Education
About
Bachelor of Science; Master of Molecular Biology; Doctor of Philosophy
Marta has a strong scientific background, having graduated with a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Molecular Biology at the University of Milan, Italy. During her Master degree, she spent one year at University College London, working on viral-vector development for drug-delivery. In 2018, she completed her PhD at the University of Cambridge on targeted therapies and soon after, she started a research associate position in collaboration between Cambridge University and the Uganda Cancer Institute in Kampala.
During her time working between Kampala and Cambridge, she was leading a team on endemic Burkitt Lymphoma (eBL). Currently, she is developing a biomarker detection assay to facilitate early eBL diagnosis associated with EBV and malaria infection in low- and middle-income countries.
Alongside her scientific career, she has founded an NGO in Uganda, called Fund A Future, that promotes education and healthcare for disadvantaged children. She has recently published a book on HPV vaccine awareness which is currently distributed in school and health centre across Uganda.
