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PERSONAL DETAILS
NAME: Silvia Bonfiglio
ADDRESS: via Carducci, 9 24069 Trescore Balneario, BG, Italy
TELEPHONE: 0039 035942339
CELLPHONE: 0039 3470184714
E-MAIL: silvia.bonfiglio@unipv.it
DATE OF BIRTH: 31st March 1984
PLACE OF BIRTH: Trescore Balneario, BG, Italy
NATIONALITY: Italian
EDUCATION
November 2008 to present: PhD course in Biomolecular and Genetic Sciences at the University of Pavia, Italy
October 2006 to September 2008: Laurea Magistrale (2-year course, Master of Science equivalent ) in Industrial Biotechnology (Biomolecular research Major) at the University of Pavia, Italy.
Final grade: 110/110 cum laude
October 2003 to July 2006:
Laurea di primo livello (3-year undergraduate course, Bachelor of Science equivalent) in Biotechnology at the University of Pavia, Italy.
Final grade: 110/110 cum laude
September 1998 to July 2003: Diploma di Istruzione Secondaria Superiore Liceo Scientifico (High school degree)
Istituto di Istruzione Secondaria Superiore “Lorenzo Lotto”
Final grade: 100/100
LABORATORY EXPERIENCE
November 2008 to Present: PhD student of PhD course in Biomolecular and Genetic Sciences. The research project is being carried out in the Animal Genetics laboratory, directed by Professor Luca Ferretti, at the Department of Genetics and Microbiology, University of Pavia.
Main research topics: analysis of mitochondrial DNA and Y chromosome variability in Bos taurus.
Internship at IGA (Institute of Applied Technology), Udine, under the supervision of Dr. Federica Cattonaro, in order to prepare DNA libraries for multiplexed sequencing of mitochondrial genomes with Illumina Genome Analyzer IIx.
November 2007 to July 2008: Post-graduate student. Thesis work on analysis of cattle mitochondrial DNA variability.
Thesis title: “Lo studio del DNA mitocondriale rivela tracce di Bos primigenius nei bovini moderni” (MtDNA reveals footprints of Bos primigenius in modern cattle)
The research project has been carried out in the Animal Genetics laboratory, directed by Professor Luca Ferretti, at the Department of Genetics and Microbiology, University of Pavia
October 2006 to May 2007: Training in Dr Alessandra Montecucco’s laboratory of “Enzymology and Molecular Virology”, Istituto di Genetica Molecolare, IGM-CNR, Pavia
September 2005 to June 2006: Undergraduate Researcher. Thesis work carried out in Dr Alessandra Montecucco’s laboratory of “Enzymology and Molecular Virology”, Istituto di Genetica Molecolare, IGM-CNR, Pavia.
Thesis title: “Analisi dell’espressione inducibile dell’endonucleasi I-SceI in cloni di Cellule HeLa contenenti numerose copie del sito di taglio” (Analysis of endonuclease I-SceI inducible expression in HeLa cell clones with many copies of cleavage site”)
DIDACTIC EXPERIENCE
November 2008 to present: Expert in Genetics (BIO/18) at the University of Pavia.
Tutor of Genetics for students attending Laurea di primo livello in Biology, Biotechnology and Natural Sciences at the University of Pavia.
Co-supervisor of student thesis of Laurea di primo livello in Biotechnology and of Laurea Magistrale in Biology at the University of Pavia.
SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES
TECHNICAL SKILLS: nucleic acids purification; PCR, RT-PCR; agarose gel electrophoresis of DNA and RNA; RFLP analysis; construction of DNA libraries for Illumina sequencing; mammalian cell culture techniques; molecular cloning; Western blotting
COMPUTER SKILLS: Good knowledge of Windows and Mac operating systems and of Microsoft Word, Excel and Power Point programs.
User of basic Bioinformatic tools and of sequence analysis softwares Sequencher 4.9, Tablet, CLC Genomics Workbench
LANGUAGES: Mother tongue: Italian
Good written and spoken English: awarded certificate grade A in the Examination for the First Certificate in English, University of Cambridge, June 2002
Basic knowledge of German language
HONOURS AND AWARDS
2010 Winner of a bursary of the International Society for Animal Genetics (ISAG) to attend the “32nd Conference of ISAG” in Edinburgh.
The poster presented at the “32nd Conference of ISAG” was awarded as one of the top ten of the Conference.
