Claudia Viganó

Experience

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  Università degli Studi di Sassari

  Jan 2010 - Jul 2011

  Research Assistant in Microbiology

  01.2010-03.2010 Laboratory of Bacterial Diagnosis- Collaborated with the laboratory team at colturing bacteria from biological material (e.g. sputum, urine, feces, semen) and performed PCR analyses for diagnostical porpouses04.2010-07.2010 Laboratory of human cells - Collaborated with the laboratory's team at extracting and colturing human cells from humbelical cords, and at performing experiments on the effects of radiations on these cells08.2010-07.2011 Microbiological research laboratory- Worked on a master thesis to identify pathogens from damaged human remains- Collaborated with team members at a project on the antibacterial effects of green tea- Assisted the group leader during lectures and exams- Mentored to visiting international students Show less

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  Farmacia Merella

  Aug 2011 - Jan 2012

  Pharmacy Intern

  Activities included:- Prepared drugs and cosmetics in the pharmacy’s laboratory- Took care of customers and sold pharmaceutical products- Was involved in following all the legal requirements and regulations related to the production and sale of drugs, herbal products, cosmetics and dietary articles

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  University Health Network

  Sept 2012 - Oct 2012

  Research Assistant

  - Analyzed NGS data using bioinformatical tools- Contributed at the weekly team's meetings and partecipated at the compulsory Institute's courses (e.g. safety and fire azard)

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  Universität Zürich | University of Zurich

  Apr 2013 - Jun 2017

  Graduate Reserch Assistant

  Activities included:- Designed and managed three research projects- Performed basic DNA techniques (PCR, Real Time PCR, Sanger Sequencing, Shotgun Metagenomics, Target Capture) and computational analyses (Bash scripting)- Prepared and delivered presentations at more than ten national and international conferences, and was invited as a speaker at the 2017 joint meeting of microbiologists and immunologists in Basel- Wrote grants and scientific publications, obtaining a 19.800CHF grant for a master project (URPP University of Zurich) and publishing scientific article in the AJPA and one for the general public in the Swiss Archaeology Journal - Involved in public outreach- Taught more than 200 hours in genetic courses at the Faculty of Sciences and Medicine and trained five biology and archaeology students- Supervised two master student- Established six interdisciplinary collaborations within Switzerland and three in Europe Show less

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  MSD

  Oct 2018 - Nov 2018

  Pharmaceutical Specialist
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  Scailyte AG

  Oct 2018 - Dec 2018

  Scientist Biomarkers Discovery
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  Labcorp

  Jan 2019 - Jan 2023

  Working under contract with MSD

  • Clinical Research Associate II

    Mar 2021 - Jan 2023

  • Clinical Research Associate

    Jan 2019 - Mar 2021
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  MSD Switzerland

  Feb 2023 - now

  • CRA Manager

    Jan 2024 - now

  • Senior Clinical Research Associate

    Feb 2023 - Dec 2023