Saula Checquolo

Saula Checquolo is a Confirmed Researcher at the Department of Medical-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Faculty of Pharmacy and Medicine, University of Rome Sapienza. She holds a PhD in Immunological Sciences and has been actively involved in molecular oncology research since 2001.

• 2008-present: University Researcher (MED/04) at Sapienza University
• 2006-2008: FIRC Scholarship Holder
• 2005-2006: AIRC Scholarship Holder

Her research focuses on:

• Notch Signaling in T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) and female cancers
• Molecular Mechanisms of ovarian and breast cancer progression
• Drug Resistance through NOTCH-EGFR interactions
• Therapeutic Targeting of Pin1 and UPR pathways

Key projects include:

• Notch3-Pin1 crosstalk in ovarian cancer
• Notch-EGFR interactions in triple-negative breast cancer
• Notch3 regulation of UPR signaling in leukemia

Scientific contributions:

• Over 30 publications with H-index 16
• Multiple research grants from Sapienza University and Italian Cancer Research organizations
• Active member in doctoral programs and national research evaluation committees