Alumni
Past PhD students
Francesca ZERBINI
PhD 2014
Project Manager
University of Trento Full-time
Sep 2024 - present
Senior Scientist
AstraZeneca · Full-time
Nov 2019 - Feb 2025 · Cambridge, United Kingdom
Mario TERRACCIANO
PhD 2014 (Supervisors: Prof M Rugolo, Dr K Scotlandi)
Clinical Lab Services Supervisor
Menarini Silicon Biosystems SpA., Bologna, Italy
Erika Maria PARASIDO
PhD 2014
Lead Biologist, ATCC
Adjunct Assistant professor of Oncology
Georgetown University Medical Center
Department of Oncology
Alessandro MUZZI
PhD 2014
Associate Director, Head of Bacterial Computational Genomics Team
GSK, Siena, Italy
Monica MONTESI
PhD 2014
Research Biologist
CNR - Institute of Science and Technology for Ceramics (ISTEC), Faenza, Italy
Ilaria MENGONI
PhD 2014 (Supervisors: Prof A Contestabile, Prof B Monti)
Lab Manager at EG 427
Paris, Île-de-France, France
Magdalena Julia KASENDRA
PhD 2014
Director of Research and Development at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Ohio, Cincinnati, USA
Renata Maria GRIFANTINI
PhD 2014
2018 to present | General Director and Chief Scientific Officer
2016 to present | Head Translational Unit
Tanja DAPA
PhD 2014
Junior Group Leader (Beatriz Galindo, Senior Researcher)
Andalusian Centre for Developmental Biology
CABD-CSIC-Universidad Pablo de Olavide
Seville, Spain
Fabiola CERONI
PhD 2014
2021: Junior assistant professor (fixed-term), Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, Universit of Bologna, Italy
Luigi SCIETTI
PhD 2015 (Supervisors: Dr S Liberatori, Dr M Nissum)
Head of the Biochemistry and Structural Biology Unit
Milano
Senior Postdoctoral Fellow (INROAD)
Pavia, Lombardia, Italia
Postdoctoral Research Assistant
Pavia, Italia
PhD student at the University of Bologna and visiting scientist at Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics
Jan 2012 - Apr 2015, Siena, Italy
Alessandro PRESENTATO
PhD 2015 (Supervisor: Prof D Zannoni)
Researcher
Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche Chimiche e Farmaceutiche, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
Claudia NASTASI
PhD 2015 (Supervisor: Prof A Pession)
Senior Researcher
Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research (IRCCS)
Mar 2020 - Present , Milano, Lombardia, Italia
Pasquale MARRAZZO
PhD 2015 (Supervisors: Dr A Pezzicoli, Dr M Soriani)
Junior assistant professor (fixed-term)
Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine - DIMES, University of Bologna, Italy
Maddalena LAZZARIN
PhD 2015 (Supervisor: Dr D Rinaudo)
Regulatory affairs specialist
Fidia Farmaceutici SpA
Giacomo GOLFIERI
PhD 2015 (Supervisors: Prof V Scarlato, Dr I Delany)
Medical Devices Quality Assurance Manager
Ente Certificazione Macchine srl, Bologna, Italy
Giorgio MILAZZO
PhD 2015 (Supervisor: Prof G Perini)
Researcher
Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna, Italy
Stefano MANZO
PhD 2015 (Supervisor: Prof G Capranico)
Junior Assistant Professor/MSCA Young Researcher Fellow
Università degli Studi di Milano , Jan 2023 - Present , Milan, Italy
Senior Post-doc
Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Silvia Lomartire
PhD 2015 (Supervisors: Prof E Maestrini, Prof E Bacchelli)
Informatore Medico, Inlinea Srl, Bologna, Italy
Concetta Valentina Tropeano
PhD 2016 (Supervisors: Prof M Rugolo, Dr AM Ghelli)
Biologist
Laboratorio di Neurogenetica - IRCCS - Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche - Ospedale Bellaria, Bologna, Italia
Marco Spinsanti
PhD 2016 (Supervisors: Prof V Scarlato, Dr I Delany)
Researcher
GSK vaccines, Siena, Italy
Ilaria Peschiera
PhD 2016 (Supervisors: Prof V Scarlato, Dr I Ferlenghi)
senior bioinformatics testing engineer
PerkinElmer, Inc.; Madrid, Spain
