Group leader: Filippo Tempia
Born in Parma on 19/07/96 - Italian.
Education:
2022. International Master Degree in Neuroscience, University of Trieste, Italy. Thesis title: “Prefrontal cortex and decision-making: developing an economic gambling task in mice”
2019. Bachelor Degree in Biology, University of Parma, Italy. Thesis title: “Depression induced via social isolation in female rats”
Current position:
Neuroscience PhD student
Previous positions:
2021. Visiting Master Student, Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford, UK. PI: Armin Lak, PhD
2019. Post-lauream Intern, Institute for Cognitive Neuroscience - Marc Jeannerod, Lyon, France. PI: Pier Francesco Ferrari, PhD
2018. Undergraduate Trainee, Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma, Italy. PI: Prof. Andrea Sgoifo
Scientific interests:
I am interested in neural circuits and psychiatric diseases, thus, my project focuses on functional alterations of prefrontal cortical neurons in a mouse model of depression
Scholarships and merit awards:
PhD fellowship for the Research Doctorate in Neuroscience (XXXVIII cycle)
Erasmus+ KA1 scholarship 2020/2021
Erasmus+ Traineeship SMT A.A 2018/2019
Erasmus Plus SMS scholarship 2016/2017