Giuseppina Conteduca Current position: Post doctoral research. Affiliation: Human genetics unit, IRCCS, Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genoa, Italy. Education: Degree in Molecular and Cellular Biology (2006), PhD in cancer genetics at the Center of Excellence for Biomedical Research, University of Genoa, Italy (2006), FELASA (Federation of European Animal Science Association) diploma, European Master for Category C at the University of Liège, Belgium (2016), Specialization in Clinical Biology diploma at the University of Pisa, Italy (2017). Work experience: PhD research studying single nucleotide polymorphisms' impact on immunotherapy in patients with melanoma (2007-2014); research for the Italian Association of Alopecia Areata (2012-2015); research regarding the role of Treg after transplantation of stem cells in immunosuppressors to overcome reactions to graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), University of Liège, Belgium ( 2015-2017); research at the University of Bari, Italy, regarding the molecular and immunological mechanisms of autoimmune disease (2018-2020); research at IRCCS, Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genova, Italy, regarding the molecular pathogenesis of Sotos Syndrome (2020-present). Current and previous research interests: Human genetics, rare disease, and gene expression. Memberships of societies: Italian Network for Immunotherapy of Cancer and the Belgian Hematology Society. Awards received: The AIRC Grant (2009) and the Marie Curie Grant (2014).