PhD course organization

The "External Advisory Board" (EAB) contributes to defining the educational path of the doctoral program, particularly in terms of favouring the implementation of implementing new technological and methodological approaches in the the PhD project. The EAB is composed of internationally renowned experts in their respective fields of expertise: Dr. Giulia Biffi (CRUK Cambridge Institute, UK) regarding cancer biology; Prof. Giuseppe Sciumè (Università La Sapienza di Roma) concerning inflammatory diseases; and Dr. Fulvia Vascotto (TRON, University of Mainz, Germany) regarding the study of immunology in neoplastic diseases.

The stakeholder committee includes representatives from various sectors that represent the preferred employment channels for doctoral students after completing their educational journey. This committee is consulted annually during the course design phase with the goal of providing doctoral candidates with an educational path that enhances their employability.
The Course Committee is composed as follows:

• Academic sector, Prof. Maria Teresa Scupoli, Director of the LURM interdisciplinary center at the University of Verona; Dr. Elisa Giovannetti, group leader at the University of Amsterdam.
• Clinical sector, Dr. Stefano Milleri, Director of the Clinical Research Center of Verona; Dr. Roberto Ferrara, Thoracic Oncologist at San Raffaele Hospital in Milan.
• Industrial sector (Dr. Karla Queiroz, Senior Scientist at Mimetas BV, Leiden, Netherlands);
• Non-profit organizations promoting research (Dr. Federica Valsecchi from the Nadia Valsecchi Foundation);
• Scientific publishing sector (Dr. Sara Monaco, Editor, Review Commons).