Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Hematopoietic cell&gene therapy Area

The research area in pediatric hematology, oncology and hematopoietic cell&gene therapy belongs to the Division of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplant of the Padua University and Hospital and is devoted to performing cutting-edge research in:

• pediatric oncohematology, to improve diagnostics and identify novel mechanisms of tumorigenesis and new therapeutic targets;
• tumor modeling in 3D and in vivo, to enable testing of novel treatment approaches for pediatric cancer;
• hematopoietic cell and gene therapy, to develop innovative strategies for pediatric cancer, hemoglobinopathies, immune defects, neurometabolic and neurodegenerative diseases.

The mission of the group is translational in nature, with the goal of enabling therapeutic advances in pediatric hematological, oncological, metabolic diseases thanks to technology development and to a continuous dialogue between the clinical ward, the diagnostic labs and the research laboratory from bench to bedside and back.
The multidisciplinary nature of the team is at the basis of the success of the group.