Roberta Tatti
Tallahassee,FL
Summary
Detail-oriented neuroscientist passionate about protection and conservation of natural resources and 10+ years of laboratory experience in the biology and chemistry field. Experienced in designing, executing and coordinating multiple projects in parallel. Expert in managing and training lab members, undergrad students and graduate students. Skilled in communicating scientific information as demonstrated by presentation of posters/talks in conferences, fellowships and published papers.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Environmental Consultant
Florida Department of Environmental Protection- Division of Environmental Assessment and Restoration, Biology Program, Molecular biology lab
03.2022 - Current
- Perform qPCR analysis to detect microbial DNA in water samples
- Review and upload results to the Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) ensuring accurate water quality data
- Review data for acceptability
- Evaluate new molecular methods
- Write and review standard operating procedures
- Modified and adapted standard methods and procedures to solve analytical problems
- Cleaned and organized laboratory and kept supplies well-stocked to save time, money and promote laboratory efficiency
Chemist Specialist
Florida Department of Environmental Protection- Division of Environmental Assessment and Restoration, Chemistry Program. Nutrients Section.
07.2021 - 02.2022
- Perform ammonia quantification in water samples using segmented flow analyzer
- Determine chloride, sulfate, nitrate, bromide concentration in water samples using ion chromatography (IC)
- Review and evaluate data quality
- Take appropriate corrective action in response to unusual results
- Trained two analysts, reviewed and updated standard operating procedures.
Chemist III
Florida Department of Environmental Protection- Division of Environmental Assessment and Restoration, Chemistry Program. Nutrients Section.
04.2021 - 07.2021
- Performed ammonia determination in water samples using a segmented flow analyzer
- Collected and assessed data to ensure analytical testing meet QA and QC criteria
- Keeping accurate research records and instrument maintenance logbook.
Post-doctoral researcher
Department of Biological Sciences- FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY, Dr. Debra A. Fadool Laboratory
01.2019 - 04.2021
- Planning, organizing, writing, and submitting NIH grant proposals
- Gaining leadership experience by training and supervising bachelor/master students and technicians
- Conducting experiments using in vitro brain slice electrophysiology, molecular biology, immunohistochemistry, confocal fluorescent microscopy to describe the role of Kv1.3 channels as neuromodulatory elements in mice olfactory bulb
- Designed research projects and alternative approaches and discussed results with professor
- Participated in research projects by designing and executing experiments
Post-doctoral Fellow
Department of Neurobiology and Behavior, STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY, New York, Dr. Arianna Maffei Laboratory.
01.2014 - 01.2017
- Described how excitatory and inhibitory synaptic transmission onto pyramidal neurons in the rodent primary visual cortex evolves from the time of eye opening to the peak of the critical period using patch clamp electrophysiology
- Discovered that brief binocular delayed eye-opening causes reductions of excitatory and inhibitory synaptic transmission, while brief monocular delayed eye opening unveiled laminar-specific effects.
- Wrote and published peer-reviewed articles concerning findings
- Published research in two peer-reviewed journals
PhD Graduate student
Department of Basic Neuroscience, UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA, Switzerland. Dr. Alan Carleton Laboratory
01.2009 - 01.2013
- Determined the role of excitatory neurons expressing the vesicular glutamate transporter 3 (VGLUT3) in the glomerular layer of the mouse olfactory bulb. The results of this large study have been published in a high impact factor journal (Nature Communication)
- Analyzed electrophysiological properties and morphological parameters of pyramidal neurons within layer 2 and 3 of the piriform cortex.
