Prof. Dr. Christian Frezza - Curriculum Vitae
Education and professional career
Education and Professional Career
2021 – present: W3 Professor, Alexander von Humboldt Professor, University of Cologne
2017 – present: Program Leader, Program Leader in Cancer Metabolism MRC Cancer Unit, Hutchison/MRC Research Centre, University of Cambridge
2012 – 2017: Program Leader, Program leader track MRC Cancer Unit, Hutchison/MRC Research Centre, University of Cambridge
2008 – 2012: Post-doctoral scientist, Supervisor: Prof. Eyal Gottlieb, Tumour Metabolism Department, The Beatson Institute for Cancer Research, Glasgow, UK
2004 – 2008: Doctorate, Supervisor: Luca Scorrano, Ph.D. in Biosciences (Neurobiology), University of Padova, Italy Stages of academic/professional career
2004 – 2008: PhD Fellow, Supervisor: Prof. Luca Scorrano, School of Biosciences, program in Neurobiology, University of Padova, Italy
2003 – 2004: Research Fellow, Glaucoma Research Foundation USA, Dulbecco-Telethon Institute, Venetian Institute of Molecular Medicine, Supervisor: Prof. Luca Scorrano
2002 – 2003: Research Scientist, Supervisors: Dr. Stefano Poli and Dr. Luca Zambelli, Research & Development laboratory, Galentis Medicinal Chemistry S.p.A., Italy
1997 – 2002: Master of Science, Medicinal Chemistry, University of Padova, Italy
Awards, Distinctions and Scientific Activities
2025 – present: Member of the SIRIC Montpellier Cancer Scientific Advisory Board
2024 – present: Member of Babraham Institute's Science and Impact Advisory Committee
2024 – present: Ad hoc Evaluator of the LS4 panel, ERC synergy grant
2023 – present: Member of the LS4 panel, ERC starting grant
2022 – present: Editorial Board of Cancer & Metabolism
2022: Co-chair and Co-organizer of FEBS ageing meeting, Innsbruck, Austria
2022: Co-chair and Co-organizer of EACR Cancer Metabolism Meeting, Bilbao, Spain
2021 – present: Editorial Board of American Journal of Physiology
2020: Co-chair and Co-organizer of Cancer & Metabolism Abcam Meeting, London, UK
2020: Co-session chair of EMBO Meeting Life 2020, Tampere, Finland (postponed due to Covid)
2020: Co-organiser of EACR Cancer Metabolism Meeting, Bilbao, Spain (postponed due to Covid)
2019 – present: Editorial Board Member of Nucleic Acid Research Cancer
2019: Guest Editor of British Journal of Cancer
2019: Co-organizer of Cambridge Metabolic Network Conference, Cambridge, UK
2018: Member of the steering committee, Cancer Prevention and Nutrition Conference, Ludwig Cancer Research, London, UK
2017 – present: Scientific Adviser, Istesso, London, UK
2017 – 2022: Scientific Advisory Board, Owlstone, Cambridge, UK
2017: Guest Editor of Disease Models and Mechanisms
2013 – present: Member of the editorial board of Biochemical Journal
2014 – present: Assistant editor of Molecular & Cellular Oncology