Ardinghi Camilla (camilla.ardinghi@gmail.com)
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birth date28/03/1977


09/2009 - Present
In vitro toxicology and clinical pathology scientist
Siena Biotech SpA, Siena, Italy
Responsible person for the management of the in vitro toxicology and clinical pathology laboratory.
- In vitro toxicology duties:
Performing and reporting standard genetoxicology battery: mini ames test on bacteria and green screen assay on mammalian cells.
Specific assay development upon project request.
- Clinical Pathology duties:
Performing and reporting Hematology and Clinical Chemistry analysis for preclinical toxicology studies.
Specific assay development upon project request.

04/2007 – 08/2009
Screening Technology junior scientist
Siena Biotech SpA, Siena, Italy
- Post-doc in a research project on Alzheimer disease funded by the European Union’s Framework Programme 6 (ADIT):

- Project member: experimental planning, design, execution and reporting. to the Project team. Responsible of planning and managing the work of two people.

10/2003 – 10/2006
PhD in molecular and cellular Physiology-Pharmacology-Toxicology University of Siena (Siena, Italy)
Responsible person for the project: ‘Role of thrombine receptor (PAR 1) in tumor progression’; study on melanoma and breast cancer cells.
Stable and transient suppression of PAR 1 by RNAi in these cell lines and functional studies. RPA (Ribonuclease Protection Assay), Western Blot, RT-PCR, ELISA, Cell Proliferation Assay.

EDUCATION

06/2003– 09/2003
Post graduate training
Cloning plasmid DN; transient and stable transfection by RNA interference (RNAi) in neuronal cells. European Institute of Oncology (IEO), Milan, Italy

11/1996 – 02/2003
5-year degree in Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology
(PharmD equivalent)
Pharmacology, Physiology, Biochemistry, Pathology, Medicinal and Organic chemistry, Molecular Biology.
School of Pharmacy, University of Siena, Siena, Italy

Qualification as Pharmacist,
School of Pharmacy, University of Siena, Siena, Italy

Courses and meeting

Micro Ames training course, Xenometrix, Basel (Switzerland), 29th – 30th October 2010.
XII INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF TOXICOLOGY, Barcelona (Spain), 19th -23rd July 2010
Round table:” Preclinical Development of Conventional, Anticancer and Biological Drugs: Last news and challenges from ICH”,RTC, Rome, 30th june 2010
Annual ADIT meeting 2009, Copenhagen (Denmark), May 2009
Annual ADIT meeting 2008, Bath (United Kingdom), May 2008

 

Relationship skills

Experience both in the university and industry set up has enabled me to develop excellent communication, planning and interpersonal skills as well as ability to work in team and result driven attitude.

Excellent competence with most Microsoft Office programmes, (such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Internet Explorer.