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Maristella Saponara is an Associate Professor of Medical Oncology (G.S.D. 06/MEDS-09 – S.S.D. MEDS-09/A) at Link Campus University, Department of Life Sciences, Health, and Health Professions. He serves as an Oncologist in the Division of Medical Oncology for Melanoma and Sarcomas (now Clinical and Experimental Oncology and Melanoma Immunotherapy) at the European Institute of Oncology (IEO), IRCCS, in Milan.

She attained a Degree in Medicine and Surgery with honors (2006) and completed her residency in Medical Oncology (2011), after which she began a full-time, fixed-term (Junior) position as a University Researcher in Medical Oncology at the Department of Specialized Medicine, Diagnostics, and Experimental Medicine at the Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna, with clinical duties equivalent to those of a Medical Director in the Division of Medical Oncology at the Sant’Orsola Malpighi Polyclinic, IRCCS, in Bologna.

Her professional career thus combines clinical practice, research (both independent and sponsored), and teaching, gained in leading academic and IRCCS institutions, with a focus on melanoma, other skin cancers, sarcomas, and other rare cancers. She maintains a multidisciplinary approach to the clinical management of patients and conducts scientific research aimed primarily at improving treatment outcomes and tolerability.

She participated in over 50 international clinical trials as a sub-investigator or principal investigator, delivered over 40 conference presentations, and is the author of over 90 peer-reviewed scientific publications, many in high-impact journals. She currently also coordinates a research project selected by the Ministry of Health and funded by the PNRR on the biological rationale behind the rarity of cardiac tumors.

Her work integrates clinical and scientific expertise, with a focus on optimal patient care and therapeutic innovation, as well as the training of undergraduate and graduate students.

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