Dr. Sara Raccovelli

Molecular biologist with 10 years experience in Molecular Farming R&D (higher plants as green bioreactors for the production of biopharmaceuticals). Hands-on and theoretical experience working on expression vectors, plant transformation techniques and heterologous protein expression analyses. Focused on tobacco / rice genetic transformation, therapeutic molecules production, in silico analyses. Excellent communication and team skills. Growing experience in coordinating / managing research groups/projects.

Molecular biology tasks. Research project: "Creation of a technological platform for the production of the recombinant human enzyme alfa-glucosidase in green bioreactors". Carried out at the Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (DISA), Agricultural Genetics.

Ph.D. Thesis: "Production systems for immunoglobulin-like proteins in dicots"

Graduation thesis: "Design and development of superbinary vectors for the expression of recombinant human thrombopoietin in rice endosperm (O. sativa L.)"

Graduation thesis: "Effects of azathioprine, aminosalicylates and their combinations on the survival of cell cultures".