Scientific career

2004–present: Senior Lecturer in Biochemistry at University of Torino

1999 –2004: Permanent staff as research assistant at University of Torino.

1997-1999: Post-doctoral research associate at Biochemistry Department Imperial College London  (UK) with an EC sponsored fellowship within the Biotech programme

1994 – 1997: PhD student at University of Torino, MIUR funded fellowship

1992-1994: Post-graduate junior research fellow, Biochemistry Research Labs, Faculty of Science, University of Torino

Qualifications

1997: PhD in Protein Chemistry, University of Torino.

1992: Degree in Biological Sciences (Laurea)  110/110 Summa cum laude, Thesis in Biological Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Torino.

Membership to learned societies

Member of the S.I.B. Italian Biochemical Society, from 1993

Member of the S.B.I.C. Society of Biological Inorganic Chemistry from 2001

Member of ACS from 2012

Member of Protein Society from 2015

Scientific track record

Author of 25 original publications and 2 reviews published on international ISI journal, 1 patent.

Participation to 10 International and 11 National conferences.

Invited speaker to 3 congresses and 1 residential PhD School

Referee to biochemical and biotechnological international ISI journals

Participant to regional, national and European funding grants since 2000

Tutor of PhD students since 2004 (Fellowships funded by Fondazione CRT Project Lagrange on Complex Systems and Fondazione S. Paolo)

Scientific responsible of UNITO partner in project BIOH2 2010-2012 (P.O.R. “Competitività regionale e occupazione” F.E.S.R. 2007/2013 EU structural funds N.1083/2006 Asse 1 «Innovazione e transizione produttiva » Misura I.1.3 “Innovazione e PMI )

Project coordinator and scientific responsible of UNITO partner in project HyStrEM 2012-2015 (P.O.R. “Competitività regionale e occupazione” F.E.S.R. 2007/2013 EU structural funds N.1083/2006 Asse 1 «Innovazione e transizione produttiva » Misura I.1.3 “Innovazione e PMI )

Teaching

Enzymology for Master in Industrial Biotechnology (6 CFU)

Methodology in Biochemistry for Master in Forensic, Clinical and Sport Chemistry (5 CFU)

Laboratory of Methods in Biochemistry and Microbiology, Degree in Biological Sciences (4 CFU)

Proteomics and protein chip module for Master in Biomolecular Sciences (3 CFU)

Biochemistry 1 and 2, the Degree in Chemistry (4CFU)

Technologies in Biochemistry, Degree in Biotechnology (4 CFU)

Environmenatl Biotechnologies, Master in SPSP (3 CFU)

Data processing and quality assessment, Degree in Biological Sciences (2 CFU)

Collaborations

Academics

Dr. Paul W. King, NREL Colorado

Dr. Ricardo Mata, Gottingen University

Prof. Andrea Mozzarelli and Dr. Stefano Bruno, University of Parma

Research Centres

Environment Park, Torino (IT), HZG, (DE), NREL (USA)

Industrial

Asja Ambiente (IT), BioSearch (IT), CCS Aosta (IT), Nanocyl (B), Solaronix (CH),