Education
Ph.D. - Neuroscience
University of Geneva
Geneva, Switzerland10.2013
M.Sc. in Neuro-psychobiology -
University of Cagliari
Cagliari, Italy11.2008
B.Sc. in Experimental Biology -
University of Cagliari
Cagliari, Italy07.2006
Skills
- Skilled in writing scientific reports and papers
- Laboratory environmental experience: collected field samples and performed analysis in molecular and chemical laboratories at FDEP
- Computer and software: Proficient in MS Office, LIMS, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Acrobat
- Languages: bilingual (English and Italian)
- Data collection, analysis, and results interpretation
- Statistics knowledge
- Training and supervision of PhD students, master students, undergraduate students, and technicians
- Environmental education
- Problem-solving abilities
- Interpersonal Communication
- Project Planning
- Attention to Detail
- Written Communication
- Research abilities
- Multitasking
Green Card Holder
True
Work Email
Roberta.Tatti@floridaDEP.gov
Awards
- Early Post-doctoral Mobility Fellowship (P2GEP3_155623, from 01/09/2014 to 02/29/2016)
- Advanced Post-doctoral Mobility Fellowship (P300PB_164753, From 03/01/2016 to 12/31/2017)
- FSU Chemical Senses Training (CTP) Grant Award T32 DC000044 from the National Institutes of Health (NIH/NIDCD) (From 04/15/2020 to 04/15/2021)
Personal Email
robytatti@gmail.com
Publications
- Kolling LJ, Tatti R, Lowry T, Loeven AM, Fadool JM, Fadool DA. Modulating the Excitability of Olfactory Output Neurons Affects Whole-Body Metabolism. J Neurosci. 2022 PMCID: PMC9337614.
- Huang Z., Tatti R., Loeven A.M., Landi Conde D.R., D.A. Fadool. 2020. Modulation of neuronal microcircuits that control complex dynamics in olfactory networks. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, 2021. PMID: 34807463.
- Tatti R and Maffei A. 2015. Synaptic dynamics: How network activity affects neuron communication. Curr. Biol. 25(7): R278-R280. PMCID: PMC25829011.
- Tatti R, Haley MS, Swanson OK, Tselha T, Maffei A. 2017. Neurophysiology and regulation of the balance between excitation and inhibition in neocortical circuits. Biol Psychiat. 81(10):821-31. PMCID: PMC5374043.
- Tatti R, Swanson OK, Lee MSE, Maffei A. 2017. Layer-specific developmental changes in excitation and inhibition in rat primary visual cortex. eNeuro 4(6). PMCID: PMC5779119.
- Tatti R, Bhaukaurally K, Gschwend O, Seal RP, Edwards RH, Rodriguez I and Carleton A. 2014. A population of glomerular glutamatergic neurons controls sensory information transfer in the mouse olfactory bulb. Nat Commun. 5:3791. PMCID: PMC4028618.
- Gambino F, Pages S, Kehayas V, Baptista D, Tatti R, Carleton A, and Holtmaat. 2014. Sensory- evoked LTP driven by dendritic plateau potentials in vivo. Nature 515(7525):116-119. PMID: 25174710
References
- Jennifer Mihalic, Florida Department of Environmental Protection- Division of Environmental Assessment and Restoration, Biology Program. Nutrients Section., 2600 Blair Stone Road, MS6510, Tallahassee, FL, 21299-2400, Add email
- Dr. Irina Carbone, Florida Agriculture and Consumers- change
- Prof. Debra Fadool, Department of Biological sciences, Florida State University, 319 Stadium Drive, King Life Science Building, Tallahassee, 32306, dfadool@bio.fsu.edu
Timeline
Environmental Consultant
Florida Department of Environmental Protection- Division of Environmental Assessment and Restoration, Biology Program, Molecular biology lab
03.2022 - Current
Chemist Specialist
Florida Department of Environmental Protection- Division of Environmental Assessment and Restoration, Chemistry Program. Nutrients Section.
07.2021 - 02.2022
Chemist III
Florida Department of Environmental Protection- Division of Environmental Assessment and Restoration, Chemistry Program. Nutrients Section.
04.2021 - 07.2021
Post-doctoral researcher
Department of Biological Sciences- FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY, Dr. Debra A. Fadool Laboratory
01.2019 - 04.2021
Post-doctoral Fellow
Department of Neurobiology and Behavior, STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY, New York, Dr. Arianna Maffei Laboratory.
01.2014 - 01.2017
PhD Graduate student
Department of Basic Neuroscience, UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA, Switzerland. Dr. Alan Carleton Laboratory
01.2009 - 01.2013
Ph.D. - Neuroscience
University of Geneva
M.Sc. in Neuro-psychobiology -
University of Cagliari
B.Sc. in Experimental Biology -
University of Cagliari
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