Prof. Umberto Malapelle, University Federico II of Naples, Naples, Italy, Department of Public Health
Prof. Umberto Malapelle is currently the Chair of the Predictive Molecular Pathology Laboratory at the Department of Public Health, Naples, and the Scientific Secretary of the International Society of Liquid Biopsy. His main research interest is in the field of genomic biomarkers validation and testing for predictive information in the field of lung cancer, metastatic colorectal cancer, melanoma and gastrointestinal stromal tumor. Moreover, he has developed skills in tailoring next-generation assays for a number of different applications. Primarily, these are focused on the detection of clinically relevant alterations (e.g., EGFR mutations, ALK translocation, PD-L1 expression) in the routine setting, including handling of different sample types, such as tissues and/or liquid biopsy specimens.
