Laura Agostini

Laura Agostini

Erasmus + Student

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  • About me

    Biologist

  • Education

    • Liceo Giovanni Pascoli

      2010 - 2015
      Foreign Languages’ High School Diploma

      Activities and Societies: Volleyball player, babysitter, piano player.

    • Università degli Studi di Firenze

      2015 - 2019
      Bachelor's degree Science Biology (L-13) 100/110 - Second class of honours, upper division

      Natural sciences, mathematics and statistics: Biology

    • Università degli Studi di Trieste

      2019 - 2022
      Master's degree Global Change Ecology (LM-6) 108/110 - First class of honours

      Two-years MSc programme. Natural sciences, mathematics and statistics: Environmental sciences

  • Experience

    • SLU - Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet

      Jan 2018 - Apr 2018
      Erasmus + Student

      Educational experience as part of the curriculum studiorum with Erasmus+ student mobility funded by Università degli Studi di Firenze, Firenze (Italy).

    • Centro Ricerca Cetacei

      Jul 2018 - Aug 2018
      Intership in Marine Topic

      Part of a crew on "Ketos" boat for data collection and cetaceans monitoring in the Tyrrhenian Sea.Observation of cetacean populations using photographs, text annotations on geographical coordinates, time of day, meteorological and meteomarine conditions, type of sighting, digital videos to study behaviour, bioacoustic recordings, data storage and analysis. Detailed study of sperm whale bioacustic system.

    • Università degli Studi di Firenze

      Sept 2018 - Jan 2019
      Internship Trainee

      Activity in the research group "Environmental and Applied Botany":1. PCR (polymerase chain reaction) for amplification and sequencing of the plastidial cpDNA of P. australis.2. Verification of sequence identity using the open source programme "Basic LocalAlignment Search Tool - BLAST."3. BioEdit software for multiple alignment of cpDNA sequences.4. Correlation of the data with the microbial component present in the rhizosphere of the plant

    • Università degli Studi di Trieste

      Apr 2021 - Jan 2022
      Internship Trainee

      Activity in the research group “Biodiversità ed ecofisiologia delle macroalghe marine”:1. Sampling and identification of the algae E. amentacea and its relative epiphytic microbiome, Ligurian Sea (Cinque Terre).2. Laboratory culture in mesocosm for three weeks with growth monitoring (8-9 hours/day).3. Data collection to monitor algal growth: camera, optical microscope, open-imaging PAM to estimate photosynthetic efficiency.4. Data analysis using ImageJ (photographic data) and R-Studio programmes.5. Outplanting of the cultivated algae in MPA of Cinque Terre (Italy).6. Mass communication to the broad public of the outplating of algae, as part of the projects “Davines” e “ROC-POPLife” at MPA of Cinque Terre (Italy). Show less

    • Entomon Srl

      Jun 2023 - Dec 2023
      Laboratory Technician

      1. Venom extraction from Aculeate Hymenoptera for medical and cosmetic treatments.2. Management of the laboratory in compliance with ISO 9001:2015 procedures, quality system standard.

    • GESTIONE IMPIANTI DEPURAZIONE ACQUE S.P.A. ENUNCIABILE ANCHE G.I.D.A. S.P.A.

      Jan 2024 - now
      Tecnico di processo
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Abilitazione all'esercizio della professione di Biologo

      Ordine dei Biologi
      May 2023
    • EU Driving Licence - B

      Comune di Firenze
      Mar 2015
    • Brevetto Open Water 20

      Dive RAID International
      Nov 2025