NAME: Silvia Bonfiglio
ADDRESS: via Carducci, 9 24069 Trescore Balneario, BG, Italy
TELEPHONE: 0039 035942339
CELLPHONE: 0039 3470184714
E-MAIL: silvia.bonfiglio@unipv.it
DATE OF BIRTH: 31st March 1984
PLACE OF BIRTH: Trescore Balneario, BG, Italy
NATIONALITY: Italian
EDUCATION
November 2008 to present: PhD course in Biomolecular and Genetic Sciences at the University of Pavia, Italy
October 2006 to September 2008: Laurea Magistrale (2-year course, Master of Science equivalent ) in Industrial Biotechnology (Biomolecular research Major) at the University of Pavia, Italy.
Final grade: 110/110 cum laude
October 2003 to July 2006:
Laurea di primo livello (3-year undergraduate course, Bachelor of Science equivalent) in Biotechnology at the University of Pavia, Italy.
Final grade: 110/110 cum laude
September 1998 to July 2003: Diploma di Istruzione Secondaria Superiore Liceo Scientifico (High school degree)
Istituto di Istruzione Secondaria Superiore “Lorenzo Lotto”
Final grade: 100/100
LABORATORY EXPERIENCE
November 2008 to Present: PhD student of PhD course in Biomolecular and Genetic Sciences. The research project is being carried out in the Animal Genetics laboratory, directed by Professor Luca Ferretti, at the Department of Genetics and Microbiology, University of Pavia.
Main research topics: analysis of mitochondrial DNA and Y chromosome variability in Bos taurus.
Internship at IGA (Institute of Applied Technology), Udine, under the supervision of Dr. Federica Cattonaro, in order to prepare DNA libraries for multiplexed sequencing of mitochondrial genomes with Illumina Genome Analyzer IIx.
November 2007 to July 2008: Post-graduate student. Thesis work on analysis of cattle mitochondrial DNA variability.
Thesis title: “Lo studio del DNA mitocondriale rivela tracce di Bos primigenius nei bovini moderni” (MtDNA reveals footprints of Bos primigenius in modern cattle)
The research project has been carried out in the Animal Genetics laboratory, directed by Professor Luca Ferretti, at the Department of Genetics and Microbiology, University of Pavia
October 2006 to May 2007: Training in Dr Alessandra Montecucco’s laboratory of “Enzymology and Molecular Virology”, Istituto di Genetica Molecolare, IGM-CNR, Pavia
September 2005 to June 2006: Undergraduate Researcher. Thesis work carried out in Dr Alessandra Montecucco’s laboratory of “Enzymology and Molecular Virology”, Istituto di Genetica Molecolare, IGM-CNR, Pavia.
Thesis title: “Analisi dell’espressione inducibile dell’endonucleasi I-SceI in cloni di Cellule HeLa contenenti numerose copie del sito di taglio” (Analysis of endonuclease I-SceI inducible expression in HeLa cell clones with many copies of cleavage site”)
DIDACTIC EXPERIENCE
November 2008 to present: Expert in Genetics (BIO/18) at the University of Pavia.
Tutor of Genetics for students attending Laurea di primo livello in Biology, Biotechnology and Natural Sciences at the University of Pavia.
Co-supervisor of student thesis of Laurea di primo livello in Biotechnology and of Laurea Magistrale in Biology at the University of Pavia.
SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES
TECHNICAL SKILLS: nucleic acids purification; PCR, RT-PCR; agarose gel electrophoresis of DNA and RNA; RFLP analysis; construction of DNA libraries for Illumina sequencing; mammalian cell culture techniques; molecular cloning; Western blotting
COMPUTER SKILLS: Good knowledge of Windows and Mac operating systems and of Microsoft Word, Excel and Power Point programs.
User of basic Bioinformatic tools and of sequence analysis softwares Sequencher 4.9, Tablet, CLC Genomics Workbench
LANGUAGES: Mother tongue: Italian
Good written and spoken English: awarded certificate grade A in the Examination for the First Certificate in English, University of Cambridge, June 2002
Basic knowledge of German language
HONOURS AND AWARDS
2010 Winner of a bursary of the International Society for Animal Genetics (ISAG) to attend the “32nd Conference of ISAG” in Edinburgh.
The poster presented at the “32nd Conference of ISAG” was awarded as one of the top ten of the Conference.
