PERSONAL INFORMATIONNationality: ItalianResearcher unique identifier (ORCID): orcid.org/0000-0001-5461-6837URL for web site: http://www.sleeprhythm.orgE-mail: gabriella.mazzotta@unipd.itPRESENT POSITION2019: Associate Professor in Genetics, SSD BIO/18 EDUCATION29 January 2002 University of Ferrara (ITALY)PhD in Genetics.Thesis: “Photoreception and circadian clock in Diptera”.13 March 1996 University of Padova (ITALY)Degree in Biological Science. Graduation 107/110.Thesis: “Characterization of the gene for a new hypothetic globin in Saccharomyces cerevisiae”RESEARCH ACTIVITY2005-2019: Assistant professor in Genetics, SSD BIO/18, University of Padova, Department of BiologySeptember 2003-December 2004 University of Padova, Department of BiologyPost-doc. Project: “Identification of new factors involved in the regulation of CRY, the circadian blue-light photoreceptor in Drosophila melanogaster”.April 2002-August 2003 University of Padova, Department of BiologyPost-doc. Project: “Identification and functional analysis of new components of circadian clock in Drosophila and Neurospora, by cDNA microarray and dsRNA Interference”.RESEARCH ACTIVITY IN FOREIGN COUNTRIESMarch-August 2015 Ceske Budejovice (CZ)3 months of Research Activity in the Laboratory of Molecular Chronobiology, Institute of Entomology, University of Ceske Budejovice, in collaboration with Dr David Dolezel in the European Project MODBIOLINJuly-December 2006 Groningen (NL)Research Activity in Department of Chronobiology, University of Groningen, in collaboration with Prof. Martha Merrow.February 2000/April 2001 Leicester (UK)Research activity in Department of Biology, University of Leicester, (PhD student).September 1993/July 1994 Orsay (France)ERASMUS stage at the Université Paris XI.TEACHING ACTIVITYA.Y. 2021-2022University of Padova, Faculty of ScienceTeaching part of the course: “BEHAVIOURAL GENETICS” for the Master Degree in Molecular Biology.From A.Y. 2019-2020University of Padova, Faculty of ScienceTeaching: “GENETICS II” for the Degree in Molecular Biology.A.Y. 2011-2012, A.Y. 2012-2013University of Padova, Faculty of ScienceTeaching: “Genetics” for the Degree in Molecular Biology.A.Y. 2005-2006 A.Y. 2006-2007 A.Y. 2007-2008 A.Y. 2008-2009 A.Y. 2009-2010 University of Padova, Faculty of ScienceTeaching: “Model Organisms in Biology” for the Degree in Molecular Biology.SKILLSMolecular Biology Techniques: DNA, RNA extraction and analysis, cloning, genomic and cDNA library construction and screening.Biochemistry Techniques: protein expression in E. coli and yeast, protein purification, protein extraction, co-immunoprecipitation and western blot analysis.Drosophila melanogaster genetics. Entrainment and behavioural analysis.Saccharomyces cerevisiae genetics: knock-out mutants generation and analysis. Computing: Use of Microsoft package (Word, Excel, Power point, Corel draw), Sequence analysis (Alignments, Phylogenesis), Behaviour analyses.FOREIGN LANGUAGESEnglish and French (spoken and written).

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