Affiliation: Institute of Biochemical and Biological Science (IBBC), National Research Council (CNR)

Dr. Lucà is a molecular biologist with a Ph.D. in Biomedical Science from K.U. Leuven medical school. Her research interest is focused on the mechanisms of metastasis in tumors using both in vivo and in vitro techniques, focusing on 3D assays. She has developed a new assay to study cancer metastasis spreading from primary tumors, based on 3D bioprinting of cancer spheroids and HUVEC cells. Dr. Lucà is currently a full-time scientific researcher at the Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology (IBBC) at the National Research Council. She is currently working on understanding the mechanism of tumor progression to translate it into developing preclinical models for tailored anti-cancer drugs therapy.