Dr. Mainardi Francesco

Laboratory of Oncology Research and Functional Genomics

E-mail address: francesco.mainardi@ior.it

Qualification

Biologist

Current assignment

PhD student (XLI cycle)

Title of qualification awarded

Master's Degree in Molecular and Cell Biology (LM-6, Biology), University of Bologna, grade: 110/110 cum laude

Other qualifications awarded

Bachelor's Degree in Biotechnology (L-2, Biotechnology), University of Bologna, grade: 110/110 cum laude

Positions held

PhD student (November 2025 – ongoing) Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna at IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico (BO).
Master's Thesis Internship (January 2025-September 2025) Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna, Laboratory of Molecular Virology (Prof. Tatiana Gianni). Focused on the in vitro and in vivo study of strategies to enhance the antitumor effect of retargeted herpesviruses against tumor-associated antigens.
Bachelor's thesis internship (March 2023 - July 2023) Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna, Laboratory of Tumor Cell Biology (Prof. Giuseppina Di Stefano). Focused on the study of the role of glycolytic metabolism in tumor cell resistance to chemotherapy.

Languages

Italian: native speaker
English: good

Technologies

Using GraphPad Prism
Knowledge of the Office suite
Knowledge of Google Workspace tools