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I obtained an M.Sc. in Neurobiology from the University of Pavia in 2014 and a Ph.D. in Neuroscience from the International Max Planck Research School (IMPRS) and the University of Tübingen in 2019. During my doctoral studies, I investigated the neural basis of spatial navigation in the rodent hippocampal formation. I subsequently completed postdoctoral training in the United States, studying the visual system at the Georgia Institute of Technology with Prof. Bilal Haider and the motor system at Emory University with Prof. Stella Papa. My research investigates how neuronal microcircuits generate neural computations and how their dysfunction contributes to neurological disease. To establish causal links between defined neuronal populations and population-level representations across brain networks, I integrate in vivo and ex vivo electrophysiology, targeted single-cell perturbations, and high-resolution spike analysis.

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After obtaining my BS in Behavioral Neuroscience at Northeastern University in the United States and working in various labs across the country, I moved to the University of Trento where I earned a MSc in Cognitive Science. Throughout my studies my interest has shifted to systems neuroscience and its power to describe the mechanisms underlying brain states. Now as a CIMeC PhD student in the Rossi Lab at IIT, I aim to uncover the principles by which an organism processes information – both external and internal - to produce the appropriate perception and behavioural output, with a particular emphasis on the intersection between those two types of stimuli.

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I received my Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Sciences from the University of Turin, where I also obtained my Master’s Degree in Biotechnology for Neurosciences. During my master’s thesis research, I applied whole-brain Immediate Early Genes imaging using light-sheet fluorescence microscopy to investigate how the mouse brain distinguishes familiar and unfamiliar olfactory stimuli from conspecifics of the opposite sex. My current research as a PhD student in Cognitive and Brain Sciences focuses on understanding the genetic signatures of circuits representing moving multi-sensory object in cortical sensory and motor areas.

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I got my BSc in Neuroscience with Honours from the University of Edinburgh, where I carried out a project on context-specific memory in the rat hippocampus and prefrontal cortex under the supervision of Prof. Richard G. Morris. Subsequently, I received a MSc in Neuroscience at University College London with a thesis on dendritic signals in the mouse cortex, which sparked my interest in neocortical dendrites and their role in cortical computations. Currently, I am a Neuroscience PhD student working across the Neural Computation Lab (UCL), Cortex Lab (UCL), and the Rossi Lab (IIT), to investigate the role of pyramidal dendrites in vivo using Neuropixels probes.

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I obtained my masters in neuroscience at UCL, where I studied the place cell’s representation of environmental connectivity in rat's hippocampus. Currently I am a PhD student in Neuroscience, funded by BBSRC London Interdisciplinary Biosciences Consortium and the Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds. I am based in the Carandini-Harris laboratory at University College London, where, in collaboration with the Rossi Lab (IIT) I investigate how the responses of neurons in the primary visual cortex are shaped by the inputs they receive on their apical dendrite. Using two-photon synaptic imaging I characterise the activity of inputs targeting apical dendrites, and then manipulate them with optical micro-dissection. My project will reveal the causal role of apical dendrites in the visual cortex.

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I obtained my master’s degree in Software Engineering from the University of Carthage. During my studies, I held several industry roles in which I developed computer vision algorithms and built data-fusion pipelines and cloud infrastructure. My experience working with production AI systems gradually shifted my interests toward alternative computing paradigms and more fundamental questions about computation. For my master’s thesis, I collaborated with the Danish Research Centre for Magnetic Resonance (DRCMR) to develop a novel Bayesian method for mapping parameters onto fMRI data. I later joined the Nuclear Physics and Quantum Computing group at the University of Trento, where I worked on quantum-computing algorithms for simulating many-body systems. I am currently a Research Fellow in the Rossi Lab at the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT), where I investigate how visual circuits distinguish self-generated motion from externally generated motion. To address this question, I combine calcium imaging with electrophysiological recordings from the superior colliculus.

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After earning my master’s degree in Neurobiology from the University of Pavia, I joined the CNR Institute of Neuroscience in Padua as a Research Fellow. My research focuses on neuron–astrocyte interactions, impairments in dopaminergic signaling, and hippocampal spatial memory in Alzheimer’s disease. I combine molecular techniques, confocal microscopy, behavioral neuroscience, and computational and quantitative analyses to better understand the mechanisms underlying cognitive decline. I am currently a Research Fellow at the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT), where I am continuing this work while broadening my scientific expertise and further developing my research skills.