Professional Activities:

Positions and Employment

1993-1998	Internal student, Laboratory of Cell Biology, Department of Genetics, Biology and Biochemistry, University of Torino.
1999-2002	Oncology fellow, Oncology Division, Molinette Hospital, Torino, Italy.
2002-2004	Clinical attending physician, Breast Cancer Clinic, Oncology Division, Molinette Hospital, Torino, Italy.
2002-2006	Ph.D. student (Genetics), Laboratory of Immunogenetics, Department of Genetics, Biology and Biochemistry, University of Torino.
2004-: 2005	Instructor in Medicine and (2005) Visiting Assistant Professor, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (Reference: Simon Robson and Terry Strom).
Jan 2005	Assistant Professor of Medical Genetics (“Ricercatore”, “Confermato” since Jan 1, 2008), University of Torino Medical School, Torino, Italy.
Sept 2010	Head of the Immunogenetics Research Unit of the Human Genetics Foundation (www.hugef-torino.org), Turin, Italy.
Oct 2011	Associate Professor of Medical Genetics, University of Torino Medical School, Torino, Italy.
Sept 2014	Visiting Associate Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical Center, Cornell University, New York, NY.

Other Professional Experience

1995	Visiting medical student, Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY. Reference: Dr. Michael Meyers and Dr. Alan N. Houghton
2001	Visiting scientist, Department of Cell Biology and Immunology, Instituto Parasitologia y Biomedicina, C.S.I.C., Granada, Spain. Reference: Drs. Mercedes Zubiaur and Jaime Sancho
2002	Visiting scientist, Department of Hematology, University of Essen Medical School, Essen, Germany. Reference: Dr. Ulrich Duerhsen.
2007	Visiting scientist, The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System, Manhasset New York, NY. Reference: Dr. Nick Chiorazzi.

Professional Memberships

2003	American Association for Cancer Research (full member)
2004	American Association of Immunologists (full member)
2008	Italian Society for Experimental Hematology (full member)
2008	American Association of Hematologists (full member)
2009	Member of the European Research Initiative on CLL (ERIC)
2012	Member of the Henry Kunkel Society

Reviewer  and Editorial Activities for:

Journal reviewer for:

Blood, Leukemia, Cancer Research, Clinical Cancer Research, The Journal of Immunology, Haematologica, Molecular Medicine, Leukemia and Lymphoma, Leukemia Research, Expert Reviews in Hematology, Experimental Cell Research, European Journal of Haematology, Purinergic Signaling, Journal of Transplantation, Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Human Immunology.

Grant reviewer for:

AERES, Cancer Research UK, Irish Health Research Board, European Hematology Association, Swiss National Science Foundation, Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research, Italian Ministry of Education.

Honors

1996	PBI international Prize for the best abstract presented at the 1996 Immunology Cooperation Group (GCI) meeting in L’Aquila, Italy.
1998	Telethon Foundation Prize for scientific research, Roma, Italy.
1999	Optime Prize for best qualified students, Industrial Association of Torino. Torino, Italy.
2002	Cecilia Cioffrese prize for cancer research (Milano, Italy)
2004	Walter Knapp Young Investigator Award. Prize presented at the VIII HLDA Congress, December 10-14, 2004, Adelaide, Australia.
2006	Italian Cancer League Prize for translational researches in hematology (Asti, October 18, 2006)