Valentina Belli Current position: PostDoc Researcher, Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Italy Education: Bachelor Degree in General and Applied Biology, full marks with honors, 2007; Master Degree in Biology, full marks with honors, 2010; Ph.D. in Materials Engineering and Structures, University of Naples "Federico II", Naples, Italy, 2014 On leave: Erasmus fellowship, University of Westminster, London UK, 2008. Work Experience: PostDoc Fellow, Italian Institute of Technology, Center for Advanced Biomaterials for Healthcare (IIT@CRIB), Naples, Italy, 2014-2015 PostDoc Researcher, Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli” Naples – Italy, 2015-present Current and previous research interests: Molecular mechanisms of cell-material interactions to optimize biomaterials for drug delivery and tissue engineering; resistance mechanisms of tumor progression, as useful basis to develop strategy for innovative or alternative therapeutic approaches; development and implementation of new protocols for 3D ex vivo cultures, as spheroids or organoids, and NGS techniques.