Profile

I grew up in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, a region in the north-east of Italy. I always wanted to travel and discover the world, and this is why I lived in Germany for a while and then moved to the UK. I am passionate about science but I also love playing board-games, painting, cooking and baking.

As a project manager I follow different European projects where scientists living in different countries work together to find innovative solutions to ambitious and challenging problems. Before my current job, I worked for many years in the lab as a scientist. First I did a PhD in Germany to find if certain drug combinations could help treating lung cancer. Then I worked at the Welcome Sanger Institute, where we used a technique called CRISPR to cut out a segment of DNA (gene) from the entire set of DNA instructions (genome) of cells. Then, we used potent microscopes to see how these modified cells behave and if they are more inclined to give rise to cancer.

The projects I follow are closely monitored by the European Union since they want to make sure scientists are doing their best to deliver what they promised (for example, a new technology or instrument). Together with other project managers, I make sure all scientists involved are working together towards the goal in a clear and ordered way. I also help finding strategies to mitigate risks and make sure that the science coming from those projects has an impact on society and that it will be accessibile and useful.