Pietro Amerio

EDUCATION

College / University

Università degli Studi di Torino

Highest Degree

Bachelor of Science

Major Subjects

Biotechnology

Country

Italy

Lab Experience

Fundamental cell-culturing techniques, Real Time-PCR and primer-designing, immunohistochemistry, ELISA, FACS analysis of membrane and intra-cytoplasmatic markers, isolation and characterization techniques for extracellular vesicles, in vitro osteogenic and adipogenic differentiation assays, liver organoids differentiation assay with RCCS, metabolic assays.

Projects / Research

2019: Bachelor’s Thesis “Engineering of Extracellular Vesicles for intracellular delivery of therapeutic agents: analysis of three promising approaches for selective cargo loading and precise targeting of EVs”
2017 – 2019: Internship, Prof. Bussolati, Dept. of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, University of Torino

Scholarships / Awards

2019 – 2020:	Stipend by International Max Planck Research School
2017 – 2019	Merit-based Scholarship by EDISU (Ente regionale per il Diritto allo Studio Universitario del Piemonte)

SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS AND GOALS

What fascinates me the most is behavior and how it is influenced at different levels by a variety of factors. I am interested in understanding the neural structures and molecular mechanisms that underlie it, in particular in relation to stressful stimuli and the elaboration of aggressive behavior. I also find the evolutionary implications of such studies to be extremely interesting.