Valentina Trapani

Valentina Trapani is an Associate Professor at UniCamillus Catholic University, specializing in Pathology. She holds a PhD from the University of Nottingham (UK) and conducted research at the NIH, USA. Previously, she was a research fellow at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (Rome) and an AIRC fellow at the Consorzio Mario Negri Sud. She teaches in medical and healthcare programs.

• Current Affiliation: UniCamillus, School of Medicine (implied via role)
• Previous Roles: Adjunct Professor of Pathology, Research Fellow, AIRC Fellow

Education:

• BSc Physics, Federico II University (Naples), cum laude
• MSc and PhD, University of Nottingham (UK)
• NIH Research Stint (Bethesda, MD)

Research Focus: Development of anticancer drugs, magnesium's role in pathophysiological processes (especially neoplastic transformation), and advanced imaging techniques. Recently emphasizes Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) in clinical practice and transnational cancer research networks.

Professional Activities: Collaborates with the Alliance Against Cancer (Italian Ministry of Health initiative) and European projects under the Beating Cancer Plan. Serves on the Editorial Board of Magnesium Research and reviews for international journals. Evaluates grants for Horizon Europe, PRIN, and Czech/Slovak agencies.

Awards:

• AIRC Fellowship (Signal Transduction Laboratories)

Labs/Teams:曾参与Consorzio Mario Negri Sud's signal transduction labs and currently part of transnational networks for cancer research.