1. Alessandra Trojani, PhD, Leading Researcher, Laboratory of Research (Department of Hematology-Niguarda Hospital-Milano-Italy). 2. Biological Sciences degree (1991) and specialization degree in Medical Genetics at the University of Genova (Italy) (1996). 3. Research fellow for Genomic projects of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy at Max Planck Institute (Bad Nauheim-Germany) (1994-1995). Senior researcher at TIGET (San Raffaele Hospital-Milano) with projects of gene therapy of neurodegenerative disorders (1997-2001). Visiting researcher at Introgen (Leiden-The Netherlands) for gene therapy (1998). 4. Transcriptome studies of patients with Waldenstrom’s Macroglobulinemia (WM), IgMMGUS, Chronic lymphocytic leukemia, Chronic myeloid leukemia pre/and during treatment. She collaborates with Prof Steven Treon (Bing Center for Waldenstrom’s Macroglobulinemia-Dana Farber Cancer Institute-Boston) for research projects of WM and IgMMGUS. 5. Young Investigator Award at 6th International Workshop on Waldenstrom’s Macroglobulinemia (2010) by Steven Treon. Reviewer of J Cell Biochemistry&Function and peer-reviewer for Dove Medical Press, member of the Editorial Board in Case Reports in Internal Medicine.
IWWM-6, Young Investigator Award 2010, Venice
Bing Center for Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston
Distinct gene expression signature of malignant and microenviromental cells from Waldenström's Macroglobulinemia patients: comparison with expression profiling of the same cell counterparts from normal and chronic lymphocytic leukemia subjects