Barbara Guerra Ph.D

Dr. Barbara Guerra is Associate Professor at the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Southern Denmark. She obtained her Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Cell Biology in 1998 from the University of Southern Denmark based on studies on the structure, function and regulation of selected protein kinases. Subsequently, as a postdoc at the same University, she investigated the role of protein phosphorylation in the regulation of intracellular processes. In 2001 as Assistant Professor, she moved to the research group of Jean Y.J. Wang at the University of California-San Diego, USA where she studied the regulation of cell cycle progression and the influence of DNA damaging agents on human cancer cells survival and proliferation. She returned to the University of Southern Denmark in 2003 as Associate Professor carrying on her research activities in the field of cancer cell biology through the support from various Danish foundations and private donations. In 2006, she has been awarded a teaching price from the Faculty of Natural Sciences at the University of Southern Denmark for her commitment and engagement. She has supervised more than 60 Bachelor-, Master-, Ph.D. students and postdocs and established numerous national and international collaborations. Since 2010, she is elected member of the Faculty Ph.D. committee and head of the Department Ph.D. committee. Since 2012, she is elected member of the Institute Council and invited member of the editorial board of Oncology Reports.