Giuseppina Camiolo
Postdoctoral fellow
Background
February 2020- Present: Centre for Regenerative Medicine, IRR North, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK - Postdoctoral researcher
2016- 2019: Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy - PhD in Basic and Applied Biomedical Sciences, supervisor Professor Roberto Avola
2012-2014: MSc in Cellular and Molecular Biology (110/110), University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
Postgraduate teaching
Lectures for:
- Cancer Stem Cells BIME111972 ( Cancer Biology and Precision Oncology (Online Learning) MSc, PgCert, PgDip)
- BMTO Clinical Immunology and Haematology 3
Current PhD students supervised
1 PhD student from The University of Edinburgh
Past PhD students supervised
1 Medical visitor student from the Karolinska Institute (Sweden)
1 Master student from The University of Edinburgh
8 Bachelors students – Course of Biological Sciences at the University of Catania (Italy)
Research summary
My research interests are haematological disorders. In Katrin Ottersbach's lab, I work on some leukaemia models to understand the origin and mechanisms of progression of specific infant leukaemia subtypes, known as KMT2A-r leukaemias.
Participant
Kind-Philipp-Foundation for Research in Pediatric Oncology (XXXIV. Annual Meeting, 31st May – 3rd June 2023, Wilsede, Germany) “CSF1R as marker of lineage plasticity in MLL-AF9 infant leukaemia”.
CCLG ANNUAL CONFERENCE, 22nd-23rd APRIL 2024 (Milton Keynes, UK). “CSF1R AS MARKER OF LINEAGE PLASTICITY IN MLL-AF9 INFANT LEUKAEMIA”.
EHA 2024, 13th- 16th June 2024 (Madrid, Spain) “CSF1R MARKS A SUBSET OF FETAL LMPP WITH ACUTE MYELOID LEUKEMIA PROPAGATION PROPERTIES IN A MLL-AF9 MOUSE MODEL”.