Maria Sibilia
- Professor of Cellular and Molecular Tumorbiology, Head of the Center for Cancer Research at the Medical University of Vienna
Maria Sibilia is professor for Cellular and Molecular Tumorbiology and the director of the Center for Cancer Research at the Medical University of Vienna. Her research focuses on the molecular understanding how EGFR signaling leads to tumor development by investigating the cell-specific role of EGFR signaling in cancer cells and myeloid cells and their complex interaction. Moreover, she exploits novel immunomodulatory concepts to render tumors more sensitive to current therapies with the ultimate goal is to translate this knowledge to patients to develop more effective personalized treatments for cancer.
She serves in various professional biomedical research and advisory boards and is an elected EMBO member and a full member of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW). She has received several prizes and awards like advanced ERC grant, the Vienna Prize for Medical Sciences, Alois Sonnleitner Prize for cancer research, and the knighthood title of Commander (Commendatore) from the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic for outstanding scientific achievements.