EDUCATION
2006 PhD (maximum score) in Microsystems, University of ”Tor Vergata”, Roma, IT
2002 M.Sc. (Honors) in Chemical engineering, University of Pisa, IT
CURRENT POSITION(S)
2015 – today Associate Professor of Molecular Biology, Department of Biology, University of Pisa (UNIPI), IT
2012 –today Affiliate Professor, Institute of Life Science, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna (SSSA), IT
2011 – today PI of the Nanomedicine&Molecular Biology Lab, Department of Biology, UNIPI, IT
PREVIOUS POSITIONS
2014 – 2016 Associate Professor, Institute of Medical Science and Tecnology (IMSaT), University of Dundee, UK
2014 – 2016 PI of the Nanobiolab, IMSaT, University of Dundee, UK
2011 – 2014 Assistant Professor of Molecular Biology, Department of Biology, University of Pisa, UNIPI
2009 – 2011 Assistant Professor of Molecular Biology, Institute of Life Science, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Pisa, IT
2009 – 2011 PI of the Nanomedicine Lab, Institute of Life Science, SSSA, Pisa, IT
2002 – 2009 Researcher Assistant of Biomedical Engineering, CRIM (center for micro&nano engineering) Lab, SSSA, Pisa, IT
2003 – 2006 Ph.D. student in Microsystem, University ”Tor Vergata”, Rome, IT
FELLOWSHIPS
2014 – 2016 Marie Curie Fellow, University of Dundee, UK
TEACHING ACTIVITIES
2017 – today Lecturer: “Nanomedicine” (Cod. 442EE), Master Degree in Biology applied to Medicine, UNIPI, IT
2016 – today Lecturer: “Nanotechnology For Neurosciences” (Cod. 416EE), Master Degree in Neuroscience, UNIPI, IT
2015 – 2018 Lecturer: “Molecular Biology II” (Cod. 183EE), Master Degree in Molecular and Cellular Biology, UNIPI, IT
2014 – today Lecturer: “Advanced Molecular Biology” (Cod. 369EE), Master Degree in Molecular Biotechnology, UNIPI, IT
2013 – 2019 Lecturer: “Post-Genomic Molecular Biology” (Cod. 147EE), Master Degree in Molecular and Cellular Biology, UNIPI, IT
2012 –2013 Co-Teaching position “Laboratory of Molecular Biology”, Master Degree in Biological Science, UNIPI, IT
INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
2021 – today: Responsible of Research Mission, Dtp of Biology, UNIPI
2020 – today Member of the OPBA, UNIPI, IT
2018 – today: Contact person for the Animal Facility “Fish and Amphibians”
2018 – 2021: Responsible of Safety, Dtp of Biology, UNIPI
2012 – today Member of the Committee of the PhD in Biology, UNIPI (dot1224137), IT
2009 – 2012 Member of the Committee of the PhD “Translational Medicine”, SSSA, IT
2012 – today Tribunal Member, Defence of Graduate Students in Biological Science, UNIPI, IT
2010 – 2013 Member of the Committee for admission of Master Degree Students in the sector of Medical Science of SSSA, IT
COMMISSIONS OF TRUST
Editorial Board Member, Current Nanoscience
Project Evaluator for the EC, Eval-Inco, the Health Research Board of Ireland, the National Research Foundation of Africa.
Elsevier Reviewer recognition
MAJOR COLLABORATIONS
Prof Nathan Sniadecki, Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington, USA
Prof Gerardo Goya, Material Scientist, Institute of Nanotechnology of Aragon (INA), University of Saragossa, ES
Prof Luciana Dente, Molecular Biologist, Dpt of Biology, Università di Pisa, IT
Dr Chiara Gabellini, Dpt of Biology, Università di Pisa, IT
Prof Sir Prof Alfred Cuschieri, Surgeon, School of Medicine, University of Dundee, UK
Dr Mario Costa, Neurobiologist, Institute of Neuroscience, National Research Council (CNR), IT
