2008: PhD in Plant Biology, University of Milan. Research activity: structural and functional analysis of the wild-type and mutant polypeptides of the O2 transcriptional factor, important for the transcription of some storage proteins in maize seed.
1998: Master Degree in Biological Science, University of Milan. Research activity: expression analysis of Myb genes in response to osmotic stress, in Arabidopsis thaliana.
2008-Present: Responsible of a nucleic acids and proteins analysis laboratory with instrumentation dedicated to sequencing, expression analysis and polymorphisms. Expertise on the DNA capillary electrophoresis analysis, applied in various projects and in analysis services requested by various companies
2001-Present: CTER, technical collaborator of research institutes (permanent position) at CNR-IBBA in Milan.
1999-2001: Fellowship at the “Istituto per la Cerealicoltura” (today CREA) – Bergamo. Activity of research: the genetic improvement, by molecular biology techniques, of crop plants, as maize, rice and wheat, for breeding.
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