Dr. Andrea Sirianni

Scientific project manager for contract services in the pharmaceutical industry Design and coordinate up to 10 parallel studies in the development of topical formulations for clinical application and treatment of various skin disease

Freelance lecturer of 9 Applied Microbiology modules within MSc Infection Control course

Laboratory research in Biology and Microscopy to study human cellular membrane repair - Developed 5 fluorescent cell lines used for imaging and implemented analytical methods - Instructed team members in the use of complex tools for image analysis - Communicated results updates at formal weekly departmental meetings and seminars

Laboratory research in Microbiology to study metabolic adaptations of H. pylori in humans - Created bacterial mutants and identified genes essential for colonisation of human gastric gut - Presented results at scientific meetings and workshops with an audience up to 150 people

identified host defence mechanisms against Shigella infection for novel therapeutic strategies - Generated results using molecular techniques independently and collaboratively - Published 6 academic manuscripts and 1 book chapter in peer-reviewed journals

Thesis in Molecular Microbiology: Investigation of the pathogenic potential of H. pullorum

Thesis in Cellular Biology: Effects of a new class I HDAC inhibitor in a line of Human Sarcoma