Rosa Lapalombella

Dr. Rosa Lapalombella, Ph.D. is an assistant professor at The Ohio State University and has a strong history of translational medical research. Her research focus is on epigenetic alterations of cancer cells and the development of experimental therapeutics for hematologic disease. Her work has contributed to the translation of five therapeutic agents into clinical trials for CLL and has been reported in more than 40 articles in Cancer Discovery, Cancer Cell, Journal of Clinical Oncology, Leukemia and Blood.

Dr. Lapalombella earned her Ph.D. from the University of Bologna, Italy. Before her current appointment, she completed four years of postdoctoral training, followed by two-year appointments as a Research Scientist with PI status at The Ohio State University.