Dario Longo
FAIR Speaker, “PET is Wonderful” 2022

Prof. Dario Longo received his PhD in Biochemical Sciences from the University of Turin, Italy, in 2007. After working as a post-doctoral researcher in the MRI preclinical field at the Molecular Imaging Center of the University of Turin, he joined the National Research Council of Italy in 2014. Presently, he is the Head of the Research Unit of Torino of the Institute of Biostructures and Bioimaging (IBB) of the CNR and adjunct lecturer in Cancer Imaging at the University of Turin.
His research aims to develop novel MRI-based methods for characterising tumour microenvironment properties (acidosis, vascularisation, hypoxia) in murine tumour models and developing and validating non-invasive MRI procedures and probes for improving diagnosis and assessment of treatment effects with a special focus on tumour metabolism and on antiangiogenic drugs. Dr Longo’s studies also focus on assessing pH imaging as a novel biomarker in cancer and in renal diseases. He also is involved in developing tools for improving the “FAIRification” (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable) of medical image datasets within the Open Science concept, leading the Data Management working group for the Euro-BioImaging Research Infrastructure.
Dario Longo is co-author of nearly 90 peer-reviewed paper and he is serving as Board Member for the European Society of Molecular Imaging (ESMI).