Education
2016 PhD Neuroscience, Max Planck Institute of Experimental Medicine, Göttingen (DE)
2011 MSc Molecular Neuroscience, University of Bristol, Bristol (UK)
2010 MSc Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, University of Eastern Piedmont “A.Avogadro", Novara (IT)
2008 BSc Biotechnology, University of Eastern Piedmont “A. Avogadro”, Novara (IT)

Academic Positions
2025 – ongoing Guest Scientist, Leibniz Institute for Resilience Research (LIR), Mainz (DE)
2024 – ongoing Junior research group leader Institute of Anatomy & Scientist, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz (DE)     
2019 – 2024 Postdoctoral scientist, Preclinical Lab for Translational Research into Affective Disorders (PLATRAD) – Christopher Pryce’s group, Department of Adult Psychiatry and Psychotherapy University of Zürich, Zürich (CH)
2016 – 2018 Postdoctoral scientist,  Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research: FMI, Department of Neurobiology – Pico Caroni’s Group
2011 – 2016 PhD candidate, Max Planck Institute of Experimental Medicine, Göttingen (DE)

Scientific Visits
Jan – Feb 2014 Max Planck Institute of Experimental Medicine, Göttingen (DE), Neurogenetics department, Electron Microscopy Unit. Advisor: Dr. Wiebke Möbius & Torben Ruhwedel. Topic: Transmission Electron Microscopy in a mouse model of schizophrenia sub-phenotype

Jun – Sep 2013 Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Department of Radiology and Neuroradiology, Advisor: Prof. Susann Boretius. Topic: Structural MRI (T1- & T2-weighetd images, Diffusion Tensor Imaging, Proton Density) and MRS in a mouse model of schizophrenia sub-phenotypes

Fundings and Awards
2023 Graduate Campus (GRC) travel grant, University of Zürich, Participation to European Meeting on Glial Cells in Health and Disease
2022 SBM Poster Award Winner, ZNZ Symposium – Center for Neuroscience Zürich
2021 Network Glia stipend – Travel Grant, European Meeting on Glial Cells in Health and Disease 2021
2020 FENS-IBRO Travel Grant, FENS Meeting 2020
2010 Outstanding MSc Award University of Eastern Piedmont “A. Avogadro”, Novara (IT)

Editorial Role
2024 - ongoing Editorial Board Member, Glia Health Research
2016 - ongoing Review Editor, Learning and Memory, Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience

Society memberships
European Brain and Behaviour Society (EBBS)
Swiss Society for Neuroscience (SSN)
Federation of European Neuroscience
Societies (FENS)
Mediterranean Society for Neuroscience (MSN)

Teaching

2024 - ongoing Assistant Lecturer of Human histology & anatomy