1997 Graduated in Surgical Oncology, School of Surgical Oncology, University of Pavia
1991 M.D. summa cum laude, School of Medicine, University “Federico II”, Naples, Italy
1990 Erasmus Fellow, Catholic University of Leuven, Brussels, Belgium

2007 Senior Group Leader, Unit of Immuno-Biotherapy of Melanoma and Solid Tumors, Program of Immunology and Bio Immunotherapy and Gene Therapy of Cancer, Division of Molecular Oncology, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
2004-present Professore a contratto: Immunotherapy of solid tumors. School of Medicine, Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele 
2003 Junior Group leader, Cancer gene therapy Unit, Program of Immunology and Bio Immunotherapy and Gene Therapy of Cancer, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
1998 FIRC post-doctoral Fellow Cancer Immunotherapy and Gene Therapy Program, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
 

Since 2016 President of the Network Italiano per la Bioterapia dei Tumori (NIBIT)
Since 2007 Active Member, American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
2004 Founder and Member, Network Italiano per la Bioterapia dei Tumori (NIBIT)