Phd in BIOCHEMISTRY

Research: Development of targeted delivery systems for active substances such as drugs.

Education and Training: November 2023 - Current. Ph.D. student in Biochemistry (XXXIX cycle) - Sapienza University of Rome. Advisor: Prof. Paola Baiocco. October 2023. Master's degree in "Biochemistry" - Sapienza University of Rome. Thesis Title: Humanized Archaeal Ferritin-based nanoparticles as a versatile tool for nucleic acids delivery into cancer cells. Advisor: Prof. Paola Baiocco; Co-advisor: Prof. Alessio Paone. October 2021. Bachelor's degree in "Biotecnologie per la salute" - University of Naples Federico II. Thesis Title: Stimulation of FPR2 promotes glucose metabolism through an NADPH oxidase-dependent mechanism in CaLu-6 cells. Advisor: Prof. Rosario Ammendola. Language Skills: - Italian: Native - English: B2 Bioinformatics Skills: Microsoft Office, Pymol, UNICORN 7, Image Lab, BioRender, Spectra Manager V2, LabSolutions RF. Laboratory Skills: Protein extraction from prokaryotic organisms, techniques for protein purification and separation including electrophoresis and Western blot, Bradford assays, UV-Vis spectrophotometry, and protein fluorescence spectroscopy, functionalization of protein nanocages, incorporation of fluorescent probes and nucleic acids into protein nanocages. Instruments: V-750 Spectrophotometer (Jasco), RF-6000 Spectrofluorophotometer (Shimadzu), ChemiDoc Imaging System (Bio-Rad), AKTA Pure (GE Healthcare).