Dr. Saverio Candido is an Assistant Professor of Experimental Medicine and Pathophysiology at the Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania. He graduated in Biological Sciences from the University of Catania in 2010 and obtained his PhD in Oncological Sciences with a specialist in Clinical Pathology. In 2019, he worked as a research fellow of an RTD-A researcher of the SSD of General Pathology (MED/04) at the Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences of the University of Catania. He is responsible for the "Biomarkers" section of the “Translational Oncology and Functional Genomics” laboratory at the Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences of the University of Catania. His studies focus on the pathogenesis of tumors with particular emphasis on the identification and characterization of gene alterations and transcriptional signaling involved in the development and progression of tumors, as well as on the validation of their diagnostic, prognostic, and predictive significance. He is PI or Co-investigator of numerous research projects, funded by public and private agencies. He is the author of over 50 scientific works published in peer-reviewed journals.