My Curriculum Vitae
Work & Research Experience
Managing Director, Imprenditore Agricolo Professionale at Società Agricola Patuelli Malagola di Giuliani Sandra S.S. June 2007 - ongoing
Scientist, Chief Technical Officer Tech Incubation Lab at AstraZeneca
February 2016 - September 2016
- scouted new technologies to be translated into employee- or patient-facing solutions
Scientist, Intelligent Pharmaceuticals at AstraZeneca
June 2015 - January 2016
- managed the development and roll out of mobile health devices and apps for the respiratory portfolio
Scientist, Early Product Development at AstraZeneca
September 2014 - May 2015
- developed of a predictive tool for formulation science in VB.NET
- developed an in silico biopharmaceutical model to support a New Drug Application
- organised and facilitated an internal team building event for over 200 people
Chemo/bioinformatician, visiting student at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
April 2014 - August 2014
- developed a computational drug repositioning pipeline in Python to be applied to neglected diseases
- identified repositioning candidates for schistosomiasis
- source deposited on GitHub repository
Computational Chemist at Eli Lilly and Company
February 2012 - May 2013
- developed structure-based molecular models to target a ionotropic receptor
- performed virtual screening and pharmacophore screening
- built workflow to compare molecular modelling results and biological assay data
Biologist at Eli Lilly and Company
September 2012 - May 2013
- developed an optimised protocol for coating multielectrode arrays (MEAs)
- performed electrophysiological recordings of dissociated rat cortical neurons
- designed a template for spike and burst analysis
Computational chemist, visiting student at Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences
May 2011 - February 2012
- designed peptidic and non-peptidic compounds as novel anti-HIV compounds
- developed a combined conformational search and docking protocol for predicting the binding mode of cyclic peptides
- performed virtual screening of molecular fragments and molecular dynamics simulations
- presented a poster at the 9th Australian Peptide Conference
- produced a final dissertation based on this work to support my MSc in Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Technologies
Trainee pharmacist at Farmacia Del Corso (community pharmacy in Bologna, Italy)
October 2010 - April 2011
- dispensed prescription and over-the-counter medicines
- advised customers about the treatment of minor ailments
- maintained drug stocks and checked expiry dates
- placed urgent orders to the suppliers over the phone
- compounded capsules, ointments and other medications
Intern at Camera di Commercio, Industria, Artigianato, Agricoltura di Ravenna (Chamber of Commerce)
June 2005 - July 2005
- filed paperwork
- classified documents for optical storage
- produced archiviation spreadsheets
Education
MSc in Drug Design from University College London
September 2013 - August 2014
- trained in latest techniques applied to drug design, with a focus on computational techniques such as molecular modelling, chemoinformatics, bioinformatics
- graduated with Distinction
MSc in Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Technologies from University of Bologna
October 2006 - March 2012
- trained in medicinal chemistry, pharmacology, drug development
- graduated with 110/110 cum laude
Exchange semester at Monash University, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
February 2009 - July 2009
- trained in computational chemistry, analytical methods, biopharmaceutics
- obtained High Distinction (>80%) in all modules
Certifications
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General First Aid from British Red Cross, 2013
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International English Language Testing System (IELTS) from British Council and Cambridge ESOL, 2012
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Open Water Diver from PADI, 2009
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International Driver’s License (B) from AA, 2009
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Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL iBT) from ETS, 2007
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European Driving Licence (B) from MIT, 2005
Honors and Awards
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Best graduate in Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Technologies, academic year 2010-2011 - awarded by Lions Club ‘Bologna Re Enzo’, 2012
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First place winner of a Leonardo da Vinci grant - granted via the UnipharmaGraduates programme, by Sapienza University of Rome and Noopolis foundation, 2012
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First place winner of a ‘Thesis abroad’ bursary to support the research project at the Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences - granted by the Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Bologna
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First place winner of an ‘Overseas’ scholarship to spend one semester at the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at Monash University - granted by the University of Bologna