
Timeline
About me
PhD in Biotechnology
Education

Liceo scientifico a.sciascia, via pirandello n.6, 92024, canicattì (ag), italy
2007 - 2012Diploma di istruzione secondaria superiore ad indirizzo scientifico Voto: 96/100Competenze generali: ▪ espressione italiana▪ matematica▪ fisica▪ biologia generale▪ lingua straniera (inglese)

Boolean
2024 - 2024Course in data analytics• Topics covered: SQL, Python (Pandas, NumPy, SciPy, MatPlotLib, Jupyter Notebook), API calls with Python, Statistics (study of data distribution and probability distribution, hypothesis testing), Google BigQuery, Principles of Machine Learning, Data Visualization (Principles of Information Design and Data Visualization, Tableau Desktop).• Final project: analysis of ‘The look e-commerce’ dataset using SQL for data retrieving, Python libraries for data cleaning and exploratory data analysis,… Show more • Topics covered: SQL, Python (Pandas, NumPy, SciPy, MatPlotLib, Jupyter Notebook), API calls with Python, Statistics (study of data distribution and probability distribution, hypothesis testing), Google BigQuery, Principles of Machine Learning, Data Visualization (Principles of Information Design and Data Visualization, Tableau Desktop).• Final project: analysis of ‘The look e-commerce’ dataset using SQL for data retrieving, Python libraries for data cleaning and exploratory data analysis, Tableau for data visualization. Show less

Università degli studi della tuscia
2012 - 2016Laurea triennale biotecnologie 102/110• Used genome editing approach to reduce allergen proteins in durum wheat.

Università degli studi della tuscia
2018 - 2022Dottorato di ricerca biotechnology ottimoUniversity of Tuscia and Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development• Analyzed data using several techniques such as RNA-seq, mass spectroscopy, biometric measurements and fluorescence-based indices to understand plant responses to space-simulated stressors (gamma rays) (Hortspace project).• Designed and executed experiments to characterize engineered plants evaluating gene expression, anthocyanin accumulation, and antioxidant capacity… Show more University of Tuscia and Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development• Analyzed data using several techniques such as RNA-seq, mass spectroscopy, biometric measurements and fluorescence-based indices to understand plant responses to space-simulated stressors (gamma rays) (Hortspace project).• Designed and executed experiments to characterize engineered plants evaluating gene expression, anthocyanin accumulation, and antioxidant capacity (HortXtreme project). Show less

Università degli studi della tuscia
2016 - 2018Laurea magistrale lm biotecnologie per l'agricoltura, l'ambiente e la salute 110/110 e lode• Used genetic engineering approaches to enhance yield of durum wheat.
Experience

Istituto zooprofilattico sperimentale di lazio e toscana
Dec 2015 - Jan 2016Internship trainee• Use of serum-diagnostics, molecular biology and diagnostics techniques on food of animal origin and feedstuffs.

Rothamsted research
Jun 2017 - Aug 2017TraineeTraining student within the Erasmus + Programme Mobility for Traineeship.• Used genome editing approach to reduce allergen proteins in durum wheat.

Igluna | loops-m
Sept 2020 - Jul 2021Data analystIGLUNA 2020/2021 – LOOPS-M Group and IGLUNA 2019/2020 – V-GELM group, Space Innovation (ESA_Lab@initiative)• Contributed to design and develop the ‘HORT3 MKII’ autonomous cultivation system to lower the astronaut’s workload and a bioconversion system for waste management and recovery (LOOPS-M group).• Contributed to develop a virtual reality simulation of a lunar greenhouse to train astronauts (V-GELM group).

Università degli studi di verona
Mar 2022 - Jul 2022Research fellowship• Contributed to strategies for enhancing biomass and bioactive compounds accumulation using UV visible spectroscopy and statistical analysis approaches (NUTRI 3D and Veg4Fun projects).

Enea
Mar 2023 - Mar 2024Postdoctoral researcher• Investigated strategies for developing plant cell lines to be used for both food 3D (bio)printing (NUTRI 3D project) and as cosmetic ingredients (InnCoCells project).• Conducted studies on advanced systems for the cultivation of plants and plant cells in controlled environments to support life in space (MICROx2 project).• Used MS Excel and Graphpad Prism for data analysis, statistical interpretation and data visualization.• Co-authored scientific peer-reviewed articles and collaborated in writing projects deliverable and reports. Show less

Merck group
Aug 2024 - nowAssociate researcherCurrently working on developing and validating potency assays to evaluate the effectiveness of biologics. My work focuses on optimizing cell-based assays to ensure drug efficacy and contribute to the advancement of new therapies.
Licenses & Certifications

Patente europea del computer (ecdl core)
Italiana servizi informatici, via amico valenti g. n.32, 93100, caltanissetta (cl), italy
Introduction to python
DatacampDec 2023
Intermediate python
DatacampMar 2024
Attestato di partecipazione data week boolean
BooleanNov 2023
Introduction to bioconductor in r
DatacampApr 2022- View certificate
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Ef set certificate - english c2
Ef standard english test (ef set)Apr 2022 
Introduction to r
DatacampApr 2022
Introduction to data visualization with ggplot2
DatacampApr 2022
Introduction to the tidyverse
DatacampApr 2022
Rna-seq with bioconductor in r
DatacampApr 2022
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Riccardo PagliarelloProgetto Idea Impresa, IMPRINT (Indoor Microgreens Production for Restaurants to Improve Nutritional Taste) Università della Tuscia D.R. n.116/2020 Sep 2020
- Awarded to Riccardo PagliarelloAgroInnovation Award 2018, Innovazione Varietale e Genomica AgroInnovationEdu, Image Line Apr 2019
Languages
- itItaliano
- inInglese
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