Biography

Research Technician

Researcher and Technologist with over 10 years of experience in the advanced management of cell culture facilities, protein biochemistry, and molecular/cellular biology. Author of 16 international publications (citations: >300; h-index: 10; source: SCOPUS), with a proven ability to standardize recombinant protein expression and purification protocols in mammalian and baculovirus systems. Experienced in laboratory operations management, user and external project coordination, staff training, and GLP compliance.

PubMedResearchGatePDBORCIDLinkedInGoogle Scholar

Projects

TRANSCEND

European Commission, Horizon Europe WIDERA – Twinning: "TRANScriptomics Coordination for European Network Development in Biobased Pest (TRANSCEND)" – Project code 101339393

AIRC Investigator Grant

Fondazione AIRC per la Ricerca sul Cancro, Investigator Grant: "Targeting pro-metastatic collagen lysine post-translational modification enzyme assemblies" – Project code 32240

ARTIBAC

Regione Lombardia, Collabora & Innova: "New biotechnology drugs and artificial intelligence against multidrug-resistant bacteria (ARTIBAC)" – Project code 6075011

IMMUNOHUB

Ministero della Salute, Piano Operativo Salute – Traiettoria 4: "Immunotherapy: treatment and prevention of infectious and tumour diseases" – Project code IMMUNO-HUB

AIRC Bridge Grant

Fondazione AIRC per la Ricerca sul Cancro, Bridge Grant: "Unraveling the molecular complexity of pro-metastatic human collagen lysyl hydroxylases-glycosyltransferases" – Project code 27004

Ehlers-Danlos Society

The Ehlers-Danlos Society, Rarer Types Grant: "Dissecting the significance and impact of missense PLOD1 mutations causing kyphoscoliotic Ehlers-Danlos syndrome" – Project code Rarer Types of EDS – $200K Grant 2022

INF-ACT

Ministero dell’Università e della Ricerca, PNRR Extended Partnership: "One Health Basic and Translational Actions Addressing Unmet Needs on Emerging Infectious Diseases" – Project code PE00000007

Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation

Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation, Research Grant: "Human collagen prolyl 4-hydroxylase: structural enzymological understanding and drug discovery research for fibrotic diseases and cancer" – Project code 2022

Velux Stiftung

Velux Stiftung, Ophthalmology Grant: "Molecular Characterization of Rod Vision Circuits in Health and Disease" – Project code 1375

Mizutani Foundation for Glycoscience

Mizutani Foundation for Glycoscience, Research Grant: "Unraveling the Molecular Mechanisms of Collagen Glycosyltransferases" – Project code 200039

NATO SPS

NATO Science for Peace and Security Programme, Multi-Year Project: "Novel Compounds to Limit Mosquito-borne Pathogens and Associated Infections" – Project code G5701

My First AIRC Grant

Fondazione AIRC per la Ricerca sul Cancro, My First AIRC Grant: "Investigating LH2 as biomarker and drug target in cancer proliferation and metastasis" – Project code 20075

Research activities

Advanced methods for recombinant production of challenging proteins

#wemakeproteins

Characterizing molecular recognition and regulation events involving signalosomes in the retina

#retinasignalosomes

COVID-19

#covid19

Molecular Biology of Insect Signal Transduction Cascades

#signalingininsects

Molecular mechanisms of collagen biosynthesis, PTM, and homeostasis

#collagenPTMenzymes

Other protein studies from our lab

This section provides a summary of targets studied that do not fall within the main lab's research topics

Contacts