Gaia Codolo Assistant Professor ORCID 0000-0002-7793-2549 EDUCATION 2003 Bachelor Degree in Molecular Biology, University of Padua 2005 Master Degree in Biomedical Sciences, University of Padua 2010 Ph.D. Degree in Biosciences curriculum Cell Biology and Pathology, University of Padua POSITIONS AND EMPLOYMENTS 2023 - to date Associate Professor in General Pathology at the Department of Biology, University of Padua 2017-2023 Assistant Professor in General Pathology at the Department of Biology, University of Padua 2013-2017 Senior post-doc, Assegno di ricerca senior, Department of Biology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy 2013 Postdoctoral fellow at Max Plank Institute for Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden, Germany 2012 Postdoctoral fellow, Department of Biology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy 2010-2012 Postdoctoral fellow, Department of Biology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy 2007-2010 Ph.D. student in Biosciences curriculum Cellular Biology, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padua, Italy 2005-2006 Research fellow, University of Firenze, Firenze, Italy AWARDS AND GRANTS 2020 My First AIRC Grant from Italian Association for Cancer Research AIRC 2019 PRID seed, Department of Biology, University of Padua 2018 Integrated Research Department Budget (BIRD) from University of Padova 2015 Assegno di ricerca senior, University of Padua 2013 Journal of Cell Science fellowship to join Zerial's laboratory at the MPI-CBG, Dresden, Germany 2012 Giovani Studiosi Grant,(University of Padua 2012-2013 CA.RI.PLO. postdoctoral fellowship 2010-2012 Postdoctoral fellowship, University of Padua PUBLICATIONS AND METRICS 31 peer reviewed papers Scopus h-index 18; 1487 citations.

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G. CODOLO is interested in elucidating the MOLECULAR PATHWAYS that regulate the innate IMMUNE RESPONSE both in CANCER and in CHRONIC INFECTIONS. In particular, her research is focused on the study of the immune escape mechanisms in cancer and chronic infection.

Our research group is interested in studying the immune evasion mechanisms in tumor context. In particular, we are focused in investigating: - the mechanisms that lead to antigen presentation impairment in colorectal cancer, and mechanisms and pathways leading to intratumoral recruitment of macrophages with anti-inflammatory profile promoting tumor growth. - the relationship between intestinal epithelium and immune system. To this aim, we work mainly with in vivo model of colon cancer and with ex vivo model of intestinal organoids/immune cells co-culture. We adopt combined approaches of cell biology, biochemistry and molecular biology. Interested students can contact me for more informations.

Last update: 01/07/2025