Cecilia Irene Bava

Born November, 25 ^th 1996 in Turin, Italy
Nationality: Italian

Present Position
2021 to date: Research fellow at Clinical Neurobiology Unit, Neuroscience Institute Cavalieri Ottolenghi (NICO) and SCDO Neurologia-CRESM, AOU San Luigi Gonzaga (Orbassano, Turin)

Education
2018 Doctor in Biotechnology (L-2), University of Piemonte Orientale

2020 Doctor in Molecular Biotecnology – Translational Biotechnology (LM-9), University of Turin (cum laude)

Professional Experience
2018: Research inter at Biochemistry Department at University of Piemonte Orientale “Amedeo Avogadro”. Experimental thesis title: “Trazodone and genistein effects of cellular viability”

2018-2020: Research intern at Clinical Neurobiology Unit, Neuroscience Institute Cavalieri Ottolenghi (NICO). Experimental thesis title: “Applicability of serum neurofilament-light chain detection in multiple sclerosis clinical practice”

Field of Research
Study of Neurofilament Light Chain in MS and NMOSD patients by SIMOA technology as biomarker of disease activity and treatment responsiveness.

Biobanking: acceptance, processing, storage and conservation of biological samples (cells, serum, plasma, DNA, RNA…).

Anti-Aquaporin 4 antibodies detection for NMOSD diagnosis

Membership in Research Centers :

Neuroscience Institute Cavalieri Ottolenghi (NICO, Orbassano, Turin);

AOU San Luigi Gonzaga Hospital (Orbassano, Turin).