Alessia Liguori
PhD 2016 (Supervisors: Dr MJ Bottomley, Prof V Scarlato, Dr E Malito)
Senior Translational Scientist at IAVI
San Diego, California, United States
Simone Di Giacomo
PhD 2016 (Supervisors: Prof A Pession, Dr D Grifoni)
Research Scientist | Scientific Writer
Research And Development Manager
OaCP, Bologna, Italy
RENAUD VATRINET
PhD 2017 (Supervisors: Prof AM Porcelli, Prof G Gasparre)
Research Associate
Epicentre Research Department - Epidemiology, Paris, France
SELENA TRIFUNOV
PhD 2017 (Supervisors: Prof M Rugolo, Prof V Carelli)
Post-doc
Barcelona Children's Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Spain
BILJANA PETROVIC
PhD 2017 (Supervisor: Prof G Campadelli)
Molecular Biotechnologist
DIMEC-Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and CRBA Laboratories-Centre for Applied Biomedical Research, Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
MIRIAM PASQUINI
PhD 2017 (Supervisors: Prof F Francia, Prof M Zaffagnini)
2017: Post-doc, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton - Long Island, USA
2020: In vitro Pharmacologist, Exscientia, Oxford, UK
LUCA MAZZEI
PhD 2017 (Supervisor: Prof S Ciurli)
Junior assistant professor (fixed-term)
Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna, Italy
FRANCESCA MASSENZIO
PhD 2017 (Supervisor: Prof B Monti)
2020: Junior assistant professor (fixed-term), Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna, Italy
2020: Post-doc, Department of Neurosciences, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.
2017-2019: Postdoctoral Research Associate, King's College London, London – UK.
2017: Postdoctoral Research Scientist, The Babraham Institute, Cambridge – UK. (PI: Dott. Jemeen Sreedharan).
Marilena Ignesti
PhD 2017 (Supervisor: Prof F G Gargiulo)
Professore
MIUR, professore di matematica e scienze, Bologna, Italy
KATHARINA KARGES SASKIA
PhD 2017 (Supervisors: Prof B Monti, Prof M Caprini, Dr V Benfenati)
Controllo Qualità
Philip Morris, Bologna, Italy
GIANMARCO GASPERINI
PhD 2017 (Supervisors: Prof V Scarlato, Dr M Aricò)
Associate Lab Head
GSK Vaccines Institute for Global Health, Siena, Italy
FRANCESCO FORMAGGIO
PhD 2017 (Supervisor: Prof B Monti)
Post-doc
Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Teaching tutor, Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology
FRANCESCA FERRUCCI
PhD 2017 (Supervisor: Prof G Perini)
Hospital Medical Scientific Relations, Pfizer, Bologna, Italy
Previously Post-doc; Rikshospitalet, Department of Microbiology, Oslo University Hospital, Norway
SARA BORGHI
PhD 2017 (Supervisors: Prof V Scarlato, Dr I Delany)
Director/Assistant Professor
NYU Langone Health, New York, New York, United States
Previously Post-doc at The Rockefeller University, Laboratory of Molecular Genetics and Immunology, New York, USA
MANUELA SOLLAZZO
PhD 2018 (Supervisor: Prof A Pession)
Post-doc AIRC fellow
Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna, Italy
FEDERICA SANDRI
PhD 2018 (Supervisor: Prof D Zannoni)
Project Officer
Chiesi Farmaceutici, Parma, Italy
BEATRICE RICCHETTI
PhD 2018 (Supervisors: Prof V Scarlato, Dr I Delany)
2020: Ricercatore presso INGM
2018-2020: Scientific associate, GSK vaccines, Siena, Italy
SABRINA PETRALLA
PhD 2018 (Supervisor: Prof B Monti)
2021: Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Heidelberg, Germany
2018-2020: Post-doc, Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Simone Pelliciari
PhD 2018 (Supervisors: Prof V Scarlato, Prof D Roncarati)
2022: Associate Research Fellow, The University of Edinburgh, UK
2018-2022: Research Associate, Newcastle University, UK
MILA GUGNONI
PhD 2018 (Supervisors: Prof DC Ambrosetti, Dr A Ciarrocchi)
