RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
- 2023 - Today: Postdoctoral Researcher (RtdA), University of Bologna, Bologna (Italy), Mitochondrial Translational Medicine Lab – Prof. Caterina Garone
- 2022 – 2023: Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Bologna, Bologna (Italy), Mitochondrial Translational Medicine Lab – Prof. Caterina Garone
- 2018 – 2022: PhD Student, San Raffaele Hospital, Milan (Italy), San Raffaele Rett Research Unit – Prof. Nicoletta Landsberger
- 2017 – 2018: Research Fellow, San Raffaele Hospital, Milan (Italy), San Raffaele Rett Research Unit – Prof. Nicoletta Landsberger
- 2017: Erasmus Traineeship + Fellowship, Universitat Jaume I, Castellon de la Plana (Spain), Neuroanatomìa Functional – Prof. Ferran Martìnez – Garcìa
- 2015 – 2016: Master Thesis Internship, University of Ferrara (Italy), Department of Neuroscience – Prof. Michele Simonato
EDUCATION
- 2018 – 2022: International PhD in Molecular Medicine, University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan. Thesis title: “Identification and validation of novel measurable outcomes for Rett syndrome through MRI and preclinical studies”; Curriculum: Neuroscience and Experimental Neurology - Prof. Nicoletta Landsberger. PhD cum laude
- 2010 – 2016: Chimica e Tecnologia Farmaceutiche, University of Ferrara. Final Thesis: “Ottimizzazione di vettori ampliconi per l’espressione a lungo termine di ampliconi nel sistema nervoso centrale” - Prof. Michele Simonato
AWARDS
- UMDF Accelerators Grant Prize, 2022 for the project “Pre-clinical study on novel treatment strategies for RRM2B disease”
CO-SUPERVISOR FOR THESIS DISSERTATION
- Master Thesis in Biotechnology and Medical Biology of Aurora Maria Natalia Mustaccia - Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Academic Year 2020/2021 “Characterization of the mitochondrial impairment affecting the Cdkl5 deficient mouse brain”
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- Master Thesis in Medical Biotechnology of Silvia Sabeni – University of Bologna, Academic Year 2021/2022 “In vitro models to study the correlation between TYMP and HIF1α in MNGIE disease”
