Cristiano Coppola
Cambridge
Summary
I'm a young Italian Biotechnologist with strong Lab skills in Molecular Biology and Cell Engineering. My main expertise is about the creation of cell models aimed at the study of metabolic pathways and gene regulation in different types of cells. During my whole academic career, I've been interested in studying the molecular mechanisms that regulate cancer initiation and progression, with a special focus on the role of Mitochondrial Carrier Proteins in metabolic reprogramming of cancer cells. By working as Research Assistant II at Boston Children's Hospital at Cantor Lab, I've been developing novel RNA-editing based strategies to selectively target cancer cells. I am a highly motivated person and scientist and I really enjoy sharing ideas, projects and opinions with my friends and colleagues.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
RESEARCH ASSISTANT II
BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
01.2024 - Current
- Growth and maintenance of cell cultures
- Plasmid DNA extraction
- RNA extraction
- Immunofluorescence
- DNA damage assays
- Molecular cloning (Gibson assembly, restriction-digestion cloning)
- Cell transfection
- Data analysis
POST-GRADUATE TRAINEESHIP
UNIVERSITÀ DEGLI STUDI DI BARI "ALDO MORO"- DEPARTMENT OF BIOSCIENCE - ERNESTO PICARDI LAB
11.2023 - 03.2024
- Cell culture
- RNA editing
- Cell transfection
- Plasmid DNA extraction
FREELANCE SCIENTIFIC EDITOR
MICROBIOLOGIA ITALIA
04.2022 - 11.2023
- Accurate selection of scientific papers on Google Scholar and PubMed
- Scientific divulgation in the field of cell and molecular biology
Education
Master's Degree - Medical Biotechnologies and Molecular Medicine
University of Bari "Aldo Moro"
Bari, Italy07.2023
Bachelor's Degree - Biological Sciences
University of Bari "Aldo Moro"
Bari, Italy03.2021
Skills
- Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and Power Point)
- Reference management software (Zotero, EndNote)
- Google (Google Drive, Google Docs, Google Slides, Google Sheets, Google Meets, Google Trends)
- Google Tools (Google Docs, Google Drive, Google Scholar, etc)
- Scientific Databases search - Pubmed, Google scholar - (basic)
- Bioinformatics Tools and Databases (UniProt, Protparam, PDB, Clustal Omega, BLAST)
- Bioinformatic Tools (NCBI, UniProt, GO terms, KEGG, STRING, DAVID)
- NIST Database
- PubMed databases
- GeneCards
- Video Conferencing (Zoom, Teams, Skype, Webex) - Advanced
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Mother tongue(s): ITALIAN
Other language(s)
ENGLISH - Understanding: Listening B2, Reading C1; Speaking: Spoken production C1, Spoken interaction B2; Writing: B2
Levels: A1 and A2: Basic user; B1 and B2: Independent user; C1 and C2: Proficient user
Interests
I can consider myself an adventurous, creative and enterprising person Since I was a child, I've been practicing different hobbies like sea-fishing, basketball, table tennis and other outdoor activities I firmly believe in the importance of human relationships and I love creating connections among people, especially through good music and art
Timeline
RESEARCH ASSISTANT II
BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
01.2024 - Current
POST-GRADUATE TRAINEESHIP
UNIVERSITÀ DEGLI STUDI DI BARI "ALDO MORO"- DEPARTMENT OF BIOSCIENCE - ERNESTO PICARDI LAB
11.2023 - 03.2024
FREELANCE SCIENTIFIC EDITOR
MICROBIOLOGIA ITALIA
04.2022 - 11.2023
Master's Degree - Medical Biotechnologies and Molecular Medicine
University of Bari "Aldo Moro"
Bachelor's Degree - Biological Sciences
University of Bari "Aldo Moro"
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