Valentina De Pascale

University of Florence, Istituti Fisioterapici Ospitalieri

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Valentina De Pascale is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of robotics, precision agriculture, and oncology. Her work is defined by two seemingly disparate yet equally impactful domains: sustainable agricultural automation and liquid biopsy for cancer detection. In her landmark 2020 paper, "AgroBot Smash a Robotic Platform for the Sustainable Precision Agriculture," she introduced a novel robotic platform designed to enhance crop management while minimizing environmental impact—a contribution that has garnered 12 citations and laid the groundwork for eco-friendly farming technologies. More recently, De Pascale has ventured into oncological innovation with her 2025 study, "Circulating HPVDNA in patients undergoing transoral robotic surgery for oropharyngeal cancer: liquid biopsy could identify molecular residual disease." This work, with 7 citations, demonstrates the potential of liquid biopsies to detect residual cancer cells after robotic surgery, offering a non-invasive tool for monitoring disease recurrence. By bridging agricultural robotics and cancer diagnostics, De Pascale exemplifies translational research at its finest, leveraging robotic platforms to solve critical challenges in both food security and human health.