PhD in Biomedical Sciences and Biotechnology

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CURRICULUM VITAE LUCIA OTON GONZALEZ

Date and place of birth: Madrid, Spain. June 16^th 1989.  Nationality: Spain

University of Ferrara, Department of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine, Section of Pathology, Oncology and Experimental Biology, Via Fossato di Mortara 70 c/o “CUBO”, 3° floor, 44121, Ferrara, Italy

Telephone: +39 0532 455797

e-mail: tnglcu@unife.it

EDUCATION

2013: Licenciate degree (3+2 years). University of Alcala. Madrid, Spain.

· First cycle (3 years): Biology

· Second cycle (2 years): Molecular Biology

ADDITIONAL COURSES

January 2014 - May 2014: Principals of Microbiology. Raritan Valley Community College. Branchburg, New Jersey

February 2016: Characterization of in vitro cells: Initiation to flow cytometry. 40h. Organized by UCM and IdISSC. Madrid, Spain.

February 2016: Initiation to cell culture techniques of animal and human cells. 25h. Organized by UCM and IdISSC. Madrid, Spain.

CAREER/EMPLOYMENT/ RESEARCH EXPERIENCES

2016 - Present: PhD student in Biomedical Sciences and Biotechnology. University of Ferrara. Ferrara, Italy.

August 2017 – October 2017: Predoctoral fellowship. University of Ferrara. Department of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine, Section of Pathology, Oncology and Experimental Biology. Ferrara, Italy.

July 2014 – April 2017: Research Assistant. Hackensack University Medical Center. Hackensack, New Jersey. USA. Diagnostics and evaluation of potential prognostic biomarkers in Mantle cell Lymphoma.

Jul 2016 – Oct 2016: Summer Research Assistant. University of Ferrara. Ferrara, Italy. Worked on two projects; one involving the role of two genes in NLRP3 inflammasome for a case study, the second one focused on methylation status of a promoter of a target gene in Acute Coronary Syndrome.

Jun 2013 - Dec 2013: Research Assistant Intern. INIA (National Institute of Research and Agrarian and Produce Technology). Madrid, Spain. Proteomic Analysis of various sub-species of Triticum aestivum group.

Nov 2012 to Jan 2013: Research Assistant Trainee. University of Alcala. Madrid, Spain. Synthesis of enzyme-modified nanoparticles using biomimetically synthesized silica.

TEACHING EXPERIENCES

January-February 2016: Cancer Center, HUMC, Hackensack, NJ. Mentored 1 graduate student.

December 2016-March 2017: Cancer Center, HUMC, Hackensack, NJ. Mentored 1 MD student.

October 2017-Present: Ferrara University, Ferrara, Italy. Mentoring 1 undergraduate student.