CV

I’m the Head of Bioinformatics at the Quadram Institute Bioscience

Education

  • 2012 – PhD in Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Padua
  • 2007 – Master Degree in Molecular Biology, University of Padua
  • 2004 – Batchelor of Science in Molecular Biology, University of Padua

Research experience

  • 2023-now – Head of Bioinformatics at the Quadram Institute Bioscience (Norwich, UK)
    • Leading a team of 5 bioinformaticians to support the delivery of Institute’s strategic programmes (ISPs)
  • 2017-2023 – Senior Researcher at the Quadram Institute Bioscience (Norwich, UK)
    • Bioinformatic analysis of longitudinal metagenomics studies
    • Development of strategies for gut microbiome analysis
  • 2014-2017 – Head of Bioinformatics, BMR Genomics (Padua, Italy)
    • Development of 16S service
    • Development of targeted Human genome resequencing pipelines
    • EU Projects: Metable, Aquatrace, Fishboost, MD Paedigree
  • 2013-2014 – Research Fellow, Genomics Laboratory of the University of Padua
    • Comparative genomics of wine grape rootstock genotypes
  • 2012-2013 – Research assistant, Genomics and Bioinformatics Laboratory of the University of Padua
    • Bioinformatics tools for SOLiD datasets analysis
  • 2008-2012 – PhD Student, Genomics and Bioinformatics Laboratory of the University of Padua
    • Genome assembly of Nannochloropsis gaditana
    • Scaffolding strategy and software based on the SOLiD Mate Paired libraries
    • RNA-Seq of the deep sea bacterium P. profundum