July 2015 – February 2016: Research fellow at RIT-Prometeo laboratory (IOR). Project title: Development of custom bioreactors for dynamic cell culture and engineered tissue substitutes in regenerative medicine.March 2015 – June 2015: Support teacher of the course “Biochemistry” at the QuVI department – University of Bologna.January 2015 – February 2015: Teacher of Applied Biochemistry 2 at Cesd s.r.l. (Bologna) for students of the University of Bologna (Faculty of Pharmacy).April 2012 – December 2014: Post-doctoral research fellow at the Health Science and Technology – Interdepartmental Center for Industrial Research (HST-CIRI), via Tolara di Sopra 50 - 40064 Ozzano Emilia, Italy. Project title: Multi-scale technological devices interacting with cells and molecules. April 2011 – March 2012: Post-doctoral research fellow (annual renewal) at the Department of Biochemistry of the University of Bologna. Project title: Dynamic culture of engineering tissue constructs for myocardium regenerative medicine. April 2009 – 2011: Post-doctoral research fellow at the Department of Biochemistry of the University of Bologna. Project title: Dynamic culture of engineering tissue constructs for myocardium regenerative medicine. January 2009 –March 2009: Postdoctoral research fellow at the National Institute for Cardiovascular Researches (INRC) of the University of Bologna. January 2006 – December 2008: PhD student in Research methodologies in vascular diseases at the Department of Biochemistry, University of Bologna. Research project: Reparation of the myocardial ischemic damage by mesenchymal stem cells processed by electromechanical stimulation in bioreactor. September 2005 – December 2005: Fellowship from the Foundation “Fondazione per lo studio della Fibrosi Cistica” of Verona (Italy). Research . project: Macrolide antibiotics effects on ionic transport through the CFTR protein. The research was performed at “Molecular and Cellular Engineering Laboratory, Cesena (Italy). June 2004 – May 2005: Fellowship granted by INRC at the “G. Moruzzi” Biochemistry Department, University of Bologna. Research project entitled: Physiopathology of ventricular cardiac ipertrophy: rule of the interaction in signal-transduction pathways” dependent on L-arginin. April 2001 –September 2001: Professional training useful to practice the pharmacist activity at the Pharmacy “Dell’Immacolata”, Dr. M. Baraldi, Pieve di Cento (Italy).

Regenerative medicine, cell therapy, tissue engineering, adult stem cells, bioreactors and multi-scale technological devices interacting with cells and molecules, biocompatible polymers, cell differentiation.