Post-doc
USL di Reggio Emilia - IRCCS, Italy
LUIGI CAPRIOTTI
PhD 2018 (Supervisors: Prof V Scarlato, Dr N Norais)
2018: Research Scientist, CSL Behring, Bern, Svizzera
Cinzia CAMELI
PhD 2018 (Supervisor: Prof E Maestrini)
Post-doc
Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Vito Antonio Baldassarro
PhD 2018 (Supervisor: Prof L Calzà)
2021: Junior assistant professor (fixed-term), Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences, University of Bologna, Italy
2019-2020: Post-doc, Centro Interdipartimentale di Ricerca Industriale Scienze della Vita e Tecnologie per la Salute, Ozzano (Bologna), Italy
PAOLO PIGINI
PhD 2019 (Supervisor: Prof G Perini)
Post-doc
A*STAR - Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore
SIMONA PEPE
PhD 2019 (Supervisors: Prof V Scarlato, Prof D Roncarati)
Post-doc
University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
FILIPPO MORAMARCO
PhD 2019 (Supervisors: Prof V Scarlato, Dr E Balducci)
Scientific Staff at Italian Ministry of Defence, Army Medical Center
Roma, Lazio, Italia
STEFANY OJAIMI LOIBMAN
PhD 2019 (Supervisors: Prof V Scarlato, Prof D Roncarati)
Postdoctoral Research Scientist
Göteborgs universitet, Goteborg, Svezia
GIULIA LEONE
PhD 2019 (Supervisors: Prof AM Porcelli, Dr L Iommarini)
MUR, Professor at secondary school
LIBERO GURRIERI
PhD 2019 (Supervisor: Prof F Sparla)
2023: Junior assistant professor (fixed-term)
Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
2019-2023: Post-doc, Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
TARCISIO BRIGNOLI
PhD 2019 (Supervisors: Prof V Scarlato, Dr I Delany)
2022: Pos-doc /Assegno di Ricerca), Dipartimento di Bioscienze, Università di Milano La Statale
2019: Research Associate, School of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Bristol, UK
ANA ISABEL BORRACHERO CONEJO
PhD 2019 (Supervisors: Prof B Monti, Dr V Benfenati, Prof M Caprini)
Postdoctoral fellow at Vanderbilt University, Tennessee, USA
Silvia Strocchi
PhD 2020 (Supervisor: Prof A Pession)
2021: Postdoctoral Researcher
Translational Research Laboratory · Reggio nell'Emilia, Italia
Marco Russo
PhD 2020 (Supervisor: Prof G Capranico)
2020: Post-doc, Dipartimento FaBiT, Università di Bologna, Italy
Sara Monticelli
PhD 2020 (Supervisor: Prof E Maestrini)
2020: Post-doc, Institute of Genetics and Molecular and Cellular Biology, Strasbourg, France
Daniele Ghezzi
PhD 2020 (Supervisors: Prof D Zannoni, Dr M Cappelletti) Thesis Awarded "Best PhD thesis 2020" by the Italian Society for Microbiology and Microbial Biotechnology (SIMGBM)
2022: Junior assistant professor (RTDa) at Università degli Studi di Urbino "Carlo Bo", Italy
2020: Post-doc, Laboratorio di Nanobiotecnologie (NABI), Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna (Italy) and Laboratorio di Microbiologia Molecolare e Applicata (Dipartimento FaBiT - Università di Bologna), Bologna (Italy)
Anna Galea
PhD 2020 (Supervisors: Prof V Scartlato, Dr N Norais)
2020: Senior Research Officer, Ichnos Sciences, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Simona Salimbeni
PhD 2020 (Supervisors: Prof G Capranico, Dr O Sordet, University of Bologna and University Paul SAbatier, Toulouse)
2022: Postdoctoral Researcher at Azienda USL Reggio Emilia - IRCCS, Italy
2020: Post-doc, Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna, Italy
Ana Catarina da Silva Almeida
PhD 2021 (Supervisor: AM Porcelli)
2021: Postdoctoral Stem Cell Scientist, Roslin Technologies, Edinburgh, UK
Roberto Ciaccio
PhD 2021 (Supervisor: G Perini)
2021: Clinical Trial coordinator (CTC-L); Specialized scientist (oncology); Regional operational delivery - Italy
PPD ITALY srl ; Via San Bovio, 3 20054 SEGRATE (MI) ITALY.
