Paola Quattroni

Paola is a Research Funding Manager in the Research and Innovation department of Cancer Research UK (CRUK). She oversees CRUK’s policy on data sharing and preservation and coordinates most of the open science activities across the organization. Paola is responsible for ensuring that research data are managed appropriately and are shared to maximize reuse. She has a background in microbiology and pharmacology and prior to joining Cancer Research UK she worked in open science publishing. Paola has shared with us her expertise on data sharing – a crucial aspect of research, especially for collaborative projects, and on funding at CRUK, which champions research collaboration by providing dedicated funding mechanisms such as the Catalyst award.