Francesca Schönsberg

EDUCATION

College / University

University of Padua

Highest Degree

Bachelor of Science

Major Subjects

Molecular Biology, Chemistry and Biochemistry, methods of analysis and applications of Biotechnology

Schonsberg

Country

Italy

Lab Experience

Basic lab technical skills acquired through the attendance of frequent didactic laboratories at Padua University: electrophoresis, PCR, extraction of DNA, microscopy, NMR and IR analysis, construction of cDNA library, manual work with pipette, test tubes and chemistry glassware.

Projects / Research

  • 2013: The regulation of miRNA in gene expression: from pseudo-ceRNA to circ-ceRNA. Bachelor thesis, Prof. Pietro Benedetti, Dept. of Biology, University of Padua

Scholarships / Awards

2013 – 2015: Erasmus Mundus Scholarship
2010 / 2011: Scholarship for University, Memorial Maestro Elio Todeschi, Cassa Rurale di Rovereto

SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS AND GOALS

I am especially attracted by understanding, at a molecular and atomic scale, the physiological driving forces that move thoughts and which are the physical connection between thoughts and behavior.