CARRO MARIA STELLA

EDUCATION
2023–present – Abilitation in General and Clinical Pathology (06/A2), Italy
2019 – Abilitation, Experimental Medicine, University of Freiburg
2002 – PhD in Developmental Biology, University of Milan
1998 – MSc in Biology, University of Insubria
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
1 Sept 2024 – Present
Assistant Professor (RTDb), Laboratory of General Pathology and Immunology, Department of Medicine and Technological Innovation, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
1 Oct 2012 – 31 Aug 2024
Group Leader, Neuro-oncology Unit, Department of Neurosurgery, University Medical Center Freiburg, Germany
1 Oct 2009 – 30 Sept 2012
Team Leader, Neuro-oncology Laboratory, Department of Neurosurgery, University Medical Center Freiburg, Germany
1 Sept 2005 – 30 Sept 2009
Postdoctoral Research Scientist, ICG, Columbia University, New York, USA
1 June 2002 – 31 Aug 2005
Postdoctoral Researcher, IEO (European Institute of Oncology), Milan, Italy
1 Nov 1998 – 30 June 2002
PhD Candidate, Department of Functional and Structural Biology, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
1) Ferrarese, R. et al. and Carro M.S. ZBTB18 regulates cytokine expression and affects microglia/macrophage recruitment and commitment in glioblastoma. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-024-07144-y
2) R. Ferrarese et al. and M.S. Carro. ZBTB18 inhibits SREBP-dependent lipid synthesis by counteracting CTBPs and KDM1A/LSD1 activity in glioblastoma. doi: 10.26508/lsa.202201400.
3) A. P Masilamani et al. and M. S. Carro. Calpain-mediated cleavage generates a ZBTB18 N-terminal product that regulates HIF1A signaling and glioblastoma metabolism. doi:10.1016/j.isci.2022.104625.
4) Fedele V. et al. and Carro MS. Epigenetic regulation of ZBTB18 promotes glioblastoma progression. doi: 10.1158/1541-7786.MCR-16-0494.
5) Ferrarese R. et al. and Carro MS*, Bredel M*.Lineage-specific splicing of a brain-enriched alternative exon promotes glioblastoma progression. doi: 10.1172/JCI68836.