EU Research HUB@UNIPD Members

Barbara Mantelli, PhD
email: barbara.mantelli@unipd.it

Barbara Mantelli obtained her PhD in Biomedicine in 2014 and her degree in Biological Sciences in 2004. Between 2005 and 2015 she worked in research laboratories in the field of immune responses to infectious diseases of viral origin and the related development of vaccines. Since 2016 she has been collaborating with the International Research Office as an expert in European funding in the Life Sciences area (LS), supporting academic staff in the following phases: a) identifying calls of interest for academic staff, b) developing the project idea and building the consortium, c)  reviewing FET, ERC, and Horizon 2020 Pillar II and III proposals. She is an evaluator for COST Action.

Barbara Mantelli received a doctoral degree in Biomedicine in 2014 and a master degree in Biological Sciences in 2004. Over the period 2005-2015 she worked as scientist in the field of immunology of infectious diseases and vaccine development. In 2016 she joined the International Research Office as EU funding expert in the Life Sciences domain (LS) supporting researchers during the following steps: a) monitoring of EU funding opportunities, b) development of proposal ideas and consortium building, c) continuous revision of FET, ERC and collaborative proposals. She is an Independent External Expert for the COST Action.

Giovanni Curi, PhD 
email: giovanni.curi@unipd.it 

Since 2015 he has been collaborating with the International Research Office of the University of Padua as an expert in research and European funding in the area of physical sciences and engineering. Over these years he has supported researchers at the University of Padua in all phases of drafting project proposals, from brainstorming on the project idea and defining the consortium to the continuous revision of every part of the proposal. He has delivered, by invitation, courses and lectures on project design, and has worked as an evaluator for the COST Action.  He is a consultant on international funding for Union Camere Veneto. Between 2004 and 2013 he held numerous fixed-term research positions in the field of mathematical logic. For his research work, published in the leading journals in the field, he received national and international recognition; in particular, in 2010, he received the silver medal of the Gödel Prize. He obtained a degree in mathematics (1998), a PhD in mathematical logic and theoretical computer science with top marks (1999-2004), and the qualification to serve as an associate professor with top marks (2014).

Since 2015 he has been collaborating with the International Research Office at the University of Padova, as Research and EU funding expert in the area of Physical Sciences and Engineering. Over these years he supported researchers of the University of Padova in all phases of proposal writing, from brainstorming on proposal ideas and consortium definition, to continuous revision of every part of the proposal draft. As invited lecturer, he held courses and lectures on proposal writing, he also acted as Independent External Expert for the COST Action, as well as consultant on International Funds for Union Camere Veneto (Italy). Over 2004-2013 he was awarded several post-doctoral fixed-term research positions in Mathematical Logic, at the Universities of Padova, Verona, and Birmingham (UK). He was awarded a master degree in Mathematics (1998), a Ph.D. with excellence in Mathematical Logic and Theoretical Computer Science (1999-2004), and the National Scientific Qualification (as Associate Professor) in Mathematical Logic (2014). He published on the main scientific journals in the areas of Algebra, Logic, and Theoretical Computer Science, and gave more than 20 invited talks in international conferences. In 2010 he was awarded the silver medal of the Gödel Research Prize.

Ilaria Rodella, PhD
email:  ilaria.rodella@unipd.it 

Ilaria Rodella obtained a PhD in Earth Sciences at the University of Ferrara in 2015. She works on coastal processes and erosion management, human impacts, and the treatment and reuse of contaminated sediments. She has carried out assignments for the Ministry for the Environment and Protection of Land and Sea and for the Ministry of Agricultural, Forestry and Fisheries Policies on the application of European directives in Italy. She was involved in the writing and revision of numerous European projects and in their management as financial manager at the University of Ferrara (2009-2018). Since 2018 she has been providing support for proposal design activities in the PE area, dealing with the screening of funding opportunities and their promotion, the organisation of information and training events, matching expertise with funding opportunities, and the joint drafting of project proposals relating to the H2020, Life and Interreg programmes. Since 2019 she has been a research technologist for individual and collaborative funding at the University of Padua.

Ilaria Rodella was awarded a doctoral degree in Earth Sciences at Ferrara University in 2015. She works on coastal processes and erosion management, human impacts, treatments and reuse of polluted sediments. She has been collaborating for the Ministry for the Environment and Protection of the Territory and the Sea and for the Ministry of Agro-Forestry and Fisheries Policies, on the application of European directives in Italy. As research and financial manager at the University of Ferrara (2009-2018), she was involved in the writing, review  and management of several European projects. Since 2018 she has been providing support to the project proposal design in the PE field, screening and promoting funding opportunities, organizing information and training events, drafting project proposals with specific reference to the Horizon 2020, Life and Interreg programmes. From 2019 she acts as research advisor for individual and collaborative funding at the University of Padova.

Lisa Pagotto, PhD 
email: lisa.pagotto@unipd.it 

Lisa Pagotto obtained a Master in Social, Work and Communication Psychology (2005) and a PhD in Social and Personality Psychology (2010) at the University of Padua. After a few years as a post-doc, during which she conducted research activities in the field of Social Psychology, intergroup relations, prejudice reduction and helping behaviours, in 2016 she began working at the International Research Office of the University of Padua. As a research technologist, she provides support to researchers in the SSH disciplines for the submission of projects to international funding sources, with particular reference to European Commission programmes. Her main activities include: i) analysing, mapping and monitoring active international funding opportunities; ii) informing researchers about open calls and supporting them in identifying the opportunities that best match their interests; iii) assisting researchers in drafting project proposals; iv) organising information days, educational workshops and training events for international project design.

Lisa Pagotto was awarded a Master Degree in Social, Work and Communication Psychology (2005) and a PhD in Personality and Social Psychology (2010) at the University of Padova. After a few years of post-doc fixed-term positions focusing on social psychology, intergroup relations, prejudice reduction and helping behaviours, in 2016 she started to work at the International Research Office at the University of Padova. As Research Advisor, she currently provides support to researchers in SSH disciplines for the submission of international projects, mainly funded by the EC. Her main activities include i) analysing, mapping and monitoring international funding opportunities; ii) informing researchers about upcoming calls and helping them to find topics and opportunities that match their interests; iii) assisting researchers in writing project proposals; iv) organizing info-days, educational workshops and training events for the design of international research projects.