Faculty
Oncology Division
Alessandro Vindigni, PhD
Professor
Department of Medicine
Oncology Division
Molecular Oncology
Department of Pathology & Immunology
Research Interests
- DNA replication and repair
- Genome stability
- Cancer etiology
- DNA damaging chemotherapy
Contact
- 314-273-8612 (office)
- 314-362-9221 (lab)
- 314-362-7086 (fax)
- avindigni@wustl.edu
- Division of Oncology
Mail Stop 8125-0020-08
Washington University
660 South Euclid Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63110 - Rooms 8844/8848 Clinical Sciences Research Building (lab)
- Lab Website
Biosketch
| Education | |
|---|---|
| 1987-1992 | Laurea in Chemistry, University of Padua, Padua, Italy |
| 1990 | ERASMUS Exchange Student, Department of Chemistry, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK |
| 1991-1992 | Undergraduate Student, CRIBI Biotechnology Centre, University of Padua, Padua, Italy |
| 1992-1995 | PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, University of Padua, Padua, Italy |
| 1995-1999 | Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO |
| Academic Positions & Employment | |
| 1999-2002 | Staff Scientist, International Centre for Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology (ICGEB), Trieste, Italy |
| 2002-2012 | Group Leader, International Centre for Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology (ICGEB), Trieste, Italy |
| 2011-2014 | Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO |
| 2014-2019 | Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO |
| 2019-present | Adjunct Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO |
| 2019-present | Professor of Medicine and Pathology and Immunology, Section of Medical Oncology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO |
| Appointments & Committees | |
| 2002-present | Proposal Reviewer, Collaborative Research Program (CRP) - ICGEB Grant |
| 2013-2014 | Co-organizer, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Departmental retreat, Saint Louis University School of Medicine |
| 2014-2015 | Director, Doisy Summer Program for Undergraduate Students, Saint Louis University School of Medicine |
| 2014-2019 | Director, Biochemistry Graduate Program, Saint Louis University School of Medicine |
| 2015-2019 | Committee Member, Core Curriculum Committee, Graduate Program in Biomedical Sciences, Saint Louis University School of Medicine |
| 2015-2019 | Committee Member, Graduate Program Advisory Council, Graduate Program in Biomedical Sciences, Saint Louis University School of Medicine |
| 2015-present | Co-Leader, DNA Metabolism and Repair (DMR) Group, Solid Tumor Therapeutics Program (STTP), Siteman Cancer Center, St. Louis, MO |
| 2015-present | Member, Siteman Investment Program (SIP) Study Section, Siteman Cancer Center, St. Louis, MO |
| 2017-2019 | Permanent Member, Research Planning Committee, Saint Louis University School of Medicine |
| 2018-2019 | Member, Science and Engineering Task Force, Saint Louis University School of Medicine |
| 2021-present | Director, Center for Genome Integrity, Siteman Cancer Center, St. Louis, MO |
| Honors & Awards | |
| 1995-1996 | William M. Keck Fellowship, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO |
| 1996-1998 | American Heart Association Postdoctoral Fellowship |
| 2017 | Saint Louis University Scholarly Works Award |
| Grant Review | |
| 2002-present | ICGEB Research Grant |
| 2003 | Human Frontier Science Program |
| 2011-2015 | Wellcome Trust/Cancer Research UK |
| 2012-2019 | President’s Research Fund, Saint Louis University |
| 2013 | Medical Research Council UK |
| 2013 | Clinical and Translational Research Funding Program, Barnes-Jewish Hospital Foundation (BJHF)/ Washington University Institute of Clinical and Translational Sciences (ICTS) |
| 2015 | National Science Foundation (NSF), Ad Hoc |
| 2015-2018 | Siteman Cancer Center/Washington University |
| 2016 | French National Cancer Institute |
| 2017 | National Institute of Environmental Sciences/NIH, Special Emphasis Panel: Revolutionizing Innovating, Visionary Environmental, Health Research (RIVER) |
| 2019 | Ad Hoc Reviewer, Molecular Genetics A Study Section, NIH |
| 2020 | Member, NCI Program Project Review Committee |
| 2020 | Ad Hoc Reviewer, NIA Board of Scientific Counselor’s Meeting |
| 2021 | Ad Hoc Reviewer, Cancer Etiology Study Section, NCI/NIH |
| 2022 | Standing Member, Cancer Etiology Study Section, NCI/NIH |
| Editorial Boards | |
| 2015-2018 | Member, Editorial Board, Biophysical Chemistry |
| Professional Societies & Organizations | |
| 2009-present | Member, Italian Society of Biophysics and Molecular Biology |
| 2010-present | Member, American Society for Microbiology |