Giulia Gobbi
PhD 2021 (Supervisors: A Ciarrocchi / D Ambrosetti / V Sancisi)
2021: Posto doctoral fellow, Translational Research Laboratory, AUSL Reggio Emilia, Italy
Simona Paglia
PhD 2021 (Suprvisors: D Grifoni / A Pession
2022: Clinical Research Coordinator and Research Manager presso IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Italy
2021: Post-doc, Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna, Italy
Eleonora Poeta
PhD 2021 (Supervisor: Monti)
2021: Research fellow, Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna, Italy
Oct 2017 graduated with honours in Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Bologna; experimental thesis on the study of proliferation and differentiation of neuronal and oligodendroglial precursors cells in the rare demyelinating disease AGC1 deficiency
Annamaria Zannoni
PhD 2021 (Supervisors: V Scarlato / D Roncarati)
2021: Post-doc; laboratory of Dr Cynthia Sharma, IMIB - Institute for Molecular Infection Biology, University of Wurzburg, Germany
Paolo Emidio Costantini
PhD 2021 (Supervisors; M Cappelletti / B Vitali)
2021: Post-doc, Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna
Serena Jasmine Aleo
PhD 2022 (Supervisor AM Ghelli)
2022: Research fellow, Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Italy
Sonia Nicchi
PhD 2022 (Supervisors: D Maione / V Scarlato)
2022: Postdoctoral fellow, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
Ottavia Tartagni
PhD 2022 (Supervisor G Zuccheri)
2022: Research fellow, Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna, Italy
Eugenia Lorenzini
PhD 2022 (Supervisor A Ciarrocchi)
2022: Postdoctoral Researcher, Translational Research Laboratory, Reggio Emilia, Italy
Giacomo Vezzani
PhD 2022 (Supervisors V Scarlato / E Frigimelica)
2022: Postdoctoral Scientist, GSK Vaccine for Global Health, Siena, Italy
Marta Viggiano
PhD 2022 (Supervisor E Maestrini)
2022: Postdoctoral fellow, Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna, Italy
Renèe Concetta Duardo
PhD 2022 (Supervisor G Capranico))
2022: Research fellow, Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna, Italy
Luigia Cappelli
Ph.D. 2023 (Supervisors: V Scarlato / D Maione)
Since November 2022: Scientist, GSK Vaccines, Siena, Italy
Paolo Cinelli
Ph.D. 2023 (Supervisors: V Scarlato / D. Maione)
Since November 2022: Scientist, GSK Vaccines, Siena, Italy
Federico D'Agostino
Ph.D. 2023 (supervisors: Prof. Vincenzo Scarlato and Prof. Davide Roncarati)
Post-doc, General Microbiology Laboratory - Prof. Dr. Kai Papenfort
Institut für Mikrobiologie
Allgemeine Mikrobiologie
Bioinstrumentezentrum (BIZ), M1-E3
Winzerlaer Straße 2
07745 Jena
Davide Maestri
PhD 2024 (Supervisor: Prof. Italo Tempera)
Postdoctoral Fellow at Mass General Brigham (Since October 2024), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Luca Ulfo
PhD 2024 (Supervisors: Prof. Anlerto Danielli, Prof. Matteo Calvaresi)
Postdoctoral Researcher
Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Genova, Italia
Dec 2023 - Present
Suleman Khan ZADRAN
PhD 2024 (Supervisors: Prof. Giovanni Perini, Prof. Alberto Danielli)
Post-doctoral (Research Fellow) at the University of Bologna since 2023.
