Dr. med. Kathrin Aprile von Hohenstaufen Puoti

Specialization in Haematology with a score of 70/70 with honours.

Specialization School in Haematology (Head of the Haematology unit Prof. G. Lambertenghi, School Director Associate Prof. A. Cortelezzi), Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico in Milan, University of Milan.

Qualification to practice the medical profession (University of Milan).

Physician in charge of the general practitioner clinics in Milan City Center and Segrate.

Fellow in the Bone Marrow Transplantation ward of the Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico in Milan-IT (Director Prof. G. Lambertenghi-Deliliers).

Rotations at the Surgical Departments and Internal Medicine Department of the Ospedale Sacco (Milan University).

Student and post-degree fellow, at the Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation (BMT) Unit of the Istituto Nazionale per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori in Milan-IT (Director Prof. P. Corradini).

Medical degree at the University of Milan, with a final score 110/110 with honours.

University matriculation at the Medical School of the Public University of Milan, (Università degli Studi Statale di Milano)

Project Leader Whole Genome Sequencing Programme at Swiss Medical Network/Genolier Innovation Hub -CH

Leader of multiple ongoing research projects on Covid19. Leadership of the multidisciplinary research initiative “Immediate” www.immed.app ; first public call to the Ministero della Salute and the media for the project “genomics of Covid19 patients and disease severity” (09 March 2020); establishment and coleadership of the EgyptCovid19hug (National genomic network for the study of genomics, transcriptomics and proteomics of Covid19 patients -partner covid19hg.org) in collaboration with Nottingham University (UK), Mansoura University (Egypt), Tanta University (Egypt), Finland Institute of Molecular Medicine (ref. Andrea Ganna – Broad Institute/FIMM; Yasser El-Sherbiny-Nottingham University). Co-applicant and grant winner of the EASI-genomics call for Covid19 https://www.easi-genomics.eu/home with a project on sequential transcriptomics assessments in Covid19 cases with different disease severity pictures, including longcovid (ref. Yasser El-Sherbiny- Nottingham University, Ivo Gut CNAG-CRG Spain).

Private practice outpatients private clinics Lombardy - Italy (including Columbus Clinic Center, via Buonarroti 48, Milan); telemedicine for the haematological private patients. Appointed as locum Consultant Hematologist at the San Carlo Hospital (Milan) in March 2020. Private practice set-up in Canton Ticino-Switzerland.

Senior Fellow in Medical Oncology, Lymphoma Group, University of Southampton (Prof. P. Johnson, Associate Professor A. Davies).

Sabbatical period. 20-22 June 2016 NGS procedures, Università dell’Insubria- Varese Italy.

Research Fellow at the Experimental Haematology Unit of the Saint James’ Hospital (Head Prof. Peter Hillmen) – University of Leeds (UK).

Senior Hematologist at the Division of Hematology of the Oncology Institute of Southern Switzerland, Bellinzona- CH (PD Dr G. Stuessi).

Reviewer activity: British Journal of Haematology, European Journal of Internal Medicine

Part-time emergency medical service (overlapping with the posts I have appointed as Haematologist-see below) at the Internal Medicine Units of the Istituto Auxologico Italiano in Milan City Center -IT.

Junior Hematologist at the Division of Hematology of the Oncology Institute of Southern Switzerland, Bellinzona- CH (PD Dr G. Stuessi)

Research Fellow at the Lymphoma Unit of the IOSI (Oncology Institute of Southern Switzerland; PD Dr E. Zucca), Bellinzona-CH

PhD student in Experimental Hematology (University of Milan), with the project proposal “Analysis of the gene expression and genomic changes arising in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) cells during progression in a prospective multicentre study”, tutor Professor A. Neri.

Haematologist, in the outpatients’ department for the treatment of acute leukemias - CLL- MDS, (Director Prof. A. Cortelezzi), at the Haematology I and Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit of the Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico of Milan.