Massimo Santoro#
Membership Number: | 6909 |
Membership type: | ORDINARY |
Section: | CLINICAL & VETERINARY SCIENCE |
Affiliated section(s): | CELL & DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY |
Elected: | 2024 |
Main Country of Residence: | ITALY |
Homepage(s): | http://www.massimosantorolab.com |
ORCID: | 0000-0003-4605-5085 |
Twitter: | @TheSantoroLab |
Linkedin: | https://www.linkedin.com/in/massimo-m-santoro-722a6247/ |
Present and Previous Positions
- Since 2020 Principal Investigator, Venetian Institute of Molecular Medicine (VIMM), Padova, Italy
- Since 2017 Full Professor in Cellular and Molecular Biology, Department of Biology, University of Padova
- 2016 - 2017 Full Professor, Dept. of Biotechnology and Health, University of Turin, Italy
- 2013 - 2017 Group Leader at VIB Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie, Vesalius Research Center, BE
- 2013 - 2017 Full Professor at Department of Oncology, KU Leuven, BE
- 2008 - 2013 Associate Professor in Molecular Biology, University of Torino, IT
- 2004 - 2007 Post-doctoral fellow, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, UCSF, USA
- 2001 - 2003 Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Science, University of Piemonte Orientale, IT
Fields of Scholarship
- Redox metabolism in melanoma and circulating tumor cells
- mRNA translation in cardiovascular diseases and cancer progression
- Zebrafish model, mouse models, PDX, mevalonate pathway, CoQ10, therapy resistance
- Metabolic basis of health and diseased angiogenesis
Honours and Awards
- 2020 ERC-PoC, Dept. of Biology, University of Padua, IT
- 2015 ERC Consolidator Grant, VIB, BE
- 2014 Odysseus-FWO Award, Department of Oncology, KU Leuven, BE
- 2010 Marie Curie Reintegration Award, Department of Biotechnology, University of Torino, IT
- 2008 HFSP Career Award, Department of Biotechnology, University of Torino, IT
- 2004 HFSP Long-term fellowship, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics,UCSF, USA.
- 2004 EMBO Long-term fellowship, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, UCSF, USA.
- 2000 Merit Scholarship from Open University, London/H. San Raffaele, IT
- 1996 "Optime Award" from the City Hall of Torino, IT
- 1995 “Gold Medal Award” for Master thesis, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Torino, IT