I am Paolo a first-year student at the Karolinska Institutet pursuing a Master Degree in Biomedicine.

During my studies I have become passionate and fascinated by how the human body works and how science can help improve people’s health by discovering novel therapeutics. My vocation is to serve others: I like helping people and using my spare time to do so. In fact, I became a red cross rescuer in 2021.

Academically, I am specifically interested in discovering new treatments and cures to improve the life of those who suffer because of an illness. I feel lucky because what I am currently studying is exactly the topic that triggers my curiosity the most. As a researcher, I enjoy digging deeper into the root causes of certain illnesses, like cancer and better understanding how cutting-edge science may find better alternatives to existing treatments.

So this is one of the reasons why I have decided to open “OnkologiK”, for me it is a chance to improve my knowledge and at the same time it is an opportunity for getting informed about these topics without be presumptuous. This is not a website targeted to doctors, researchers,  but it’s for the lay public and for people curious like me. 

Hopefully one day I may contribute to frontier research, which could potentially save lives, making even a small impact in the field of medicine would mean a lot to me!