Head of the Neuro-Oncology Unit at Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital in the Department of Hematology, Oncology, Cell Therapy, Gene Therapies and Hemopoietic Transplant.

Clinical experience in diagnosis and treatment of pediatric onco-hematologic patients with particular interest in central nervous system tumors.

Extensive experience in innovative treatments for pediatric cancer with a specific focus on phase I clinical trials, target therapy, cancer predisposition syndromes, cell and gene therapy.

Highly committed to research activities with more than 125 publications on international indexed journals. Active member of numerous scientific national and international societies and engaged in several specific working groups.

Interests include: strong translational imprint, personalized treatment, multidisciplinary approaches to pediatric cancers, innovation in the management of children with cancer.