E-mail address: lavinia.raimondi@ior.it
Raimondi Lavinia, PhD
CV
Date of Birth
29/10/1975
Qualification
Biologist
Current assignment
Health Researcher - Omic Science Platform for Personalized Orthopedics
Title of qualification awarded
1997: Degree in Biological Sciences, University of Palermo
Other qualifications awarded
- 2002: PhD in Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Palermo
- 1998: National qualification for the profession of Biologist, University of Palermo.
Positions held
- From 2020: Health Researcher at the IOR, Omic Science Platform for Personalized Orthopedics (unit Surgical Sciences and Technologies)
- 2020: Health Researcher at the IOR, Omic Science Platform for Personalized Orthopedics
- 2019-20: Health Researcher at the IOR, Technological Platform for Tissue Engineering, Teranostics and Oncology
- 2018-21: Collaboration on the Clinical protocol Pre.Met.On developed in collaboration between the Technological Platform for Tissue Engineering, Teranostics and Oncology.and the Rizzoli-Sicilia Department (Bagheria, PA)
- 2015-19: Researcher at the IOR, Technological Platform for Tissue Engineering, Teranostics and Oncology. Collaboration Contract for the PON01_01059 project - Development of a new technological platform for the non-invasive treatment of oncological and infectious diseases based on the use of focused ultrasound
- 2013-14: Researcher (training grant) for the PON03_00011 project called "Training of highly qualified personnel in the use and enhancement of infrastructures and equipment in the field of teranostics and personalized medicine", IOR - Technological Platform for Tissue Engineering, Teranostics and Oncology
- 2011: Researcher for the AIRC "5xmille" research program at the Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Laboratory of Medical Oncology, University of Magna Graecia, Catanzaro
- 2006-10: Researcher at the Department of Oncohematology, Laboratory of Angiogenesis and Endothelial Cells, Bambino Gesù Pediatric Hospital, Rome
- 2003-05: Researcher at the Department of Cell Biology and Development, University of Palermo.
Languages
Fluent written and spoken English.
Technologies
Excellent computer skills and competence on Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Power Point), graphics applications (Adobe Illustrator™, PhotoShop™, GraphPAD) and bioinformatical tools.
Scientific activities
She is author and co-author of scientific articles, abstracts presented at conferences and book chapters. 40 of these articles are indexed by Index Medicus and/or SCI. His h-index is 16.
She was reviewer for the following journals: Cancer Letters; Cancers; Non-coding RNAs; Cell Death and Disease; Cell Communication and Signaling; Journal of Cellular Physiology; Proteomics, Theranostics; Cells; Acta Biomaterialia; Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery; FEBS; Frontiers Physiology; International Journal of Molecular Sciences; Journal of Biomedical Material Research; Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine.
During her career she participated to various projects from different grant sponsors: Italian Ministry of Health, Italian Ministry for Research and Education, private Foundations, AIRC, Roche.
Clinical and/or Scientific interests
- Study on signal transduction mechanisms involved in tumor progression within the tumor microenvironment
- Tumorigenic role of multiple myeloma and osteosarcoma exosomes in bone disease
- Molecular characterization and identification of novel tumoral markers
- Identification and characterization of predictive factors for the onset of bone metastases in cancer patients
- Identification of circulating non-coding RNAs in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.