Experience

Fondazione Città della Speranza

• Italy
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Postdoctoral Fellowship at Istituto di Ricerca Pediatrica (IRP)

  • Jun 2019 - Present



Harvard University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Fellowship at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

  • Jan 2019 - May 2019



Goethe University Frankfurt

• Germany
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• PhD Studentship

  • Feb 2014 - Dec 2018

  Proteoglycan research, autophagy and inflammation. •Successfully completed a project on biglycan with the focus on better comprehend its biology and its involvement in macrophage autophagy induction in the context of renal diseases (such as ischemia reperfusion injury) • Study of the role of biglycan in podocyte injury and albuminuria, involvement in diabetic nephropathy • Involved with grant writing and paper reviewing Proteoglycan research, autophagy and inflammation. •Successfully completed a project on biglycan with the focus on better comprehend its biology and its involvement in macrophage autophagy induction in the context of renal diseases (such as ischemia reperfusion injury) • Study of the role of biglycan in podocyte injury and albuminuria, involvement in diabetic nephropathy • Involved with grant writing and paper reviewing



Thomas Jefferson University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research fellowship - Project Leader (Department of Pathology, Anatomy and Cell Biology)

  • Oct 2009 - Feb 2014

  Proteoglycan research, cancer, autophagy and angiogenesis • Led, supervised and coordinated a project entailing the biology of endorepellin and its role in angiogenesis with documented publications • Led two different projects on decorin with the aim of better understand its biology, in particular its interactions with the receptor Met as well as VEGFR2 • Involved with grant writing and paper reviewing • Trainee supervision Proteoglycan research, cancer, autophagy and angiogenesis • Led, supervised and coordinated a project entailing the biology of endorepellin and its role in angiogenesis with documented publications • Led two different projects on decorin with the aim of better understand its biology, in particular its interactions with the receptor Met as well as VEGFR2 • Involved with grant writing and paper reviewing • Trainee supervision



IEO Istituto Europeo di Oncologia

• Italy
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Master Degree Internship (Laboratory Unit of Clinical Haematology-Oncology)

  • Nov 2007 - Dec 2008

  • Assisted Supervisor in molecular diagnosis decisions • Assisted medical staff and Supervisor during bone marrow aspirations and smears • Refined technical skills in molecular and cell biology • Had the opportunity to work on a variety of projects concerning haematological and solid tumour diseases • Contributed to the realization of a number of studies currently ongoing in the laboratory • Participated in the discussion of research protocols and in journal clubs • Successfully contributed to a project of research which analyzed the association between the expression of the FcγRIIIa polymorphism and the expression of seven genes implicated in 2-CdA uptake with clinical response to 2-CDA in combination with Rituximab in Waldenström’s Macroglobulinemia Show less



Institute of Hematology and Medical Oncology “L. e A. Seràgnoli”

• Bologna, Italia

• Bachelor Degree Internship (Hemolymphopathology Unit - Laboratory of Molecular Biology)

  • Mar 2004 - Jun 2005

  Developed a more sensible, specific and reproducible qualitative nested PCR assay to evaluate the presence of residual neoplastic cells in patients with Follicular Lymphoma (FL) Developed a more sensible, specific and reproducible qualitative nested PCR assay to evaluate the presence of residual neoplastic cells in patients with Follicular Lymphoma (FL)