PaganiMassimiliano IFOM/University of MilanItaly

Massimiliano Pagani is Full Professor of Molecular Biology at the University of Milan and Principal Investigator at IFOM, leading the Molecular Oncology and Immunology Lab. His research focuses on T cell and tumor biology. Using single-cell technologies, spatial multiomics, and 3D organoid platforms, his lab dissects tumor microenvironment heterogeneity and the gene regulatory networks driving immune dysfunction and tumor progression.

Wednesday, 18 June 2025

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14:25 15:15	Career Discovery Session 2B (open to EACR Early Career & Student Members, pre-registration required) Carracedo PerezArkaitz Coordinator Spain OricchioElisa Coordinator Switzerland TABLE 1: A career at the intersection between cell biology and oncology RegenbergBirgitte Moderator Denmark TABLE 3: Challenges of being a clinician scientist: Successfully balancing clinical and academic duties TaberneroJosep Moderator Spain TABLE 4: From fundamental science to translational impact de VisserKarin E. Moderator Netherlands TABLE 2: Navigating a career in Academia and Industry PaganiMassimiliano Moderator Italy TABLE 7: Current challenges in academia: tips to survive Aguirre-GhisoJulio A. Moderator United States TABLE 8: The challenges of starting your own lab MisaleSandra Moderator United States TABLE 9: Leadership: Experience of a former EACR president BernardsRene Moderator Netherlands TABLE 10: From performing research to supporting researchers: transitioning from academia to scientific administration CaraffiniVeronica Moderator BelgiumYes Career Discovery Area
15:20 16:55	Symposium: DNA Repair and Immunosurveillance BardelliAlberto Co-Chair Italy DiazLuis Alberto Co-Chair United States DNA repair-dependent immunogenic liabilities in colorectal cancer: the opportunity comes from the errors GermanoGiovanni Speaker Italy Proffered Paper: Exploit Neutrophil Heterogeneity to induce Synthetic Lethality in Breast Cancer EACR25-0256 EACR25-0256 CalcinottoArianna Presenter Switzerland Immunoprevention in Lynch Syndrome DiazLuis Alberto Speaker United States Proffered Paper: Intratumoral STING pathway activation enhances anti-tumor immune responses and therapeutic efficacy of ATR inhibition. EACR25-0468 EACR25-0468 SenTriparna Presenter United States Know Your Enemy: Unraveling the Gene Regulatory Networks of Tumor-Infiltrating CD4+ Regulatory T Cells PaganiMassimiliano Speaker Italy Auditorium VI+VII