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Biotechnologist | PhD Researcher in Molecular Oncology (Liquid Biopsy & NGS) | Medical Writer & Scientific Illustrator

Profile Summary

🔬 Biotechnologist | PhD Researcher in Molecular Oncology | Medical Writer & Scientific Illustrator I am a biotechnologist with a Double Degree in Genetics and Biotechnology in Medicine, currently pursuing a PhD in Molecular Oncology and a Residency in Clinical Pathology and Clinical Biochemistry. My expertise includes Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS), molecular diagnostics, and cancer genomics. As a medical writer, I specialize in reviews and research articles, ensuring scientific accuracy and clarity. My experience in oncology, molecular biology, and genetics allows me to produce high-quality content tailored for researchers, biotech companies, and healthcare professionals. My time is also dedicated to scientific communication, I manage the Instagram page of The Lonely Pipette podcast, engaging with an international scientific community and fostering discussions around cutting-edge research. Additionally, I create professional scientific illustrations and graphical abstracts using BioRender, helping scientists visualize complex data for publications, presentations, and grant proposals. 💡 How I can help you: ✔ Writing & editing research manuscripts, reviews, and grant proposals ✔ Reviews ✔ Scientific illustrations & graphical abstracts (BioRender) ✔ Medical content for journals, biotech companies, and healthcare organizations Let’s collaborate to bring clarity and impact to your scientific work!

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Biotechnology & Bioengineering
• ☆ Nanobiotechnology
• ☆ Industrial Biotechnology
• ☆ Medical Genetics
• ☆ Immunogenetics
• ☆ Human Biology
• ☆ Oncology
• ☆ Chemotherapy
• ☆ Precision Medicine
• ☆ Clinical Laboratory Science
• ☆ Clinical Pathology
• ☆ Molecular Pathology
• ☆ Clinical Biochemistry
• ☆ Cancer Research
• ☆ Cancer Biology
• ☆ Carcinogenesis
• ☆ Medical Writing

Services

• Writing
• Research

Writing Clinical Trial Documentation, Medical Writing, Non-Medical Regulatory Writing, Technical Writing, Copywriting, Creative Writing, Newswriting

Research Scientific and Technical Research

Work Experience

Resident in Clinical Pathology and Clinical Biochemistry

University of Palermo

February 2025 - Present

Peer-reviewing activity

International Scientific Journals

December 2024 - Present

Social media manager - The Lonely Pipette Podcast

The Lonely Pipette

January 2024 - Present

PhD in Experimental Oncology and Surgery

University of Palermo

November 2023 - Present

PhD

University of Palermo

November 2023 - Present

Master Internship

Inserm

January 2023 - June 2023

Extracurricular internship - student

University of Palermo

July 2022 - August 2022

Extracurricular internship - student

University of Milano-Bicocca

January 2022 - March 2022

Internship student

University of Milano-Bicocca

March 2021 - May 2021

Education

Master's degree Biotechnology in Medicine (Medicine)

University of Milano-Bicocca

October 2021 - July 2023

Magistère Européen de Génétique (Genetics and Epigenetics)

Université Paris Cité

September 2022 - June 2023

Bachelor’s degree in Biotechnology (Biology)

University of Milano-Bicocca

October 2018 - July 2021

Certifications

• Big Data, Genes, and Medicine

  Coursera & The State University of New York

  https://www.coursera.org/learn/data-genes-medicine

  September 2024 - Present

• Understanding Clinical Research: Behind the Statistics

  Coursera & University of Cape Town

  https://www.coursera.org/account/accomplishments/certificate/3KPJXQTRPCB3

  May 2024 - Present

• Thinking Critically: Interpreting Screening Trials

  Stanford University

  https://stanford.cloud-cme.com/assets/stanford/Uploads/330838\330838_20958_3.pdf

  December 2023 - Present

• "Writing in Science" Certificate

  Coursera & Stanford University

  https://www.coursera.org/account/accomplishments/verify/EP4X28ZP6UUU

  September 2023 - Present

• Science Communication: Communicating Trustworthy Information in the Digital World Certificate

  Coursera & Erasmus University Rotterdam

  https://www.coursera.org/account/accomplishments/verify/LN2EZ6P04MIB

  September 2023 - Present

• Member of the Professional Register of Biologists

  University of Palermo

  https://www.ordinebiologisicilia.it

  July 2023 - Present

• Bbetween French level B1

  University of Milano Bicocca

  https://bestr.it/award/pdfcertificate/Bestr-EOEMVTBK22

  November 2021 - Present

• Bbetween English level C1

  University of Milano Bicocca

  https://bestr.it/award/show/fI2IqcjPR5SsNT3FGFDmCw

  March 2021 - Present

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Clarissa Mujacic, Andrea Gottardo, Tancredi Didier Bazan Russo, Alessandro Perez, Marco Bono, Emilia Di Giovanni, Enrico Di Marco, Rita Siino, Carla Ferrante Bannera, Maria Concetta Vitale, et al. (2024). Exploring the potential of multiomics liquid biopsy testing in the clinical setting of lung cancer . Cytopathology.

Incorvaia L, Bazan Russo TD, Gristina V, Perez A, Brando C, Mujacic C, Di Giovanni E, Marco Bono, Contino S, Ferrante Bannera C, et al. (2024). The intersection of homologous recombination (HR) and mismatch repair (MMR) pathways in DNA repair-defective tumors . NPJ precision oncology.

Bazan Russo TD, Mujacic C, Di Giovanni E, Vitale MC, Ferrante Bannera C, Randazzo U, Contino S, Marco Bono, Gristina V, Galvano A, et al. (2024). Polθ: emerging synthetic lethal partner in homologous recombination-deficient tumors . Cancer gene therapy.