Alessandro Medda, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow

American-Italian Cancer Foundation's Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship​

Alessandro Medda, Ph.D.

Hometown: Oristano, Italy
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​Alessandro received his BS in Industrial Biotechnology at University of Cagliari in 2013. After 3 months at John Innes Centre in Norwich (UK), he moved to Pavia where he obtained his MS degree in Molecular Biology and Genetics in 2016. Subsequently, he earned his PhD in Molecular Oncology in 2021, working in Susanna Chiocca’s Lab at the European Institute of Oncology in Milan. During his PhD, he focused on the role of autophagy in HPV-mediated Head and Neck Cancers.  

Selected Publications:

  • Medda A, Spini S, Compagnoni M, Citro S, Croci O, Campaner S, Tagliabue M, Ansarin M, Chiocca S. c-MYC-dependent transcriptional inhibition of autophagy is implicated in Cisplatin sensitivity in HPV-positive Head and Neck Cancer, 13 February 2023, PREPRINT (Version 1) available at Research Square [https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-2468300/v1]