Profile
Chiara Bortoluzzi
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About Me:
I was born and raised in Italy by a French mum and an Italo-Belgian dad. Aside from literature, history, music, and art, I love to use science as a tool to understand and protect our world’s biodiversity.
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Hi all,
my name is Chiara and I am a molecular biologist working at the University of Cambridge. After studying and working in many different European countries (Italy, the Netherlands, Denmark, France), I am now living in the beautiful city of Cambridge together with my partner. I have an unconditional love for ginger cats. I love listening to music, reading books (mostly classic novels and historical/political essays), playing piano, traveling around the world, and watching movies (and yes, Japanese anime).
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My Work:
I look for interesting signatures in the DNA that can explain why species look like that and what we can do to make sure that they do not go extinct
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Education:
2016- 2020. Ph.D. in Animal Breeding and Genomics, Wageningen University, the Netherlands
2014-2016. M.Sc. in Animal Breeding and Genomics, Wageningen University, the Netherlands
2011-2014. B.Sc. in Animal Sciences and Technologies, University of Padova, Italy
2012-2014. Conservatory of Music “C. Pollini”, Padova, Italy
2002-2012. High school of music “G. Rossini”, Belluno, Italy
2007-2011. Classical high school, Belluno, Italy
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Work History:
2020-now. Research associate, Department of genetics, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
2019-2020. Visiting researcher, French national institute of Agriculture, Paris, France
2016 (6 mon). Research intern, Center for Quantitative Genetics and Genomics, University of Aarhus, Denmark
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Current Job:
Research associate at the Department of Genetics at the University of Cambridge
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My Interview
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What did you want to be after you left school?
Veterinarian
Were you ever in trouble at school?
Not really. I never skipped a single day in my entire school life :)
Who is your favourite singer or band?
Difficult to say as I love all types of music. However, the ones that I often listen to are Lacuna coil, Fox capture plan, Steven Wilson, and Jinjer
What's your favourite food?
Aubergine parmigiana
If you had 3 wishes for yourself what would they be? - be honest!
Have a ginger cat, a Czechoslovakian wolfdog, and enough money to buy all the books in my wish list
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