Profile

My CV

• Education:

  My primary school was in a very little countryside village in Italy. Not many children around, so we were only 8 in my class! Secondary and high school were in a larger town instead. I always liked science, so I went to a high school called Liceo Scientifico in Italy, which mostly deals with science (sort of A-levels).
  When it was the time to choose my university programme, I didn’t know what to pick, because I liked all chemistry, physics and biology, so I chose agriculture biotechnology, which has a little bit of everything. I later studied a PhD in nanotechnology. That’s why in the end I do nano-biotechnology, which is a mix of my degrees.

• Qualifications:

  BSc and MSc in agriculture biotechnology, University of Udine, Italy
  PhD in nanotechnology, University of Trieste, Italy
  Postgraduate Certificate of Education, University of Lincoln

• Work History:

  While studying I worked in an industrial laundry and did pick up and delivery of laundry and table clothes from hotels and restaurants.
  During university I also worked in the university science library for about three years. In the library I learnt about the many available resources and read a lot!
  My first job was in the laboratory of an agriculture regional agency in Italy where I was testing the DNA of crops and food to check if it was contaminated with genetically modified organisms. There, I started looking into how nanoscience can be used to detect traces of molecules in food.
  Later I worked in the labs of a nanoscience institute at the border between Slovenia and Italy. The institute had collaborators all over the world, so I travelled a lot and started collaborating with a lab in Cambridge, to where later I moved.
  I moved to Cambridge to work in the Medical Research Council, Laboratory of Molecular Biology.
  Finally, from there I moved to Lincoln where I currently work.

• Current Job:

  I work for the University of Lincoln. I’m a senior lecturer and programme leader. I teach, primarily biochemistry and lead a masters programme called MSc Biotechnology. I also do research in nanobiotechnology.