**** **** Nationality: Italian Date of birth: November 21 1983 in Volterra Pisa Italy Adresses: Via Matteotti 26 56048 Volterra Pisa Italy Via Aurelia 22 Madonna dellAcqua San Giuliano Terme Italy Telephones: **** +39058886105 Email: me****@gmail.com Category B Car Licence Personal skills and competencesMother tongue: Italian Other language(s): English fluent Spanish: good Desired employment / Occupational fieldBiotechnologies Molecular Biology Stem Cell Biology Actual positionPost doctoral fellowship financed by International Centre For Studies and Research In Biomedicine LuxembourgLaboratory: Unita di Biologia Cellulare e dello Sviluppo Dipartimento di Biologia University of Pisa Via del Brennero 4 (Pisa).Tel 050878356. Fax 0502211498. Techniques and SkillsMolecular Biology Techniques:Plasmidic and genomic DNA isolation trasformation in competent cells PCR RT PCR Real Time RTPCR 5 and 3 RACE RNA isolation RNA probes synthesis in situ hybridization techniques on dissociated cells on paraffin section and whole mount RNA interference protein extraction Westernblot immunohistochemistry and immunocytochemistry techniques TUNEL assay BrdU labelling Comet Assay Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) analysis.Computation:Operating system: Windows Mac Osx Linux Common programs handing: Microsoft Word Excel and Power Point Adobe Photoshop Adobe Professional Molecular biology programs: DNA Star BioEdit Quantity One Primer3 Net primer PhD in Molecular Biotecnologies by Research Doctorate School in Biological and Molecular Sciences with dissertation on: The contribution of ECM components to the control of stem cell behavior in an invertebrate model system. Attainment date: March 2011Graduation in Biomolecular Sciences and Technologies University: Universita Degli Studi di Pisa Vote: 110/110 cum laude Attainment date: October 2007Graduation in Molecular Biology University: Universita Degli Studi di Pisa Vote: 110/110 cum laude Attainment date: November 2005Diploma di Maturita Classica Scool: Liceo Classico Giosue Carducci Volterra (PI) Vote: 94/100 Attainment date: July 2002 Research:Jenuary 2008December 2010 Ph.D. student in Biological and Molecular Sciences University of Pisa in the research group of Prof. Renata Batistoni and Paolo Deri at the Department of Biology Cellular and Developmental Unit University of Pisa.September 2008Dicember 2008 Training period in the research group of Emili Salo at the Department of Genetics University of Barcelona Spain.April 2008May2008 Training period in the research group of Emili Salo at the Department of Genetics University of Barcelona Spain under the bioinformatic supervision of the Dr. J.F. Abril.November 2006 September 2007 Undergraduate student during the experimental thesis in the research group of Prof. Renata Batistoni at the Department of Biology Cellular and Developmental Unit University of Pisa. Caratterizzazione di due nuovi geni coinvolti nel processo di rigenerazione delle planarieMarch 2004September 2004: Undergraduate student during the training period in the research group of Prof. Renata Batistoni at the Department of Biology Cellular and Developmental Unit University of Pisa. Lo studio dei geni ribosomiali nelle planarie: considerazione citogenetiche citotassonomiche AwardsPh.D. fellowship from MIUR. Thematic: Salute delluomo (studio e trattamentodei tumori e delle malattie degenerative con nuovi approcci derivati dalla conoscenza del genoma umano)Premio di Laurea con lode (University of Pisa) 2007 Premio di Laurea con lode (University of Pisa) 2004 Other Accademic Year 20102011: Contratto di supporto alla didattica del corso in Citologia ed Istologia. Accademic Year 20092010: Contratto di supporto alla didattica del corso in Biotecnologie Cellulari.Accademic Year 20082009: Contratto di supporto alla didattica del corso in Biotecnologie Cellulari. Academic Years 20072008 20082009 20092010: Qualifica di Membro di Commissione per gli esami: Cellule Staminali e Terapia Cellulare Fondamenti di Biotecnologie Cellulari + Laboratori di Biotecnologie Cellulari Biotecnologie Vegetali + Laboratori Publications and Abstracts Articles in journals 1) Conte M* **** ME* Deri P Mannini L Batistoni R. 2010. Expression of hsp90 mediates cytoprotective effects in the gastrodermis of planarians. Cell Stress Chaperones. 16: 339. *The authors contribute equally to this work2) Conte M **** ME Deri P Mannini L Batistoni R. 2010. Characterization of hsp genes in planarian stem cells. Belgian Journal Of Zoology. pp 137.3) Conte M Deri P **** ME Mannini L Batistoni R. 2009. A mortalinlike gene is crucial for planarian stem cell viability. Developmental Biology. 334: 109 18. Abstracts in international congress 1) **** ME AbrilJF Salo E Deri P Batistoni R. Contribution of ecm components to the control of planarian stem cell behavior: the role of mmprelated genes. 1st international meeting on planarian biology Munster (Germany)May 2010. 2) Conte M **** ME Deri P Mannini L Batistoni R. Molecular biology of stress response in planarians: expression and function of heat shock protein genes 1st international meeting on planarian biology Munster (Germany) May 2010. 3) **** ME AbrilJF Salo E Deri P Conte M Caroti F Batistoni R. Metzincin metalloproteases genes in the planarian genome XI international symposium on flatworm biology Diepenbeek (Belgium) July 20094) Conte M Deri P **** ME Mannini L Batistoni R. Knockdown of members of the hsp family causes growth arrest in planarian stem cells. XI international symposium on flatworm biology Diepenbeek (Belgium) July 20095) **** ME Abril JF Salo E Deri P Conte M Batistoni R. In silico identification of metzincin metalloproteases genes in the planarian genome EMBO Conference: The Molecular and Cellular Basis of Regeneration and Tissue Repair Palma de Mallorca (Spain) October 2008