Martina Bordini

CURRENT POSITION

• Nov 2020 – present: Ph.D. student in “Agricultural, Environmental, and Food Science and Technology” at the Department of Agricultural and Food Science (DISTAL), University of Bologna (Supervisor: Prof. Adele Meluzzi; Co-supervisors: Prof. Massimiliano Petracci, Prof. Federico Sirri), working on the dissection of genetic and environmental factors likely involved in the occurrence of breast myopathies affecting chickens selected for meat production.

EDUCATION

• 2017 – 2019: Master’s degree in “Safety and Quality of Animal Production”, University of Bologna, discussing a thesis aimed at investigating gene expression levels of potential biomarkers for chicken muscles affected by growth-related myopathies (Supervision: Prof. Roberta Davoli). Final grade: 110/110 cum laude.

• 2014 – 2017: Bachelor’s degree in “Animal Science”, University of Bologna, discussing a thesis on the Elongases 6 gene expression level in heavy pigs divergent for the backfat fatty acid content (Supervision: Prof. Roberta Davoli). Final grade: 110/110 cum laude.

EXPERIENCE

• Nov 2019 – Oct 2020: Research assistant - “Study of the molecular and biological processes associated with the onset of emerging muscle abnormalities in modern chickens”, Department of Agricultural and Food Science (DISTAL), University of Bologna. Tutor: Prof. Adele Meluzzi.

• Dec 2018 – Jul 2019: Laboratory assistant at the Center for Artificial Insemination “Suiseme S.r.l.”, Modena. 

COURSES AND CONFERENCES

• Attendance the course “Basic Statistics for Animal Science” organized by the Animal Science and Production Association (ASPA), Zoom platform (30 h), April 7^th to June 4^th, 2021.
  
• Seminar in “Statistical Methodology and Experimental Design” organized by the Animal Science and Production Association (ASPA), Zoom platform, March 11^th, 2021.

SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY

• Jan 2021 – present: Affiliated to the Italian branch of the World’s Poultry Science Association (WPSA).

AWARDS

• Best oral communication - The contribute entitled “Weighted Gene Co-expression Network Analysis identifies the main gene networks and biological pathways associated to chicken Pectoralis major myopathies”, presented as an oral communication at the 24^th ASPA Congress (Padova, September 21^st to 24^th 2021), has been selected as the best oral presentation concerning the Second Edition of the “ASPA Young Researcher Competition – Oral Presentation”.