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Elisa Oricchio
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| Born | 1979 (age 45–46) Vallo della Lucania, Italy
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| Nationality | Italian |
| Alma mater | Sapienza University of Rome University of Rome Tor Vergata |
| Occupation | Cell biologist |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Employer | École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne |
| Known for | Identifying the ephrin receptor A7 (EphA7) triggers tumor suppression in follicular lymphoma |
Elisa Oricchio (born 1979) is an Italian scientist who studies cancer. She is an associate professor at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland.
She made an important discovery about a protein called EphA7. This protein helps to stop a type of cancer called follicular lymphoma. For her work, she received the Lorini Foundation Award and the Blavatnik Award for Young Scientists.
Biography
Elisa Oricchio was born in 1979 and grew up in Cilento, Italy. She studied biology at Sapienza University of Rome. There, she earned both her bachelor's and master's degrees.
In 2008, she earned her PhD. This advanced degree was in Medical Microbiology and Immunology. She received it from the University of Rome Tor Vergata. Soon after, Oricchio moved to the United States. She began her advanced research at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City.
In 2011, she made a big discovery. She found that a special protein, EphA7, could kill cancer cells. This was a major step in a field that had not been studied much. Her discovery earned her a grant from Sloan Kettering. She also received a Fellowship from the Lymphoma Research Foundation. These awards helped her study follicular lymphoma even more.
Besides research funds, she won two important awards. She received the Lorini Foundation Award in Milan, Italy, in May 2012. The same year, she also got the Blavatnik Award for Young Scientists in New York City.
In 2012, her research showed something important. About 70% of patients with follicular lymphoma had lost the EphA7 protein. She started looking for ways to put this protein back into the cells. Traditional treatments like chemotherapies often do not cure this cancer. Because of this, Oricchio's work has received a lot of funding.
She was given another Fellowship from the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. She also received a grant from the US National Institutes of Health. In 2013, her hometown of Vallo della Lucania honored her. They gave her a plaque for her successful research. She had developed a way to study the cancer using mice.
In 2014, she joined the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. She became a researcher there. She also helped to create the new Swiss Cancer Center in Lausanne. This center is at the Lausanne University Hospital. The Swiss Institute for Experimental Cancer Research created a special position for her. On November 1, 2014, she became a professor at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne. In September 2021, she was promoted to associate professor.
See also
In Spanish: Elisa Oricchio para niños
