Project Manager

• Oct 2023 - Present

Project Coordinator for "Cluster of Excellence" - DFG

• Jun 2022 - Oct 2023

● Management and coordination of a Cluster of Excellence initiative within the German Research Foundation (DFG) running for the national competition in 2023. In this context, my work supported the PIs to define the vision of the cluster, meet the deadlines and successfully pass the internal selection within the RWTH framework ● Organization of a workshop series (speaker selection and invitation, time management, coordination of hybrid formats , follow-up meetings) that involved +100 Professors of RWTH University ● Elaboration and writing of proposal grants ● Preparation of presentations Show less

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

• Jul 2019 - Oct 2023

● Monitoring drug delivery upon remodeling of the tumor microenvironment in highly fibrotic tumors by exploiting imaging-based approaches ● Granted and awarded proposal by the Italian Association for Cancer Research (Italy) through funding of a 2-years Fellowship ● Last authorship in two conference abstracts submitted for the European Molecular Imaging Meeting (EMIM) in 2022 and 2023 ● Elaboration and conceptualization of research projects ● Supervisor of two Master thesis and two PhD students Show less

Postdoctoral Fellow

• Mar 2018 - Mar 2019

● Development of multimodal imaging approaches for characterizing the functional changes of the tumor microenvironment in pancreatic cancer models and identifying the early metastatic changes ● Proposal grant awarded and grant by the Umberto Veronesi Foundation through 1-year Fellowship ● Mentoring of PhD and Master students ● Elaboration of papers and oral communication through participation in internal meetings, conferences ● Development of multimodal imaging approaches for characterizing the functional changes of the tumor microenvironment in pancreatic cancer models and identifying the early metastatic changes ● Proposal grant awarded and grant by the Umberto Veronesi Foundation through 1-year Fellowship ● Mentoring of PhD and Master students ● Elaboration of papers and oral communication through participation in internal meetings, conferences

PhD candidate in Pharmaceutical and Biomolecular Sciences

• Jan 2014 - Mar 2017

● Development of imaging-based approaches, in combination with quantitative data analysis, focusing on different cancer diseases to characterize the tumor microenvironment (pH, vascularization, hypoxia, cellularity) and its implication on the metastasis process, resulting in innovative non-invasive techniques able to improve the response to pharmaceutical treatments. ● Active role within the European Community`s Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-20013) MITIGATE that focused on the development of new imaging strategies for improving the treatment of the Gastrontestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST). Personal contribution to scientific achievements, periodic reports preparation, participation to internal meeting at least twice a year and preparation of presentations. ● Presentation of scientific results to imaging and cancer biology congress by poster and oral presentation on national and international events, resulting in creation and enlargement of a strong international network; preparation and writing of scientific papers ● Supervision of 2 master students on experimental planning and set-up Show less

Visiting Graduate Assistant

• Apr 2016 - Nov 2016

Patient Derived Tumor Xenograft (PDTX) characterization and treatment through magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) approaches: a road to personalized imaging. ● Characterization of several PDTX models representative of breast, lung and human lymphoma to assess by different MRI approaches to identify MRI-based biomarker of tumor responses to guide chemotherapeutic doses and strategies ● Setting and implementation of a 1 Tesla MRI scanner that led to the optimization of the set up workflow for handling immunodeficient mice in a PDX facility Show less

Master Thesist

• Nov 2011 - Oct 2013

Development and assessment of blood pool MRI contrast agents for characterizing vascular permeability alterations in breast cancer models by Dynamic Contrast Enhanced (DCE-MRI) approaches. Development and assessment of blood pool MRI contrast agents for characterizing vascular permeability alterations in breast cancer models by Dynamic Contrast Enhanced (DCE-MRI) approaches.

Visiting Master Candidate

• Oct 2012 - Nov 2012

Practising in molecular ultrasound systems using targeted microbubbles on breast cencar xenograft for longitudinal studies and early cancer detection Practising in molecular ultrasound systems using targeted microbubbles on breast cencar xenograft for longitudinal studies and early cancer detection