EDUCATION\n2006PhD in Genetics and Molecular Biology of the Development - Dept. of Biology, University of Padua, Italy. \n2002 Master in Biological Sciences (110/110 cum laude), University of Padua, Italy\nCURRENT POSITIONS\n2019 - presentAssistant Professor - Dept. of Biology and Veneto Institute of Molecular Medicine, Padova, Italy\n2016 - presentAssistant Professor - Dept. of Anatomy and Embryology, Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), The Netherlands (NL)\n\nPERSONAL FELLOWSHIPS, PRIZES AND AWARDS \n•2016: FEBS Anniversary Prize for outstanding achievements in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology\n•2012: EU FP7 Marie Curie Intra-European Fellowship for Career Development (IEF)\n•2010: Young Investigator Award, 8th Dutch-German Joint Meeting Molecular Cardiology Working Groups, NL\n•2005 & 2006: EMBO fellowships for participation to two EMBO Practical Courses\n\nSUPERVISION OF GRADUATE STUDENTS AND POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS\n2006 - 2019 6 Postdocs / 7 PhD / 5 Master Students - LUMC; Tech Uni Munich; Uni Padua\n\nTEACHING ACTIVITIES\n2017 - presentAdvanced (annual) courses on “Derivation of hiPSC” and “Genetic engineering of mammalian stem cells”, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, UK\n2016National University Teaching Qualification (BKO) Certificate - LUMC, The Netherlands\n2011 - presentLecturer and Workgroup teacher at the LUMC (NL) and Padova (IT)\n\nORGANISATION OF SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS\n2017Poster jury member, 8th Rembrandt Symposium for Cardiovascular Science, NL\n2015 - presentAbstract selection committee International Society for Stem Cell Research ISSCR meeting\n\nINSTITUTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES\n2020 - presentMember of PhD course in Biosciences committee, Padova University, IT\n2016 - presentManagement team, Dept. Anatomy & Embryology, LUMC, NL\n2015 - presenMember of 2 PhD thesis opposition committees, Leiden University, NL\n\nCOMMISSIONS OF TRUST\n2019 - 2020Managing Editor for ISSCR journal Stem Cell Reports (Cell press)\n2019 - presentEditorial Board Member of StemJournal (www.stemjnl.org)\n2017 - 2018Section Editor for ‘Crispr/Cas9 HR’ in Drug Discovery Today: Technologies\n2016 - presentGrant reviewer for Italian Scientific Evaluation committee; Friedreich’s Ataxia Research Alliance, Australia; Medical Research Council UK, UK; Dutch Heart Foundation, NL; Israel Science Foundation, Israel; The Royal Society, UK; National Children’s Research Center, Ireland\n2010 - presentPeer Reviewer for scientific journals (selection): Circulation, Stem Cell Reports, Scientific Reports, Stem Cells, Stem Cells & Development, & others. Ad hoc co-reviewer for: Nature, Nature Biotechnology, Nature Medicine, Cell Stem Cell\n\nMEMBERSHIPS OF SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES\n2020 - present International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR)\n2016 - presentMember, “Institute for human Organ and Disease Model technologies initiative (hDMT, www.hdmt.technologies)” and hDMT “Heart-on-Chip” Group\n2014 - presentMember, “European Society of Cardiology (ESC)” and “Women in ESC Initiative”\n\nPUBLICATION METRICS\nTotal number of publications: 43\n Total citations: 2321\n h-index: 22

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