About
Open-minded, charismatic and resolute individual, multiplicity of skills and interests. Bioinformatics researcher accustomed to write technical reports, scientific papers and to curate graphical and oral presentations of complex scientific materials. Data analyst, software engineer, database designer and web developer. Highly involved in strategic planning of research activities, grant application writing, project management, team coordination. Strong commitment to open science and FAIRification, organisation of public events, involved in science communication and coding and data science teaching.
- PhD: Biomedical Sciences, Bioinformatics
- Master Degree: Bioinformatics
- Bachelor Degree: Biology
- Phone: +39 3480932659
- Email: lisanna.paladin@gmail.com
- City: Padova, Italy
- Birthday: 21 June 1991
- Employed at: EMBL, Germany
Resume
Academic Achievements Summary
Eighteen peer-reviewed accepted publications, nine first authorships (1100+ citations, 7 h-index from Scopus; 1900+ citations, 9 h-index from Google scholar). One scientific community publication. Reviewer for international bioinformatics journals. Twelve talks at international conferences, one best presentation, one best poster, three travel fellowship awards for conferences and four for international scientific missions. Hard- and soft-skills training, eleven international schools attended including EMBO project management course. Organization of eight international events. President of RSG-Italy. Certified The Carpentries instructor. Scientific funding for COST Action, H2020 MSCA-RISE and MSCA Seal of Excellence projects. MSCA alumnus.
Education
PhD in Biomedical Sciences
2015 - 2019
University of Padova, Italy
Thesis: Computational characterization of tandem repeats and non-globular proteins
Master’s Degree in Bioinformatics
2013 - 2015
University of Bologna, Italy
Thesis: Curation of RepeatsDB repeat protein structure database: toward a taxonomy of repeat proteins
Bachelor in Biology
2010 - 2013
University of Padova, Italy
Thesis: In silico analysis of Collagen V and its interactors in Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
Professional Research Experience
Bioinformatics Community Project Manager
2021 - Present
EMBL Heidelberg, Bio-IT
- Project management
- Community engagement
- Computational Biology training
- Data analysis
- International collaborations
MSCA Seal of Excellence @UNIPD Fellow
2020 - 2021
University of Padova
- Systematic analysis of large tandem repeat scaffolds
- Pipeline for their exploitation in protein design
- Data encoding into open-access resources
- Funding applications research and writing
- Independent international collaborations
- Project management and mentoring
Research Fellow
2018 - 2020
Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padova
- Implementation of novel computation methods and software for the characterization of non-globular proteins
- Structural biology big data analysis and data representation through online databases and interfaces
- Funding applications research and writing
- International collaborations
- Project management and mentoring
PhD Fellow
2015 - 2018
Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padova
- Computational characterization of structure and function of non-globular proteins
- Development of tools for the analysis of protein structural and sequence properties
- Funding applications research and writing
- International collaborations
Skills
| Internationality and remote working | International relations, International project implementation, Scientific missions, Digital literacy, Remote working tools: Google Suite, Slack, conferencing tools and others |
|---|---|
| Leadership and commitment | Scientific project design and monitoring, Coordination of international collaboration projects, Involvement in scientific communities: International Society for Computational Biology and The Carpentries |
| Community building | Grant monitoring and fundraising, Events organisation, Scientific societies activism, Strategic planning of activities at organisational and pan-european level, Development of data standards and community guidelines |
| Bioinformatics | Molecular biology, Biochemistry, Protein structure, Non globular proteins, Protein functions, Data analytics, Database development, Software engineering |
| Programming | Python, Jupyter notebooks, JavaScript, MongoDB, Node Package Manager, REST - Web Services, Angular Applications, GitHub and GitLab |
| Operating Systems | Linux, Mac OS, Windows |
| Technical presentations | Scientific publications, Scientific writing, Science posters, Scientific reviewing, Public speaking |
| Fundraising | Funding strategy, Grant writing, Grant management, Grant research |
| Eclecticism | Diverse job experiences: saleswoman, promoter, children entertainer and homework assistant, academic researcher, freelance writer, Diverse interests: volunteer in child care and healthcare, poems writer, foster mother |
Contact
Location:
Heidelberg, Germany
Email:
lisanna.paladin@gmail.com
Call:
+39 3480932659
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