Prof. Martina Pigazzi

Curriculum Vitae

Scopus ID: 23010194100
Martina Pigazzi is Associate Professor of the Department of Women’s and Children’s Health at the University-Hospital of Padua. From her graduation in 2000 she attended the pediatric oncology-hematology laboratory of the pediatric clinic-hospital of Padova. In 2004 she Specialized in Medical Genetics at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Verona; in 2009 she became Doctor of Philosophy at the School in Developmental Medicine – oncology, hematology and immunology area – of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Padova. Since 2009 she is the Geneticist responsible for the genetic diagnosis of all Italian patients affected by acute myeloid leukemia enrolled in the national protocols of the Italian Association of Pediatric Hemato-Oncology (AIEOP), providing genetic counseling at diagnosis and during patient treatment and follow-up. Since 2018 she is responsible for the Genetics Unit at the Onco-Hematology laboratory, Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, Division of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation of the University Hospital of Padova, which acts as a reference laboratory Italian for the diagnosis of pediatric tumors. Since 2010 she is member of various national and international groups covering the role of expert in leukemia. Since 2009 she leads an independent laboratory carrying out research for the genetic characterization of leukemias, evaluating the prognostic impact and functional role of associated mutations with the aim of finding new drugs and new therapeutic strategies. Since 2016 she is member of international commissions whose main objectives are to improve therapies in the field of pediatric leukemia and accelerate the opening of trials for the clinical testing of new drugs (PeDAL, ACCELERATE, i-BFM, ITCC-P4). Since 2013 she is Principal Investigator at the Pediatric Research Institute (IRP) and leads a research group of 4 post docs, 3 doctoral students, 2 technicians and several students who attend to carry out their degree thesis. She won several research projects funded by national agencies (AIRC, AIL, IRP, CARIPARO, FUV), from the Ministry of Health (PRIN), and from european calls (Horizon 2020, FKC). She owns 2 international patents. Pigazzi’s bibliography counts more than 80 original manuscripts published in the main international cancer, hematology and cancer research journals, some chapters in scientific books; she received national and international awards and prizes. As professor she teaches at the University of Padova at Medicine courses and at the associated degrees for Nurses as well as for the Doctoral School in Developmental Medicine, and in the Specialty school of Medical Genetics. She mentored more than 40 students for their thesis degree in medicine, biology, biotechnology, or for the specialties and doctorates thesis in the medical-oncology or genetic fields.