Flow cytometry application in hematological malignancies of childhood

The PhD research work was performed, for the first part (1 year) at the Pediatric Haematology-Oncology Department, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia University and for the second part (2 years) at the Pediatric Haematology-Oncology Department, Padova University, two excellent setting for a specialized training in pediatric haematology-oncology. The PhD program was targeted in both a clinical and laboratory research experience in order to perform a translational research on pediatric patients affected by a wide range of hematological disorders, both malignant and non-malignant. The efforts were coordinated to study the biology and therapy of pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL), Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) and Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS).