Simone Di Franco, PhD Research Fellow at the Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Physiopathology at Di.Chir.On.S., was selected for the “Fondazione Carlo Chianello 2018” scholarship, awarded to the most deserving young researchers in the field of clinical and experimental oncology (Announcement of 08-10-2018, prot. n ° 75240). The research activity proposed by Dr. Di Franco will take place within the Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Physiopathology, directed by Prof. Giorgio Stassi, and will address the theme of “the role of adipose tissue in the progression of colorectal cancer”.