Scientific Advisory Board Member – RNA Biology & Translational Oncology
Editor-in-Chief, Cancer Gene Therapy (Nature Portfolio)
Dr. Leandro Castellano is a molecular biologist specializing in RNA biology and cancer. He obtained his PhD in Human Biology and Genetics from the University of Rome “La Sapienza” and has held academic positions at Imperial College London and the University of Sussex.
He is currently Head of the Department of Biochemistry and Biomedicine and Reader (Associate Professor) in RNA Biology at the University of Sussex, co-Director of the Sussex RNA Research Centre, and holds an honorary position at Imperial College London. His research focuses on microRNAs and non-coding RNAs in epithelial cancer development and progression.
He serves as Editor-in-Chief of Cancer Gene Therapy (Nature Portfolio).