Alessandra Calabrese

Professional experiences2011Clinical Research AssistantDiv. of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Lausanne Hospital (CHUV)-Assistance in managing clinical trials-Administrative and logistic support -ICH GCP knowledge-Creation of clinical research SOPs2006-2010 Research associate/Laboratory managerInstitute of Biotechnology, University of Lausanne / EPFL (Switzerland)-Management of the laboratory-Teaching and practical training organization-Supervision of PhD students, Master students and technical staff -Coordination of research projects on the transcription factor NFI-C 2004-2005 Marie Curie Industry Host fellowBiotechnology company Hybrigenics, Paris (France)-Work on the identification and validation of new therapeutic targets involved in cancer, studying the proteasome-ubiquitin pathway.2003-2004 Post doc position Dept. of Physiology, University Medical Centre, Geneva (Switzerland)-Study of the role of the nicotinic receptor alpha 7 on cytosolic calcium increase in primary human myelomonocytic cells.1998-2003 Ph.D. thesisDept. of Morphology, University Medical Centre, Geneva (Switzerland)-Subject of the thesis: “Role of Connexin 36 in insulin-producing cells”. -Assistant during histology practical courses to medical studentsEducation and academic qualification2003Ph.D. in Cellular and Molecular Biology University of Geneva (Switzerland)1998Master in Advanced Studies in Medical BiologyUniversity of Geneva (Switzerland)1997Degree in Biology (Biomolecular speciality) University of Trieste (Italy)Laboratory skillsUp-to-date skills at major biological technologies, related to Cell Biology, Molecular Biology and BiochemistryManagement & Communication SkillsAdministration• Direct and coordinate research plans• Evaluate scientific projects • Budget definition and management• Ability to stand pressure and to deal with tight time constraintsPlanning• Ability to establish priorities• Ensure timely and efficient delivery of results or documents• Organisation of meetingCommunication• Oral presentations of work both internally to co-workers and externally to a variety of multidisciplinary audiences• Writing scientific publications and reports• Teaching and practical training co-ordinationIT-skills (PC/Mac)MS Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint, image analysis and presentation software, web-based literature and internet applicationsLanguagesFrench, fluentEnglish, fluentItalian, native