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Hire Dr. Chiara P.

Switzerland

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PhD Student in Immunology | Expert in Immune Responses applied to Vaccine and Cancer | in vivo Models & Flow Cytometry

Profile Summary

I am currently a PhD student at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB) in Bellinzona, Switzerland. My research focuses on innate immune responses to respiratory infections, vaccines, and cancer. I bring over 4 years of experience with preclinical in vivo models, including infection and oncology studies, and advanced expertise in flow cytometry, confocal microscopy, and immunological assays. Over the past years, I have strengthened my scientific communication skills through poster presentations, co-authored publications, and grant writing. I offer support in scientific writing and editing, document rewriting, expert peer review, experimental design, data analysis, research strategy, medical and translational research, and overall consultation. Passionate about delivering clear, accurate, and impactful results, I help teams overcome research challenges and achieve their goals efficiently.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Cell Biology
• ★ Basic Immunology
• ★ Cytometry
• ☆ Cell-Based Assays
• ☆ Membrane Biology
• ☆ Adjuvant & Antigen Research
• ☆ Microscopy
• ☆ Fluorescence Microscopy
• ☆ Data Analysis
• ☆ Image Processing
• ☆ Data Processing
• ☆ Data Collection
• ☆ Cell Culture
• ☆ Primary Cells
• ☆ Cell Surface Receptors
• ☆ Drug Development
• ☆ Preclinical Research
• ☆ Clinical Trials
• ☆ Clinical Data Management
• ☆ Clinical Immunology
• ☆ Inflammation
• ☆ Cancer Research
• ☆ Cancer Biology

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting

Writing Medical Writing, Technical Writing, Audio Transcription, General Proofreading & Editing, Translation

Research Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting

Work Experience

PhD Student

IRB

April 2023 - Present

Pre-doc Fellow

IRB

June 2022 - April 2023

Research Fellow

Humanitas University

March 2022 - May 2022

Education

PhD student

Institute of Biomedical Research (IRB)

April 2023 - Present

Master Degree (Medical Biotechnology and Molecular Medicine)

Università degli Studi di Milano

October 2019 - February 2022

Bachelor Degree (Biotechnology)

Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca

September 2016 - September 2019

Certifications

• MICROSCOPY APPLICATIONS FOR IMMUNOLOGICAL RESEARCH

  Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB), Bellinzona, Switzerland

  November 2022 - Present

• LTK Module 1 - Introductory course in laboratory animal science for persons conducting animal experiments (FELASA)

  University of Bern | University of Zurich

  August 2022 - Present

Publications

PREPRINT

Chiara Pizzichetti, Arianna Capucetti, Juliana Falivene, Irene Latino, Luca Mazzucchelli, Vivien Schacht, Urs Hauri, Andrea Raimondi, Tommaso Virgilio, Alain Pulfer, et al. (2025). Tattoo ink induces inflammation in the draining lymph node and impairs the immune response against a COVID-19 vaccine .