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Massimo Santoro is a Full Professor in Cellular and Molecular Biology at the University of Padova and Principal Investigator at the Venetian Institute of Molecular Medicine (VIMM), Italy. His career spans leadership roles at institutions like KU Leuven, University of Turin, and VIB Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie, with expertise in molecular biology, redox metabolism, and angiogenesis.
- Education: PhD in Cellular and Molecular Biology (Open University, London, 2001)
- Key affiliations: University of Padova, VIMM, KU Leuven, VIB
His research focuses on redox metabolism in melanoma, mRNA translation in cardiovascular diseases and cancer, and metabolic basis of angiogenesis, utilizing zebrafish models, mouse models, and metabolomics. He has authored 77 peer-reviewed papers in high-impact journals like Cell, Nature Metabolism, and EMBO Journal, with an h-index of 35.
Notable awards include the ERC PoC (2020), ERC Consolidator Grant (2015), and Odysseus-FWO Award (2014). He has supervised 13 PhD students and 27 postdocs, with 80% achieving first-author publications. Teaching includes courses in Cellular Metabolism, Cancer Genetics, and Animal Models at multiple universities. Institutional roles include department executive member and graduate student advisor. Collaborations span institutions like Technical University Munich, University of Chicago, and Yale University.
