cells and extracellular vesicles in precision oncology

PhD Project Title : Investigating novel oncogenic pathways using liquid biopsy in metastatic tumors

Supervisor : Prof.ssa Manuela Ferracin 

Co-Supervisor: Dr.ssa Roberta Roncarati

 PhD Project Title: Expression and Variation of Extracellular miRNA - Biomarkers in Chronic Neuropathic Pain patients Treated with Neuromodulation

Supervisor : Prof. Patrice Forget

Co-Supervisor: Prof.ssa Manuela Ferracin

PhD Project Title: Microfluidics-Based Multi-Level Characterization and Validation of Innovative FAP-Targeting Immunotherapies

Supervisor :  Dott.ssa Laura Rocchi

Co-Supervisor: Prof. Pier Luigi Zinzani

PhD Project Title: Immunobiological Reconstruction Dynamics Post-Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in Pediatrics

Supervisor :  Prof. Riccardo Masetti

Co-Supervisor: Dott.ssa Serena De Matteis

PhD Project Title: Identifying novel therapeutic vulnerabilities of acute myeloid leukemia molecular subtypes 

Supervisor :  Prof.ssa Giorgia Simonetti

Co-Supervisor: Prof. Riccardo Masetti

PhD Project Title: Comparative Evaluation of Therapeutic Recommendations for Relapsed/Refractory DLBCL: GPT Versus Hematology Experts

Supervisor: Prof.ssa Elena Zamagni

Co-supervisor: Dr. Gerardo Musuraca

PhD Project Title : The deep biological characterization of Acute Myeloid Leukemia harboring recurrent genetic alterations to tailor novel target therapies

Supervisor : Prof. Michele Cavo 

Co-Supervisor: Dr. Antonio Curti 

PhD Project Title: Aptamer to ErbB-3/HER3 for application in cancer therapy

Supervisor :  Prof.ssa Mattia Lauriola

Co-Supervisor: Dott.ssa Donatella Romaniello

PhD Project Title: Identification Of The Genetic Landscape Of Neuroendocrine Neoplasms To Improve Differential Diagnosis And Identify A Signature For Tumor Aggressiveness

Supervisor :  Dott.ssa Laura Ridolfi

Co-Supervisor: Prof.ssa Maria Abbandonza Pantaleo

PhD Project Title: Putative adaptive immune therapy with TF for cancer holding isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH-1) mutation

Supervisor :  Prof. Giovanni Brandi

Co-Supervisor: Prof.ssa Simona Tavolari

Assigned Topic: Immunology of Hematological Diseases 

PhD Project Title: The role of immune system in the pathophysiology of hematologic malignancies

Supervisor : Prof. Gerardo Musuraca 

Co-Supervisor: Prof.ssa Manuela Ferracin 

PhD Project Title: Chordomas and Chondrosarcomas of the Skull Base: Evaluation of High-Dose Proton Therapy Efficacy and Toxicity, and Predictive Factors of Toxicity and Response through Radiomic Analysis

Supervisor :  Prof. Marco Cianchetti

Co-Supervisor: Prof. Alessio Giuseppe Morganti

PhD Project Title: Transcriptomic analysis of rare and ultra-rare sarcomas: toward a better understanding of these challenging cancers

Supervisor: Prof.ssa Katia Scotlandi
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Pier-Luigi Lollini

PhD Project Title: Adjuvant paclitaxel and trastuzumab for stage I HER2-positive early breast cancer: a retrospective, observational, real-world study

Supervisor :  Dr. Ugo De Giorgi

Co-Supervisor: Prof.ssa Maria Pia Foschini

PhD Project Title : Search of a balance between GVHD and GVL in allogeneic transplantation through the ATLG assay

Supervisor :  Prof. Michele Cavo 

Co-Supervisor: Prof.ssa Francesca Bonifazi 

PhD Project Title: Re-Irradiation in Pediatric Brain Tumors: Curative and Palliative Intentions

Supervisor :  Prof.ssa Manuela Ferracin 

Co-Supervisor:  Prof.ssa Maura Massimino

PhD Project Title: Clinical Phenotype of Cancer Patients with Fatigue, Correlation with Frailty Parameters and Inflammaging, and Potential Predictive Factors of Treatment Response

Supervisor :  Prof. Giovanni Brandi

Co-Supervisor:  Prof. Marco Maltoni