Curriculum Vitae
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Leo Possidente
Leo Possidente
51, Pasquale Paoli street, 10134, Turin, Italy
+393402311190 (mobile)
[email protected]
Sex Male | Date of birth 20/02/1982 | Nationality Italian
WORK EXPERIENCE
April 2015 - September 2015
Quality Control Intern
MARCO ANTONETTO FARMACEUTICI, 29, Arsenale street, 10121, Turin, Italy
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Chemical and microbiological Quality Control Intern in in the pharmaceutical field.
Business or sector Pharmaceutical Quality Control
October 2012 - December 2014
Intern
MOLECULAR BIOTECHNOLOGY CENTER (MBC), 52, Nizza street, 10126, Turin, Italy
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Intern of Molecular Imaging working on paramagnetic contrast agents in the food and clinical
in Prof. Silvio Aime’s group (in collaboration with BRACCO SpA).
Business or sector Molecular Imaging
October 2012 - December 2014
Nutritional consultant and Pharmaceutical sales representative
VIVAVOCE srl, 36, Angelo da Orvieto street, 05018 Orvieto (TR) in association with CHEFARO PHARMA
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Nutritional consultant at local pharmacies (occasional job).
Business or sector Nutritional consulting
January 2009 - October 2012
Intern and scholarship holder
CANDIOLO CANCER INSTITUTE - IRCCS, km 3.95 , Provincial Road 142 , 10060, Candiolo, Turin - Italy
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Intern of Molecular Clinical Oncology working on GIST tumour in Prof. Aglietta Massimo’s
group.
Business or sector Molecular Clinical Oncology
August 2009 - October 2009
Intern
NOVARTIS SpA, Fabrikstrasse 2, 4056 Basel, Switzerland
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Intern in production of monoclonal antibodies.
Business or sector Pharmaceutical production
January 2008 - June 2009
Data-entry operator
WAVE Group, 25, Drosso road, 10135, Turin, Italy
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Data-entry operator assigned to the loading motor accident.
Business or sector Insurance trade
October 2008 - November 2008
Intern
PFIZER srl Italy, 156 State Road (SS) - LEPINI MONTI, 50, 04100, Borgo San Michele (LT), Italy
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Curriculum Vitae
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Leo Possidente
Quality Control Intern.
Business or sector Pharmaceutical Quality Control
July 2005 - October 2007
Assistant cook
LO SFIZIO restaurant, 61, Patacca hamlet, 85020 Avigliano (PZ), Italy
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Cashier and Assistant cook.
Business or sector Catering
January 2002 – May 2007
Photographic assistant
PENTAPRISMA, 10, Leonardo da Vinci street, 85100, Potenza, Italy
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Photographic Assistant.
Business or sector Photo shop
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
April 2015 - Currently
2nd level postgraduate Master in Research and Pre- clinical
and Clinical Development of Drugs
EQF level 7
University of Milan - Bicocca, Italy
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Specialization Course in Research and Preclinical and Clinical
Development of Drugs
October 2012 - December 2014
Master Degree in Molecular Biotechnology
EQF level 7
University of Turin, Italy
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October 2008- December 2012
Italian degree similar to a Master Degree in Molecular Biotechnology
Bachelor’s Degree in Biotechnology (four-year course)
Score: Top grade
EQF level 6
University of Basilicata, Potenza, Italy
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Italian degree similar to a Bachelor’s Degree in Medical-Pharmaceutical Biotechnology
Score: Top grade
PERSONAL SKILLS
Mother tongue(s)
Italian
Other language(s)
English
UNDERSTANDING
SPEAKING
WRITING
Listening
Reading
Spoken interaction
Spoken production
B1
C1
B2
B2
C1
Levels: A1/2: Basic user - B1/2: Independent user - C1/2 Proficient user; Common European Framework of Reference for
Languages
Communication skills
Organisational / managerial skills
Determined, good at relating with other people, with a motivated willing of professional growth, slightly
ambitious, the necessary for professional success .
Good organisational skills revealed during these experiences:
AGESCI-SCOUT operator at San Giorgio's Group (PZ);
team sports: cycling, soccer and swimming (IV level FIN);
volunteer at the Italian Association for Cystic Fibrosis at the Provincial Office of Potenza.
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Job-related skills
Computer skills
Other skills
Driving licence
Leo Possidente
Excellent ability to work in scientific laboratories with equipment such as:
BIOLOGY: cell culture and microbiological culture; cloning; PCR; Western blot;
Electrophoresis and SDS-PAGE; in situ mutagenesis; production of lentiviral vectors;
transfection; proliferation, migration, invasion assays and flow cytometric analysis, ELISA
and IP assay; microbiological control of raw materials and finished product; flow control and
microbiological control of air (SAS).
GENERAL and PHARMACEUTICAL CHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR IMAGING: ESIMS, HPLC, production of micelles and liposomes, Marven, spectrophotometer UV/VIS and
FT-IR, spectrofluorometer, polarimeter, relaxometer, High-resolution NMR (600 MHz),
ORAC assay, Bradford test, Iodometric titration, Rotavap, Disintegration and Durometer
tester, Friability test, Oxygen Analyzer, Air-tight control, Raw Material Sampling , datalogger,
gluten test.
▪ Microsoft Office™ tools
▪ OPERATING SYSTEMS: Windows, IES, ANIA, GOL, PhoneLink, JSP
▪ PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES: Fortran, Visual Basic 6, Java
▪ Amateur guitarist and Dj
▪ Amateur Photographer
▪ Swimmer entered into the Italian swimming federation
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Seminars
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Titles of thesis
Biocamp Novartis 2009, Basel, Switzerland
53 th National Congress of SIC, Turin, Italy
Workshop ‘The breakthrough of Molecular Imaging in the field of the future in vivo diagnostic
procedures‘, University of Torino (UNITO), Turin, Italy
European Molecular Imaging Meeting -EMIM 2013, Turin, Italy
Intensive Programme (IP) 2013 - Probes and Models for Imaging Diseases and Therapy,
Turin, Italy
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Development of in vitro model of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor through the ectopic
expression of constitutive activated KIT receptor in human immature mesenchymal
cells
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Development Relaxometric method for the determination of antioxidant capacity in
food and biological matrices.
ANNEXES
▪ Cover letter ;
▪ References: Avalaible on request :
Prof. Aime Silvio ([email protected])
Prof. Aglietta Massimo ([email protected])
Dr. Salvo Francesco ([email protected])
Dr. Panero Maurizio ([email protected])
Dr.Pizzacalla Antonio ([email protected])
OCTOBER 2015
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