About Me
Wanna read more? I was interviewed by SynBioBeta on synthetic biology and science communication: you can read about it here.
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In brief...
Originally from Italy, I studied and lived in Ireland and the UK. I currently reside in Montréal where I worked as a research scientist and I study towards an MBA at Concordia University. In my spare time, I write as a freelancer for high-reputation websites - such as the Huffington post, Autodesk, Synbiobeta and many more! During year 2016/2017 I acted as community editor for the PLOSSynbio blog. Don’t forget to follow me on Twitter! EDUCATION
PhD in Chemical Biology - University College Dublin, Ireland MSc in Chemistry of Biological Molecules , Università degli Studi di Firenze, Italy Hons. Bachelor in Chemistry, Universitá degli Studi di Firenze, Italy Currently enrolled in a Hons. Bachelor in Creative Writing, Open College of the Arts, United Kingdom EXPERIENCE / SKILLS
Writer/Editor: I have more than five years of experience in technical scientific writing (papers and grants) and extensive experience as a writer for several high reputation blogs, such as the Huffington Post. I am also a creative writer: my favorite style is the novel, but I also like to write poems and I am currently training as a script writer Scientist: I currently work as a postdoctoral researcher in Biocatalysis at Université de Montréal in the laboratory of Prof. Joelle Pelletier. In the past, I worked in the UK, first in industry at Synthace, a Synthetic Biology company in London, then in academia, as a Research Associate in Biocatalysis in the laboratory of Prof. Nicholas Turner at the University of Manchester. I have also been involved in teaching at undergraduate level both at the Dundalk Institute of Technology (Ireland) and at the Manchester Metropolitan University. AWARDS / GRANTS
WINNER of the prestigious 2015 'Publishing Better Science Through Better Data' writing competition organised by the Nature Publishing Group. NSERC Engage Plus research grant 2016 together with Prof. Pelletier and our DSM industrial partner PROTEO Travel Grant 2017 Biochemical Society Travel Grant 2016 RSC Travel Grant 2016 Biochemical Society Scientific Outreach Grant 2015 IRCSET scholarship (Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering & Technology) 2009 ERASMUS PLACEMENT scholarship 2008 |