Honors and Awards
Honors and Awards
2007 Grant Award, International BioIron Society (IBIS)
2006 Chair, Thalassemia session - American Society of Hematology Meeting
2005 Travel Grant Awards - International Society of Experimental Hematology
2004 Travel Grant Awards and "New Investigator Award"
International Society of Experimental Hematology (ISEH)
2002 First Price for "New Investigator Award"
International Society of Experimental Hematology (ISEH)
2001 Travel Grant Award - International Society of Experimental Hematology
1999-2001 Travel Grant Award - American Society of Gene Therapy (ASGT)
1997 Post-doctoral awards - Department of Genetics, University of Pavia, Italy
1994-1996 Fellowship - Italian Cancer Institute (AIRC)
1994 Prize for the best poster presented
International Symposium on Genomic Imprinting and New Approaches in the
Identification and Mapping of Genetic Syndromes, Florence, Italy
1992-1993 Fellowships - Italian National Institute for Research (CNR)
1991 Prize for Italy's best University Thesis - Italian Genetics Institute (AGI)
Extramural Professional Responsibilities
2012 NIH-NIDDK
Molecular and Cellular Hematology study section
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
2011 NIH-NIDDK
Molecular and Cellular Hematology study section
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
2008-present Reviewer for the Journal Blood
2007-2011 American Society of Hematology (ASH)
Member of the Committee on Hemoglobin and Red Cells
2010 WCMC, MSKCC & Hunter College
Member of the organizing committee for the symposium:
"RNA Structure and Function: A new Frontier In Biomedical Research"
2010 NIH study section
Molecular and Cellular Hematology study section
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
2010 NIH study section
Center of Excellence in Hematology
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
2007-present American Pediatric Society Research
Member and mentor for the student research program
2009 NIH study section
Hematology Scientific Research Group
SBIR-STTR Program reviewer
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
2007 BioIron Society
Moderator of the oral session: "Erythropoiesis"
2007 American Society of Hematology (ASH)
Moderator of the oral session: "Treatment strategies in thalassemia"
2006 American Society of Hematology (ASH)
Reviewer for the category of abstracts: "Thalassemia and globin gene regulation"
2006 American Society of Hematology (ASH)
Moderator of the oral session: "Treatment strategies in thalassemia"
2004-2007 Experimental Hematology
Journal reviewer
2002-2005 International Society of Experimental Hematology (ISEH)
Member of the ISEH Emerging Leader Task Force (ELTF)
2005 NIH study section
Hematology Scientific Research Group
Hematology Program Projects
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
2004 International Society of Experimental Hematology (ISEH)
Chairman of the session: "Gene therapy"
2003 Thalassemia International Federation (TIF) Meeting, Palermo
Chairman of the session: "Will gene therapy become a reality?"
2003 NIH study section
Hemoglobinopathy and Genetics Scientific Research Group
Blood Diseases Program reviewer
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
