Alessandro Vindigni, PhD

Alessandro Vindigni, PhD

Principal Investigator, Professor of Medicine, Pathology and Immunology

Director, Center for Genome Integrity
Siteman Cancer Center

I completed my graduate training in Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics in Italy at the University of Padua and my postdoctoral training at Washington University School of Medicine in Saint Louis. In 2002, I was appointed Group Leader in Genome Stability at the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), which is an intergovernmental organization aligned with the United Nations system and based in Trieste, Italy. In 2011, I relocated to Saint Louis University School of Medicine, where I worked as Professor of Biochemistry and Director of the Graduate Program in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Since 2015, I have been serving as Co-Leader of the DNA Metabolism and Repair (DMR) program of the Siteman Cancer Center at Washington University School of Medicine. In 2019, I accepted my current position as Professor of Medicine, Pathology and Immunology at Washington University School of Medicine with the goal of fostering interactions and new collaborations between laboratories working in the closely related areas of DNA damage response, DNA replication and repair, telomere biology, and gene regulation. I have always been fascinated by the mechanisms that bridge DNA and people together! Outside the lab, I enjoy running, going to art exhibits and spending time with my family!