CELLA Laura was born in Naples on 24th of July 1972. 

 Educations and academic degrees

2017: Award of the National Scientific Qualification (art.16 of the law 30 December 2010, n.240) from the Italian Ministry of Education, Universities and Research (MIUR) as Full Professor in Italian Universities (Applied Physics- D.D. 1532/2016)

2013: Award of the National Scientific Qualification (art.16 of the law 30 December 2010, n.240) from the Italian Ministry of Education, Universities and Research (MIUR) as Associate Professor in Italian Universities (Applied Physics)

2003: Specialist in medical physics. Three-years Post-graduate Program in Medical Physics, University of Rome "La Sapienza" Topic: Biodosimetry in breast cancer patients.

1997: Laurea Degree in Physics (cum laude) - University of Naples "Federico II" Thesis: The effect of track structure on the induction of chromosomal aberrations in murine cells.

 Research areas:

The research activities focus on:

- imaging, planning, delivery and verification of external beam radiotherapy, including intensity-modulated, and particle beam radiotherapy

- quantitative analyses and modeling radiation induced  normal tissue effects

- development of novel radiation detectors

 Present position

2001 – current: Research Scientist  Institute for Biostructure and Bioimages (IBB),  National Council of Research (CNR), Italy

2003 – current: Consultant Medical Physicist at the University Hospital of Naples, Italy

 Previous positions

2000-2001: Research Fellow at Physics Department , University of Naples "Federico II". Subject: Biodosimetry and radiotherapy optimization in breast and lung cancer

1999 - 2000: Research Fellow at Department of Radiation Medicine, Paul Scherrer Institut, Villigen, Zurich. (CH). Subject: Proton dosimetry and radiotherapy

1998 - 1999: Research Fellow at Division de Radio-Oncologie, Hopital Universitaire de Geneve (CH). Subject: Photon dosimetry and radiotherapy

Teaching courses and supervision

2016-current Adjunct Professor,  School of Medicine, University of Naples

2013-2016 Adjunct Professor,  School of Medical Physics, University of Naples

2009-2011 Adjunct Professor, Degree Course for Radiologic Technologists, Seconda Università degli Studi di Napoli

Supervisor for 4 completed M.Sc in Physics at University of Naples Federico II and at University of Trento.

Supervisor for 1 PhD student for the International PhD program on Novel Technologies for Materials, Sensors and Imaging at University of Naples Federico II

Grants and clinical trials

2017-2019 INFN project CSN V: Modeling and Verification for Ion beam Treatment planning (MoVeIT). WP2 leader.

2014 “Short-term mobility” grant from Italian National Research Council. Visiting scientist  at Department of Medical Physics Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (New York, USA). Research program: Complication probabilities models for radiation-induced lung and heart toxicities in Hodgkin’s lymphoma survivors. Application of statistical learning methods.

2012-2016 Project FIRB from Italian Ministry for Education and Research (MIUR) RBFR10Q0PT  “DROPS” (Principal Investigator) (2012-2016).

2012-2016 POR Campania 2012 (n. 124 del 24 luglio 2013). Decorrenza 06/ 2013

2011 Project FIRB from Italian Ministry for Education and Research (MIUR) RBNE08YFN3 “MERIT” (2011)

2006-2012 Equal Estro EGF 102988 Phase III Head and Neck Clinical Trial conducted by GlaxoSmithKline (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier NCT00424255, Site number: 32110).

2002-2016 Project FIRB from Italian Ministry for Education and Research (MIUR) RBNE015AKZ

 Scientific journal involvements

2018 –current, Editorial Board Member for Scientific Report, Nature Research

2019-current, Associate Editors for Physica Medica, European Journal of Medical physics, Elsevier

Reviewer for several international radiotherapy and medical physics journals including Radiotherapy and Oncology, International Journal of  Radiation Oncology, Biology and Physics, Radiation Oncology , Acta Oncologica, The British Journal of Radiology, Physica Medica, PlosOne, Zeitschrift für Medizinische Physik.

 Professional membership & associations:

ESTRO member, ASTRO Member, ILROG Council Member, National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN), Italy