Our Team
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Elisa Cimetta
Principal Investigator
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Pina Fusco
Postdoctoral Researcher
I study cancer progression and dissemination using advanced 3D in vitro models
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Sara Micheli
Postdoctoral Researcher
I focus on the development of microscaled devices to study tumor behavior and its interactions with the microenvironment
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Caterina Piunti
PhD student
I develop microfluidic platforms to study the role of EVs in cancer progression and as anticancer therapeutics
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Anna Fietta
PhD student
I develop multi-compartment 3D models to decode the mechanisms driving Neuroblastoma metastatic dissemination
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Federico Maggiotto
PhD student
I use 3D bioprinting to recreate vascularized mimics of human healthy and diseased tissues
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Eleonora Zanrè
PhD student
I combine microfluidics and 3D models to study cancer behavior
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Eva Dalla Valle
PhD student
I’m working on the development of a vascularized liver model using 3D bioprinting technology