Natalia S. Pellegata Current positions: Full Professor of Genetics, University of Pavia, Italy; Honorary Professor, Neuroendocrinology Division, Institute for Diabetes and Cancer, Helmholtz Munich, Germany. Education: Master's Degree in Biology (1989) and PhD in Cancer Genetics (1993) both at the University of Pavia, Italy. Previous positions: 2007-2022: Head of Neuroendocrinology, Institute for Diabetes and Cancer, Helmholtz Munich, Germany. 2002-2007: Senior Scientist, Institute for Pathology, Helmholtz, Munich. 1998-2002: Research Scientist, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA. 1995- 1998: Post-doctoral fellow, University of Pavia, Italy. 1993-1995; Post-doctoral fellow, University of California at Irvine, CA, USA. Awards: 2023: Award of the Italian Association for Neuroendocrine Tumors (A.I. NET). 2015: Eleonore Trefftz Visiting Professorship, University of Dresden, Germany. 1999-2000: American Italian Cancer Society Fellowship. 1998-1999: American Cancer Society International Fellowship. 1994-1995: Fellowship from the University of California Irvine, USA. I have long-standing expertise on studying the molecular mechanisms involved in neuroendocrine tumors' (NETs) development/progression and on their genetic predisposition. My current studies aim at identifying novel targets and therapies for aggressive/metastatic NETs using a translational approach that takes advantage of clinically relevant in vivo models.