Desideria Pezzuto
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Summary
Ph.D. in Biochemistry and junior researcher on the GLYCOCIRC project, with a background in neurobiology, specializing in cellular and molecular neuroscience. Skilled in live-cell imaging, data analysis, and pharmacological characterization of receptor activity.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Junior Researcher on the GLYCOCIRC Project
Vilnius University
09.2025 - Current
- Regularly updated knowledge base through attending workshops, seminars, and professional development events related to the field of study.
- Proactively sought feedback from colleagues on research design and implementation approaches, resulting in improved outcomes overall.
Internship Student
Vilnius University
12.2024 - 05.2025
- Demonstrated adaptability by quickly learning new concepts and techniques as required for different assignments within the program.
Erasmus
Vilnius University
02.2024 - 06.2024
- MSc Erasmus of Department of Neurobiology and Biophysics
- Psychophysiology experiment
- Investigation of the relationship between personality traits and participants' physiological responses under stressful conditions
- Performed EDA, HRV, and EyeLink 1000 analyses.
- Teamed up with my colleagues and knowledge sharing
- Social Facilitation experiment
- Assessing alcohol's role in cockroach social facilitation
- Constructed a behavioral maze and systematically recorded the subjects' behavior during the experiment
- Teamed up with my colleagues
Internship
Università Politecnica delle Marche
09.2021 - 11.2021
- Intern student in electronic waste recycling
- The electronic waste was recycled using bacteria and chemical methods
- Heterogeneous team, comprising members from various fields
Education
Ph.D. - Biochemistry
Vilnius University
Vilnius09-2029
Master of Neurobiology - Understanding Neurobiology, Behavioral Neuroscience
University of Pavia
05-2026
Bachelor of Biological Sciences - undefined
Università Politecnica delle Marche
10-2022
Skills
- Languages: R
- Software: R, VSC, OpenBUGS
- Wet Lab: Suspension cell culture, in-vivo studies (cockroaches), Adherent cell-culture, Microscopy
- Dry Lab: Genomic Data Analysis, Gene Expression Analysis, Sequence Alignment
Languages
English
Advanced (C1)
Timeline
Junior Researcher on the GLYCOCIRC Project
Vilnius University
09.2025 - Current
Internship Student
Vilnius University
12.2024 - 05.2025
Erasmus
Vilnius University
02.2024 - 06.2024
Internship
Università Politecnica delle Marche
09.2021 - 11.2021
Bachelor of Biological Sciences - undefined
Università Politecnica delle Marche
Ph.D. - Biochemistry
Vilnius University
Master of Neurobiology - Understanding Neurobiology, Behavioral Neuroscience
University of Pavia