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Claudia Curcio

  • 1999-2007 Internship and fellowship, Immunology Lab (prof. Guido Forni), Department of Clinical and Biology Sciences, University of Turin, Italy 

  • 2007-2016 Research Fellow and PhD Student, Vision Sciences Lab (prof. Leonardo Mastropasqua), Department of Medicine and Aging Sciences, University of Chieti-Pescara, Italy 

  • 2016-2019 Research Fellow, Tumor Immunology Lab (prof. Francesco Novelli), Department of Biotechnology and Health Sciences, University of Turin, Italy 

  • 2019- Assistant professor, Tumor Immunology Lab, Department of Biotechnology and Health Sciences, University of Turin, Italy 

  • 2021-today Member of the Committee of the PhD program in “Scienze strategiche e giuridiche dell’innovazione per la difesa e la sicurezza”, University of Turin-CASD (Centro Alti Studi per la Difesa) 

  • 2021-today Member of the Department Board, Dept. Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, University of Turin, Italy 

  • 2023-today Member of the Committee of the PhD program in “Molecular Medicine”, University of Turin

Education

  • Master’s degree, Biology, University of Turin, Italy, 2001 

  • Specialty’s degree, Clinical Pathology, University of Turin, Italy, 2006 

  • PhD program, Basic and applied medical sciences, University of Chieti-Pescara, 2015

Most Recent Grants Obtained

  • 2022:University of Turin: “Combination of PI3Kgamma inhibition, chemotherapy and DNA vaccination to cure pancreatic cancer”, Euro 16.231 (1 year) 

  • 2023:Progetti di Rilevante Interesse Nazionale (PRIN), Ministero dell’Università e della Ricerca: “A supplementary diet as therapeutic vaccine for pancreatic cancer”, Euro 248.024 (2 years) 

Awards And Honors

  • 2003: “Travel grant for best poster” Summer School in Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy, Ionian Village, Greece; 

  • 2006: “SIICA award for best abstract” at IV Pontignano Workshop on Molecular basis and therapeutic implication of angiogenesis, Italy; 

  • 2007: “Pezcoller award for best abstract” at 19° Pezcoller symposium “Hypothesis driven clinical investigation in cancer”

Patents

  • University of Turin, Italy; E. Hirsch, E. Ciraolo, C. Curcio, G. Forni. Regulation of expression of PI3Kbeta protein in tumors; WO/2008/099280. 

  • University of Turin, Italy; F. Novelli, P. Cappello, C. Curcio, S. Brugiapaglia. A DNA vaccine for use in the therapeutic and /or prophylactic treatment of tumor diseases; PCT E141583.

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