Dr. Marco Ruella

Associate Professor

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Biography

Marco Ruella, MD, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine. He specializes in hematological cancers, focusing on lymphoma and leukemia treatments through innovative immunotherapy approaches. Dr. Ruella completed his medical degree at the University of Torino, Italy. He has been instrumental in the development of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapies, working on solutions to overcome relapse in patients with refractory leukemia and lymphoma. His earlier roles include serving as an attending physician in the Hematology Cell Therapy Division at Mauriziano Hospital and a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Pennsylvania. Over his career, he has received various prestigious awards, including the SITC EMD Serono Cancer Immunotherapy Clinical Fellowship and the NIH K99/R00 Pathway Independence Award. He is a Senior Editor for the journal Molecular Cancer Therapeutics and has played a significant role in shaping cellular therapy committees within the SITC and ASH organizations. Additionally, Dr. Ruella is the founder of viTToria Biotherapeutics, focusing on developing advanced CAR T-cell therapies for cancer and autoimmune diseases.

Research Interests

Experience

Associate Professor

2018-01-01 — Present

University of Pennsylvania • Philadelphia, PA

Associate Professor in Medicine specializing in hematologic cancers and immunotherapy.

Post-doctoral Fellow

2012-01-01 — 2015-01-01

University of Pennsylvania • Philadelphia, PA

Worked in the Center for Cellular Immunotherapies.

Attending Physician

— Present

Mauriziano Hospital • Torino, Italy

Physician in the Hematology Cell Therapy Division.

Awards

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SITC EMD Serono Cancer Immunotherapy Clinical Fellowship

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AACR-Bristol Myers Squibb Oncology Fellowship Clinical Cancer Research

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ASH Scholar Award

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NIH K99/R00 Pathway Independence Award

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ISNAFF “Paola Campese” Award for Leukemia Research

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Cancer Support Community Award

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ASH Joanne Levy, MD, Memorial Award for Outstanding Achievement

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Gilead Sciences Research Scholar Hematology/Oncology

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Leukemia Lymphoma Society Translational Research Program grant

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Alan Steinberg Award

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NIH R01 Research Project Grant

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NIH R37 MERIT Award

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NIH P01 Research Program Project Grant

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Membership in the American Society for Clinical Investigation

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Penn Inventor of the Year

Requirements for University of Pennsylvania

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.6
GRE General
Verbal
Required:162
Quantitative
Required:162
Overall
Required:162
GMAT
Total Score
Required:728
Overall
Required:728
TOEFL
Total
Required:115
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree or equivalent Strong quantitative background
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