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Mirella Vivoli-Vega

My CV

  • Education:

    – Primary and secondary school in South Italy in a small town called Missanello (Potenza).

    – High school called Liceo Scientifico (science based) in South Italy in a town called Sant’Arcangelo.

    – Bachelor and Master degrees in biology and molecular biology in Rome, Italy.

    – PhD in Biochemical Sciences in Rome, Italy.

  • Work History:

    * I worked as barmaid (few months), as waitress (few months) and dental assistant (4 years at least). I managed to support myself and pay for the university fees.

  • Current Job:

    I am Research Associate fellow

    • About Me:

      I am enthusiastic and a people-person. I love meeting new people and learning about their lives and their backgrounds, and I like making people feel comfortable in my presence. I am also ambitious and driven. I thrive on challenge and constantly set goals for myself, so I have something to strive toward.

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      I live in Bristol on my own since October 2020.

      I do like walking and crocheting , and cooking.Converse shoes

      Indeed once a week I make a cake

       or pizza. I also love reading books and sometimes I do paint.

      Entropy

      I love jazz and physics

      Painting is one of my hobbies

      Homage to Baltimore, USA.

      Once a year I use to travel around the world to explore new places and meet new people and learn new cultures. I enjoy places where I can discover and see new animal and plant species. It makes me very happy, especially flying.

      Bolivia 2019

      Salar de Uyuny, Bolivia 2019

      Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia 2019

      Belize, snorkelling 2019

      Peru, Huacachina desert 2014

       

      I am in love with space and I follow all missions from NASA, SpaceX and ESA. I can quote all episodes of Star Trek.

       

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      I am a biochemist and molecular biologist and I am trying to understand the inner life of a cell. Inside the cell nucleus where our DNA resides, there are several proteins, which together make a great team called NuRD. Our DNA is like an encyclopaedia (full of words), fully protected by particles called nucleosome and has to be open before other proteins can read the messages.

      the DNA in a cell

      The group of proteins (NuRD) I am studying is controlling how the DNA has to be protected and when has to be accessible. In other words, NurRD is a modeller, which shapes the DNA in humans and other species.


      I am trying to see with a very sophisticated microscope how these proteins are combined together and which shape they have. In this way I could understand how they work and what happens to the cells when something is not right about NuRD in terms of shape and function.

      Microscope

       

      Here I am, in the morning, very enthusiastic!

    • My Typical Day:

      I get up very early in the morning, even before the sun rises! I cannot wait to go to the laboratory and start my work. Every day is a new day and even if planning everything in advance, this job is full of surprises, failures. Sometimes I spend an entire day only in preparing materials for the next days, a bit boring! But most of the time I use instrumentation and take measurements and I learn more about the complex of proteins I am working with.

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      Me, trying to set an instrument to measure how the proteins interact with the DNA

    • What I'd do with the prize money:

      I would buy stuff for school for children in Bolivia or Peru.

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      I am a biochemist and molecular biologist and I am trying to understand the inner life of a cell. Inside the cell nucleus where our DNA resides, there are several proteins, which together make a great team called NuRD. Our DNA is like an encyclopaedia (full of words), fully protected by particles called nucleosome and has to be open before other proteins can read the messages.

      the DNA in a cell

      The group of proteins (NuRD) I am studying is controlling how the DNA has to be protected and when has to be accessible. In other words, NurRD is a modeller, which shapes the DNA in humans and other species.


      I am trying to see with a very sophisticated microscope how these proteins are combined together and which shape they have. In this way I could understand how they work and what happens to the cells when something is not right about NuRD in terms of shape and function.

      Microscope

       

      Here I am, in the morning, very enthusiastic!

    • My Interview

      • How would you describe yourself in 3 words?

        Space-loving molecular biologist

        What did you want to be after you left school?

        A research scientist in biology

        Were you ever in trouble at school?

        No

        Who is your favourite singer or band?

        Queen, especially Freddy Mercury with his incredible vocals

        What's your favourite food?

        Italian Carbonara

        If you had 3 wishes for yourself what would they be? - be honest!

        Teleportation, Be invisible, and over all I wish for just one day to bring back my dad again and be together.

        Tell us a joke.

        Why did the firefly get bad grades in school? He was not very bright! :D

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