Enrico Velardi, PhD
Education
Bambino Gesú Children Hospital (Italy), Principal Investigator (Present)
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Institute, Senior Research Scientist (2018)
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Institute, Research Fellow (2015)
University of Perugia (Italy), Research Fellow (2011)
University of Perugia, Doctor in Philosophy (2008)
University of Perugia, Master of Science (Molecular Biology) (2004)
University of Perugia, Bachelor of Science (Biology) (2002)
Bio
Dr. Enrico Velardi’s primary research focus is studying the mechanisms regulating damage and regeneration of the primary lymphoid organs (thymus and bone marrow) and in transferring this knowledge into improved therapies to promote immune reconstitution and increase quality of life and survival of cancer patients.
In particular, the work of Dr.Velardi’s team is focused on identifying therapeutic approaches to boost hematopoietic reconstitution through the use of basic research approaches, pre-clinical mouse models and comprehensive monitoring of immune reconstitution of transplanted patients.
Grants & Awards
2011 Italian Society of Pharmacology (SIF) award for abroad research.
2011 Italian Foundation for Cancer Research (FIRC) award for abroad research
2013 American Society of Blood and Marrow Transplantation New Investigator Award
2015 Weill Cornell Graduate School, Immunology and Microbial Pathogenesis Department, Outstanding Paper Award
2018 Amy Strelzer Manasevit Research Program Award
2018 Jon J. van Rood Award – Best Paper in the Immunology of Allogeneic Hematopoietic Transplantation
2019 My First AIRC Grant
2025 Rally Foundation - Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation: A Collaborative Pediatric Cancer Research Awards Program -Independent Investigator Grant