Educational background
01/11/2022-ongoing. PhD candidate in Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Pharmacology and Toxicology, XXXVIII° Cycle, within the Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences (DIMEVET), Bioscience and Biotechnology Service (BSBT), University of Bologna.
Project Title: Development of innovative and highly performing diagnostic techniques in the field of veterinary pharmacology and toxicology and in support of internal and transnational medicine
Supervisor: Prof. Andrea Barbarossa.
Research Activity Abroad
01/11/2024 -28/02/2025. Research activity at the Division of Veterinary Pharmacotherapy and Pharmacy, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University.
Objective of the experience: Training in computational modeling of pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic (PK/PD) data, as well as physiologically based kinetic and dynamic (PBPK) modeling for risk assessment.
Research project: Validation of a PK/PD model for ampicillin therapy in hospitalized foals.
Supervisor: Prof. Ronette Gehring.
01/11/2023-28/02/2024. PhD Visiting at the Department of Pharmacology, CIC-1901, Pharmacokinetics, and Therapeutic Drug Monitoring Unit, Hospital Pitié Salpêtrière, AP-HP, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France.
Objective of the experience: Exploring tips and tricks from human medicine to introduce and implement therapeutic antibiotic monitoring in veterinary clinical practices.
Research Project: Utilization of micro-sampling techniques, such as Dried Plasma Spot, for antibiotic therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) in human plasma.
Accademic experience
Since 2021, she has been assisting with laboratory work focused on students' thesis preparation and the completion of curricular internships at the Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Food Chemistry (FTCA) Unit of BSBT.
01/03/2021-31/10/22. Winner of the research scholarship entitled ‘‘Study of cell permeability following exposure to emerging mycotoxins’’ within the DIMEVET. Supervisor: Prof. Andrea Barbarossa.
Obtained Titles
June 2021. Qualification to the profession of Biologist A in the University of Parma.
12/10/2020. Master’s degree in Animal Biotechnology within the Department of Medical Veterinary Sciences of the University of Bologna (DIMEVET) with grade 110/110 cum laude.
26/02/2018. Bachelor’s degree in Toxicology at the University of Cagliari (Faculty of Biology and Pharmacy) with grade: 109/110.
July-September 2017. Internship at the Laboratory of Toxicology - Service of Drug Addiction, in Cagliari.
Other activities:
February 2023-ongoing. Member of the Italian professional society of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology.
Awards and Recognitions for Scientific Activity
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Antibiotics Best Paper Award for the publication “The Use of Antibiotics and Antimicrobial Resistance in Veterinary Medicine, a Complex Phenomenon: A Narrative Review.”
Caneschi, A.; Bardhi, A.; Barbarossa, A.; Zaghini, A. Antibiotics 2023, 12, 487. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics12030487
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Young Researcher Award – 78th SISVET Congress, for the publication “A Laboratory Protocol for Routine Therapeutic Drug Monitoring of Beta-Lactam Antimicrobials in Horses and Dogs.”
Bardhi, A.; Lanci, A.; Mannini, A.; Castagnetti, C.; Barbarossa, A. Antibiotics 2025, 14, 390. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics14040390
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Young Researcher Award of the Italian Society of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology (SIFTVet) 2025, for the publication “The Suitability of Dried Blood Spot Sampling for Pharmacokinetic Studies in Veterinary Medicine.”
Bardhi, A.; Barbarossa, A.; Joubert, A.; Gehring, R.; Lambertini, C.; Romagnoli, N. Veterinary Sciences 2025, 12, 488. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci12050488
