About Me

I am a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Holden Lab at the University of Warwick, where my main focus is the development of image processing and microscopy tools to study how bacteria grow and divide.

Previously, I was a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Oxford Molecular Motors group, where my main focus was studying the molecular mechanisms underpinning microbial motility. To this end, I led the group’s efforts in the development of a novel, low-cost large FOV 3D single-molecule microscope, as well as developing image processing and data analysis tools.

Before then, I was a PhD student at the University of Warwick, where I worked in the Soft Matter and Biofluids group under the supervision of Dr. Vasily Kantsler. My research there was also focussed on microbial motility, with a particular focus on understanding how external stimuli affect the swimming behaviour of green algae, bacteria and spermatozoa. Through this research, I also gained expertise in designing and producing microfluidics devices for both research and bioengineering purposes.

I also received my undergraduate degree from Warwick, where I graduated in 2018 with a First-class BSc (Hons) in Physics.

Prior to moving to the UK in 2015, I lived and graduated High School in (the much sunnier!) Italy, where I am originally from. When I’m not in the lab or analysing data, I like playing guitar, reading and playing football as well as drinking (potentially) unhealthy amounts of coffee.