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Francesca Ciccarelli

Professor Francesca Ciccarelli

Professor of Cancer Genomics

Research interests

  • Cancer

Biography

Professor Francesca Ciccarelli is a Professor of Cancer Genomics within the Comprehensive Cancer Centre. She graduated in Pharmaceutical Chemistry at the University of Bologna and received a PhD in Natural Sciences from the University of Heidelberg. She worked under the supervision of Peer Bork at the EMBL where she studied the evolution of genomes using comparative genomics and phylogenetics.

In 2005, Francesca started her own group at the European Institute of Oncology in Milan. In 2014, she moved to King’s College London and since 2017 her group is seconded to the Francis Crick Institute in London. She is theme co-lead of the Cancer Research UK KHP Centre and of the City of London Major Centre. Francesca works with a multidisciplinary team of biologists, mathematicians, oncologists, engineers and computer scientists who apply molecular genetics, data analysis and theoretical modelling to study cancer biology.

    Research

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    Centre for Non-Equilibrium Science (CNES)

    CNES acts as an international hub for cross-disciplinary research in non-equilibrium science.

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    Programme in Gastrointestinal Cancer

    The Programme in GI Cancer focuses on GI tract diseases, mostly cancer and oesophago-gastric cancer. This group spans a broad field of interests, promoting collaborative working within KCL, nationally and internationally.

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    Ciccarelli Laboratory | Cancer Systems Biology Laboratory

    We study the drivers of cancer evolution from early transformation to response to therapy through the integration of computational and wet-lab approaches.

    News

    Uncovering cancer-immune system interactions could inform how patients respond to immunotherapy

    Researchers at King's College London and the Francis Crick Institute have revealed the complex interactions between cancer and the immune cells that surround...

    tumour cancer-immune system 780x450

    Kings researchers develop a new software for the analysis of multiplexed tissue imaging data

    A team of researchers from the Schools of Cancer & Pharmaceutical Sciences and Immunology and Microbial Sciences and the Cancer Systems Biology laboratory at...

    multiplexed tissue imaging data thumbnail

    Researchers investigate factors determining the response of colorectal cancer patients to immunotherapy

    Colorectal cancer is the cancer of the colon or rectum, which typically affects older adults but can occur at any age.

    colorectal cancer

    New AI research identifies rare cancer-causing genes

    Scientists have identified novel oncogenes in oesophageal cancer patients.

    cancer cells

    Features

    A day in the life at the Crick, featuring Professor Francesca Ciccarelli

    This month we had a chat with Professor Francesca Ciccarelli, who is currently seconded at the Francis Crick Institute. We asked Francesca a variety of...

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    5 minutes with Francesca Ciccarelli

    Francesca Ciccarelli is a Professor of Cancer Genomics within the School of Cancer & Pharmaceutical Sciences. We took 5 minutes with Francesca to learn more...

    Cancer Genomics

      Research

      cnes herox
      Centre for Non-Equilibrium Science (CNES)

      CNES acts as an international hub for cross-disciplinary research in non-equilibrium science.

      GI cancer programme 780x440
      Programme in Gastrointestinal Cancer

      The Programme in GI Cancer focuses on GI tract diseases, mostly cancer and oesophago-gastric cancer. This group spans a broad field of interests, promoting collaborative working within KCL, nationally and internationally.

      Ciccarelli Laboratory thumbnail 780x450
      Ciccarelli Laboratory | Cancer Systems Biology Laboratory

      We study the drivers of cancer evolution from early transformation to response to therapy through the integration of computational and wet-lab approaches.

      News

      Uncovering cancer-immune system interactions could inform how patients respond to immunotherapy

      Researchers at King's College London and the Francis Crick Institute have revealed the complex interactions between cancer and the immune cells that surround...

      tumour cancer-immune system 780x450

      Kings researchers develop a new software for the analysis of multiplexed tissue imaging data

      A team of researchers from the Schools of Cancer & Pharmaceutical Sciences and Immunology and Microbial Sciences and the Cancer Systems Biology laboratory at...

      multiplexed tissue imaging data thumbnail

      Researchers investigate factors determining the response of colorectal cancer patients to immunotherapy

      Colorectal cancer is the cancer of the colon or rectum, which typically affects older adults but can occur at any age.

      colorectal cancer

      New AI research identifies rare cancer-causing genes

      Scientists have identified novel oncogenes in oesophageal cancer patients.

      cancer cells

      Features

      A day in the life at the Crick, featuring Professor Francesca Ciccarelli

      This month we had a chat with Professor Francesca Ciccarelli, who is currently seconded at the Francis Crick Institute. We asked Francesca a variety of...

      genomics-hero-banner

      5 minutes with Francesca Ciccarelli

      Francesca Ciccarelli is a Professor of Cancer Genomics within the School of Cancer & Pharmaceutical Sciences. We took 5 minutes with Francesca to learn more...

      Cancer Genomics