Prof. Barbara Molon
Curriculum Vitae
Scopus ID: 6506737265
Prof. Molon started her academic career with a degree in Biology in 2003 followed by Degree of Specialist in Clinical Pathology in 2010 at the University of Padova. At the beginning of her career Prof. Molon’s research was focused on the characterization of key-pathways supporting T cell-activation (supervisor Prof. Viola, Venetian Institute of Molecular Medicine, VIMM, Padova) and subsequently centered on tumor immunology investigating novel mechanisms of tumor immune escape and tolerance (supervisor Prof. Bronte Istituto Oncologico Veneto, IRCCS, Padova).
In 2011, she was appointed as Junior PI at the Venetian Institute of Molecular Medicine (VIMM) in Padova. Her research activity focused on myeloid cell commitment and functions in cancer and in other pathological scenarios.
Prof. Molon is currently PI of the “Immunity, Inflammation & Angiogenesis” laboratory at the Pediatric Research Institute, investigating cellular and molecular mechanisms that regulate the immune response in different psychopathological conditions, including pediatric cancers and neuroinflammatory disorders with the final goal to translate these findings from bench to bedside.
Current Position
Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padua.
Previous Positions
2019-2022: Assistant Professor (Ricercatore a tempo determinato L.230/05, Tenure Track). Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padua
2015-2018: Assistant Professor (Ricercatore a tempo determinato). Immunology Section Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padua
2012-2018: Junior Principal Investigator at the Venetian Institute of Molecular medicine, VIMM, Padua, Italy
Institutional Responsabilities
2019-present: Faculty Committee, PhD school in Biomedical Sciences, University of Padova
2019-present: Faculty Committee, school of Clinical pathology and clinical biochemistry, Medical schools, University of Padova
2012-2018: Member of the Scientific board of the Veneto Institute of Molecular Medicine
2016-present: Faculty Committee, School of Nursing, University of Padova
Reviewing Activities
2012- present: Grant reviewer “Wellcome Trust UK”
Ad hoc reviewer: The Journal of Immunology, Immunology; Journal of Leukocyte Biology; Communications Biology
Funding
Project: Raising Metabolism against suppressive microenvironment: new immunometabolic targets to improve CAR T cell fitness for Childhood B Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Treatment. IRP- Fondazione Città della Speranza. 2021-2023. Role: PI-Coordinator
Project: “Chemokine control of nuclear plasticity in metastatic cells”. Progetti di ricerca dipartimentali SID. 2017–2019 Università degli studi di Padova Role: PI-Coordinator
Project: Post-translational modifications induced by reactive species in tumor microenvironment: a new pathway to tumor immune escape BANDO GIOVANI RICERCATORI 2009- Ministero della Salute – Direzione Generale dellaRicerca Scientifica e Tecnologica. GR-2009-1558698, Role: PI-Coordinator