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Casotti Chiara, MSc

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Date of Birth
17/07/1994
Qualification

Medical Biotechnologist

Title of qualification awarded

Master Degree in Medical Biotechnology at University of Modena and Reggio Emilia (Unimore) with vote 110/110

Other qualifications awarded
  • Bachelor Degree in Biotechnology at University of Bologna (Unibo)
  • Qualification to practice as a biologist
Positions held
  • From November 2021: PhD Student at the SS Pharmacogenetics and Pharmacogenomics afferent to the SC Osteoncologia of Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institut; PhD programme in Oncology, Hematology and Pathology, 37th course cycle, University of Bologna. Project name ”Analysis and validation of gene polymorphisms in osteosarcoma”.
  • From July 2020: Fellow at the SS Pharmacogenetics and Pharmacogenomics afferent to the SC Osteoncologia of Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institut. Project: “Toward tailored treatments for osteosarcoma through validation of pharmacogenomics markers”.
  • From April 2019 to April 2020: Trainee at Institut of oncology and hematology Seragnoli. Project “StreaMMing: the dynamics of Multiple Myeloma minimal residual disease in the peripheral blood stream”.
Languages
  • English: fluent
  • Spanish: Good
Technologies
  • Molecular biology techniques: extraction of nucleic acids, expression analysis using Real Time PCR, NGS techniques for the analysis of gene polymorphisms, Immunohistochemistry.
  • Cell biology techniques: maintenance of human tumor cell lines, MTT, transfection by electroporation.
  • Good knowledge of Windows operating systems and Office package.
Clinical and/or Scientific interests

Study of polymorphisms of genes involved in the drug resistance of osteosarcoma