We support the research with design

Since 1965 AIRC Foundation for Cancer Research has supported innovative scientific projects through transparent and constant fundraising, sharing scientific information, promoting the culture of prevention. It counts on 4.5 million supporters, 20,000 volunteers and 17 regional committees that guarantee over 5,000 researchers the necessary resources to bring the results from the laboratory to the patient in the shortest possible time. In 55 years of commitment, AIRC has distributed over 1 billion and seven hundred million euros for the financing of cancer research.

Manuela Sollazzo, 33 years old, is one of the researchers that AIRC supported through a scholarship. Born in the province of Reggio Calabria, Manuela Sollazzo moved to Bologna where she graduated in health biology in 2014. The premature death of a loved one convinced her to devote herself to cancer research. Being able to contribute is the biggest motivation that drives her to do this job.

Her project scope is inhibiting some signaling pathways activated in tumor cells after treatment with currently available therapies and which very often fail to completely eradicate tumor progression. "I hope this study will lead to the development of new combination therapies that can be easily translated into clinical practice."