Christian Marinaccio

Christian obtained his bachelor degree and master’s degree in Biotechnology and Molecular Medicine from the University of Bari “Aldo Moro” in 2009 and 2011. He developed his initial interest in hematological malignancies working under the supervision of Prof. Domenico Ribatti and Prof. Giorgina Specchia at Policlinic of Bari. After this experience, he decided to continue his education in the US by joining the Driskill Graduate program in Life Sciences at Northwestern University in Chicago.

During his Ph.D. program at Northwestern University, he joined the laboratory of Prof. John D Crispino which focuses on the study of hematological malignancies both at the basic and translational research level. Specifically, Christian studied the basic mechanisms by which myeloproliferative neoplasms progress to an aggressive form of acute myeloid leukemia.

After obtaining his Ph.D. in 2021, Christian joined the laboratory of Prof. Scott Armstrong at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School where he studies how epigenetic states of neonatal and adult hematopoietic stem cells affect pediatric and adult leukemia development.