DrMarzia Pendino
Lecturer
School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences
BIOGRAPHY
Dr Marzia Pendino is a Lecturer in the School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences at RCSI, Dublin, and International College of Pharmaceutical Innovation (ICPI) at Soochow University, China. She holds a degree in Pharmacy from the University of Parma, Italy, and was awarded an Erasmus+ scholarship to undertake research at University College Cork, where she worked on the design and development of dissolvable microneedle platforms for transdermal drug delivery.
Dr Pendino completed her PhD in Pharmacology and Cancer Biology at University College Dublin, supported by an Irish Research Council / Enterprise Partnership Scholarship in collaboration with Breakthrough Cancer Research. Her doctoral research investigated the therapeutic potential of cannabinoids in uveal melanoma.
Following her PhD, she joined RCSI as a postdoctoral researcher and currently leads research focused on developing novel therapeutic strategies for colorectal cancer. Her work also explores epigenetic alterations in inflammatory bowel disease, particularly ulcerative colitis, to identify methylation-based biomarkers that may support personalised treatment approaches. In addition, she is actively involved in public and patient engagement initiatives related to bowel cancer research.
DEGREES
- PhDUniversity College Dublin, Dublin1 Apr 2020 - 31 Jul 2024
CERTIFICATIONS
- Professional Certificate in Training on Experimental Animal Use, Regulations and Procedures (TEARAP)University College Dublin
- Laboratory Animal Science Training (LAST) IrelandUniversity College Dublin
- Level 1 Food Safety Training based on FSAI GuidelinesUniversity College Cork
- Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), Quality Assurance, Risk Management, Validation and Contamination Control CertificationUniversity College Cork
- Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA)University College Dublin
- Public Science CommunicationUniversity College Dublin