Paolo Cifani

Paolo Cifani is a Research Associate Professor and Director of the Mass Spectrometry Shared Resource at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. He leads research developing innovative mass spectrometry-based approaches to study protein regulation in physiological and pathological states.

His research focuses on proteomics, cancer biology, and biomarker discovery using high-resolution mass spectrometry and liquid chromatography. Cifani's work aims to reveal protein concentration, structure, and modification differences from minimal clinical samples.

Research interests include:

• Protein activity regulation mechanisms
• Cancer proteomics and biomarker discovery
• Clinical mass spectrometry applications
• Post-translational modifications

Recent publications demonstrate research in cancer metabolism, RNA-protein interactions, and pancreatic cancer mechanisms. Award recognition includes the Keystone Symposium Selected Talk (2019) and ISSNAF Young Investigator Award Finalist (2018).

Education includes a PhD from Lund University (2013) and postdoctoral training at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (2014-2020).