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Alessandra Cesano, M.D., Ph.D.

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Chief Operating Officer

Alessandra Cesano

Alessandra Cesano joined Nodality in 2008 as Chief Medical Officer. In November 2010, she assumed additional responsibilities as Chief Operating Officer. From 2006 until joining Nodality she was at Biogen Idec as Vice President and Medical Officer, Oncology Medical Research. Alessandra has over 15 years experience within the biotech / pharmaceutical industry concentrating in oncology pre-clinical research at The Wistar Institute (Philadelphia, PA), clinical development at both SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals (Collegeville, PA) and Amgen Inc. Along her career path, Alessandra has authored over 85 articles for research publications and is co-inventor in five patents. Alessandra is a board certified medical oncologist and holds a PhD in tumor Immunology. She previously held visiting professor and adjunct assistant professor status for the University of Turin (Turin, Italy) and University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA) respectively. Alessandra is fluent in Italian, French, and English.