Phone: +39-051-6366937
E-mail address: laura.formentini@ior.it
Formentini Laura, MSc
CV
Date of Birth
26/05/1991
Qualification
Biologist
Current assignment
PhD Student
Title of qualification awarded
Master Degree in Molecular and Applied Biology (LM-06) at Marche Polytechnic University
Other qualifications awarded
Bachelor’s Degree in Biology (L-13) at Marche Polytechnic University
Positions held
- 2020: PhD Student at the Laboratory of Experimental Oncology, Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute; PhD programme in Oncology, Hematology and Pathology, 36th course cycle, University of Bologna. Project name: “Development of personalized medicine in osteosarcoma by exploiting novel representative, genetically characterized experimental models”
- 2017-2019: Internship at IRCCS – INRCA PST – Laboratory of Genetic and Molecolar Biology (Ancona). Project name: “Identification, validation and characterization of structural genomic variants associated with retroelements in patients with multiple melanoma”
- 2013: Internship at Microbiology Laboratory (Hospital of Civitanova Marche)
Languages
Italian: mother tongue
English: B1
French: A2
Technologies
- Molecular biology techniques: nucleic acid extraction and quantification, PCR, RealTime PCR, gel electrophoresis, site specific pcr development, Sanger Sequencing, Pyrosequencing, library preparation for NGS;
- Cellular Biology;
- Western Blotting Analysis
- Use of Windows and Office (Word, Power Point, Excel)
- Use of scientific databases (NCBI, Pubmed) and online tools (Blast, Ensembl, Primer3)
Scientific activities
Genetic and molecular characterization of PDX models generated by Osteosarcoma.
Clinical and/or Scientific interests
Oncologic research, Osteosarcoma, Next Generation Sequencing for molecular discovery of driver factors in Sarcomas.