Curriculum R. Burla

 

 

Romina Burla

February 19, 1983, Terni, Italy

Italian citizen

Department of Biology and Biotechnology "C.Darwin", Sapienza University of Rome, ex Institute of genetics, p.le Aldo Moro, 5, 00185, Rome, Italy

Phone number: 0649912472

E-mail: romina.burla@uniroma1.it

 

 

EDUCATION  

 

November 2008-today: PhD student, Department of Genetics and Molecular Biology, University of Rome “La Sapienza”

Group Leader: Prof. Isabella Saggio

April 2008: Master Degree in Genetics and Molecular Biology

Score 110/110 cum laude

Dept. of Genetics and Molecular Biology, University “La Sapienza”, Rome

Master Degree Thesis title: “Analysis by RNA interference of human gene AKTIP”

Group Leader: Prof. Isabella Saggio

December 2004: University Degree in Biological Sciences

Score: 110/110 cum laude

Dept. of Genetics and Molecular Biology, University “La Sapienza”, Rome

Degree Thesis title: “Use of lentivectors to mediate RNA interference of endogen genes in mammalian cells ”

Group Leader: Prof. Isabella Saggio

July 2002: Maturità scientifica PNI (High School Degree)

Score 100/100

Liceo “Galileo Galilei”, Terni, Italy

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES

 

2005-2008: Student training in the laboratory of Gene Therapy at the Unversity of Rome "La Sapienza", Department of Genetics and Molecolar Biology.

Group leader: Prof. Isabella Saggio.

Research work: analysis of  proteins involved in DNA damage checkpoint,  Telomere metabolism and DNA damage repair.

 
2005/2006: Scholarship at the structure of Didactic Labs of the Department of Animal and Human Biology (BAU) of the University of Rome “La Sapienza”

 

2004/2005: Scholarship at the structure of Didactic Labs of the Department of Animal and Human Biology (BAU) of the University of Rome “La Sapienza”

 

LABORATORY SKILLS

Protein Extraction

Western Blotting

Lentivirus – Mediated Transduction

Cell Cultures

Cell Transfection

Bacterial Transformation

Microbioly Tecniques

RT-PCR

Real Time PCR

RNA extraction from cells and tissues and retrotranscription

Cloning Techniques

Plasmid DNA Purification (Maxiprep, Midiprep, Miniprep)

Genomic DNA isolation from cells and tissues

Cytological Preparation and analysis

FISH

COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE

Microsoft Word
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Power Point
Adobe Photoshop 6.0
Microsoft Internet Explorer

GeneAmp700

WinMDI

Primer Express

DNAMan

Scion Image

 

 

FOREIGN LANGUAGES

English

 

POSTERS

Burla R., Caruso P., Piersanti S., Remoli C., Cundari E., Saggio I. Knock down of ATM and ATR induces p53 displacement from centrosomes in human primary cells.

Poster, FISV 2007 IX annual congress. Riva del Garda, Italy. (September 2007)

 

Caruso P., Burla R., Martina Y., Piersanti S., Remoli C., Saggio I. Adenovirus-induced activation of the human prion.

Poster, FISV 2007 IX annual congress. Riva del Garda, Italy. (September 2007)

 

Burla R., Carcuro M., Raffa G.D., Galati A., Cacchione S., Crescenzi M., Cenci G., Ciapponi L., Gatti M., Saggio I. AKTIP, a new lamin interacting protein is involved in telomere metabolism and DNA replication. Poster, ABCD 2011 Congress, Ravenna, Italia (8-10 Settembre 2011)

 

Burla R., Carcuro M., Raffa G.D., Galati A., Cacchione S., Crescenzi M., Cenci G., Ciapponi L., Gatti M., Saggio I. AKTIP, a new lamin interacting protein is involved in telomere metabolism and DNA replication. Presentazione orale, Joint Meeting AGI-SIBV-SIGA, Assisi, Italia (19-22 Settembre 2011)

 

 PUBLICATIONS

Caruso P, Burla R, Piersanti S, Cherubini G, Remoli C, Martina Y, Saggio I. Prion expression is activated by Adenovirus 5 infection and affects the adenoviral cycle in human cells. Virology. 2009.

 

Cherubini G, Naim V, Caruso P, Burla R, Bogliolo M, Cundari E, Benihoud K, Saggio I, Rosselli F. The FANC pathway is activated by adenovirus infection and promotes viral replication-dependent recombination. Nucleic Acid Research. 2011.