Cancer Biology & Genetics Program

The Andrea Ventura Lab

Research

Andrea Ventura, MD, PhD

One of the most exciting discoveries of the last two decades has been the identification of a large number of non-coding RNAs and the realization that they play essential roles in mammalian development and in diseases. Their study and the characterization of their contribution to the pathogenesis of human cancer is the central focus of our group. To learn more about our lab, please visit our blog and webpage at: www.venturalaboratory.com.

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At Work: Cancer Biologist Andrea Ventura

Andrea Ventura’s research is focused on microRNA expression, as he seeks to understand how small RNAs act on genes to promote or suppress cancer.

In the Lab

Disorderly DNA: Researchers Simulate a Common Cause of Lung Cancer

MSK scientists have created a mouse model that replicates a subtype of non-small cell lung cancer caused by a chromosomal rearrangement.

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A Look Inside the Geoffrey Beene Cancer Research Center

Watch our scientists discuss how the Geoffrey Beene Center helped Memorial Sloan Kettering establish a progressive approach to modern cancer research.

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Publications Highlights

Davide Pradella, Minsi Zhang, Rui Gao, Melissa A. Yao, Katarzyna M. Gluchowska, Ylenia Cendon-Florez, Tanmay Mishra, Gaspare La Rocca, Moritz Weigl, Ziqi Jiao, Hieu H. M. Nguyen, Marta Lisi, Mateusz M. Ozimek, Chiara Mastroleo, Kevin Chen, Felix Grimm, Jens Luebeck, Shu Zhang, Andrea Alice Zolli,Eric G. Sun,Bhargavi Dameracharla,Zhengqiao Zhao,Yuri Pritykin, Carlie Sigel and Andrea Ventura Engineered extrachromosomal oncogene amplifications promote tumorigenesis.Nature(2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-08318-8

Li X., Pritykin Y., Concepcion C.P., Lu Y., La Rocca G., Zhang M., King B., Cook P.J., Au Y. W., Popow O., Paulo J.A., Otis G.A., Mastroleo C., Ogrodowski P., Schreiner R., Haigis K.M., Betel D., Leslie C.S., Ventura A. High-Resolution In Vivo Identification of miRNA Targets by Halo-Enhanced Ago2 Pull-Down Molecular Cell, June 3, 2020 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molcel.2020.05.009 PMID:32497493

Perez AR, Pritykin Y, Vidigal JA, Chhangawala S, Zamparo L, Leslie CS, Ventura A. GuideScan software for improved single and paired CRISPR guide RNA design. Nat Biotechnol. 2017 Mar 6. doi: 10.1038/nbt.3804. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 28263296

Han YC, Vidigal JA, Mu P, Yao E, Singh I, González AJ, Concepcion CP, Bonetti C, Ogrodowski P, Carver B, Selleri L, Betel D, Leslie C, Ventura A. An allelic series of miR-17～92-mutant mice uncovers functional specialization and cooperation among members of a microRNA polycistron. Nat Genet. 2015 Jun 1. doi: 10.1038/ng.3321. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 26029871.

Danilo Maddalo, Eusebio Manchado, Carla P. Concepcion, Ciro Bonetti, Joana A. Vidigal, Yoon-Chi Han, Paul Ogrodowski, Alessandra Crippa, Natasha Rekhtman, Elisa de Stanchina, Scott W. Lowe, and Andrea Ventura. In vivo engineering of oncogenic chromosomal rearrangements with the CRISPR/Cas9 system. Nature. 2014 Oct 22.

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People

Andrea Ventura, MD, PhD

Cancer biologist Andrea Ventura studies non-coding RNAs in cancer and development
MD, Catholic University of Rome (Italy)
PhD, European Institute of Oncology (Milan Italy), Open University (London, UK)
Postdoctoral, Center for Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA)

venturaa@mskcc.org: Email Address
646-888-3068: Office Phone
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Members

Andrea Ventura

Ylenia Cendon Florez

Research Scholar

Ziqi Jiao

GSK Graduate Student

Chiara Mastroleo

Research Technician, Sr.

Mateusz Ozimek

Research Technician

Davide Pradella

Research Associate

Moritz Weigl

Research Scholar

Melissa Yao

GSK Graduate Student

Paul Ogrodowski

Research Assistant

Ciro Bonetti

Research Fellow

Carla P. Concepcion

Postdoctoral Fellow

Joana DeCampos Vidigal

Postdoctoral Fellow

Raymond Wu

PhD Student

Ram Kannan

Research Fellow

Xiaoyi Li

Postdoctoral Fellow, Jay Shendure Lab, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Danilo Maddalo

Lab Head, ONC Pharmacology Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research

Turgut Dogruluk

Postdoctoral Fellow

Stephanie Cervino

Administrative Assistant

Rui Gao

Patent Law Clerk at Arnold and Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, Washington, DC

Yoon-Chi Han

Research Fellow

Kim Huensuk

Research Fellow

Francesca Infante

Administrative Assistant

Ji Eun Lee

Postdoc

Ping Mu

Graduate Student

Evelyn Yao

Graduate Student

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Research Technician position

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Office Phone
646-422-0871

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Disclosures

Members of the MSK Community often work with pharmaceutical, device, biotechnology, and life sciences companies, and other organizations outside of MSK, to find safe and effective cancer treatments, to improve patient care, and to educate the health care community. These activities outside of MSK further our mission, provide productive collaborations, and promote the practical application of scientific discoveries.

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