Biosketch: Dr. Silvia Giunco is a type B researcher at the Department of Surgery, Oncology, and Gastroenterology, University of Padova, where she is engaged in both research and teaching activities. She obtained her master's degree in Biological Sciences and her PhD in Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology and Geriatrics from the University of Padova.
Her research is centered on experimental and translational oncology, with a particular focus on understanding the mechanisms underlying proliferative potential and its alterations in neoplastic transformation and premature senescence. Part of her projects are focused on the senescence-associated phenotype in populations at high risk of cancer.
Roles: Spoke 2 WP3 Task 3.2
Contacts: silvia.giunco@unipd.it
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