Name and Surname: Mario Vincenzo Di Iorio\nDate and place of birth: 15th August 1975, Lucera, FG (ITALY)\nWork Address: Molecular Medicine Department, University of\nPadova, Via Gabelli, 63, 35121 Padova\n\n46 Pubblications; 2186 Citations, H-INDEX: 18\n\n2003 Scuola di Specializzazione in “Genetica Applicata” (3 years post-doctoral\ndegree) at University of Rome “La Sapienza”, Italy (70/70 with honors).\n1999 Italian degree in Biological Science (5 years course) at University of Rome\n“La Sapienza”, Italy (110/110 with honors).\n1994 Maturita’ Classica at Liceo Ginnasio Statale “R. Bonghi” (Lucera, FG).\nAWARDS, HONORS, POSITIONS AND WORK EXPERIENCE\n2021 Associate Professor of Genetic and Microbiology at the Department of\nMolecular Medicine, University of Padua\n2020 Managing Biologist (Level I), Clinical Genetics Unit, University Hospital\nof Padua.\n2018 Renewal of AFM Grant (20687): “Advanced therapy medicinal products\nfor the treatment of ocular defects in Ectrodactyly-Ectodermal Dysplasia-\nClefting (EEC) syndrome”.\n2018 Recipient of the grant from the Italian Ministry of Health (RF-2016-\n02361159): “Advanced therapy medicinal products for the treatment of\nocular defects in Ectrodactyly-Ectodermal Dysplasia-Clefting (EEC)\nsyndrome”.\n2017 Award of National Academic Scientific Qualification to the functions of\nassociate professor for “Genetica (05/I1)” and “Scienze delle professioni\nsanitarie e delle tecnologie mediche applicate (06/N1)”.\n2017 Recipient of AFM Grant (20687): “Advanced therapy medicinal products\nfor the treatment of ocular defects in Ectrodactyly-Ectodermal Dysplasia-\nClefting (EEC) syndrome”.\n2015-2018 Member of the “Technical and Sanitary Committee” of the Ministry of\nHealth, Roma.\n2015 Recipient of ex-60% funds (60A07-5935/15): "Accelerated ageing and\ndefects in proliferation, differentiation and stratification of p63-mutant-\nstem cells are restored through a siRNA-based approach: a promising\ntherapeutic option for corneal disorders in EEC patients".\n2015 Recipient of the grant “Progetti di Ricerca di Ateneo” (PRAT\nCPDA159895): “Promising gene-based therapeutic approaches to correct\nocular surface disorders in EEC patients”, University of Padova.\n2014 Recipient of ex-60% funds (60A07-4372/14): "Gene therapy approach\nthrough siRNA against p63 mutants to correct ocular surface disorders in\nEctrodactyly-Ectodermal displasya-Clefting (EEC) syndrome".\n2014: Collaborator of the grant “Progetti di Ricerca di Ateneo” (PRAT\nCPDA132881): “Innovative method for the treatment of total limbal stem\ncells deficiency through a tissue-engineered hemicornea: animal model”,\nUniversity of Padova.\n2013 Recipient of the grant from the Associazione RP Triveneto: “Retinitis\nPigmentosa: clinical and molecular diagnosis of disease genes through\nNext Generation Sequencing (NGS) and developing of innovative cell and\ngene therapy strategies.”.\n2013-present Member of the Ethics Committee of “Istituto Oncologico Veneto-IRCCS”\n(IOV), Padova.\n2013-present Adjunct professor of Genetic and Microbiology at Molecular Medicine\nDepartment, University of Padova.\n2012-present Executive Biologist (Level I), Microbiology and Virology Unit, Azienda\nOspedaliera, Padova: co-responsible of the Quality Management.\n2012-2016 Collaborator and Quality Control consultant at the Cell Factory of\nFondazione Banca degli Occhi del Veneto-Onlus (Venice, Italy).\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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