Roberto Ripa

Head of Fish Core Facility

Scientific Career

2022 - present Head of Fish Core Facility - Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing, Cologne, Germany
  • 2021 - 2022
Fish Core Facility Deputy Manager - Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing, Cologne, Germany
2016 - present      Postdoctoral Research Fellow - Molecular genetics of aging, Antebi Department, Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing, Cologne, Germany

Education                

  • 2011 - 2016
Ph.D in Neuroscience - Scuola Normale Superiore Of Pisa, Italy
  • 2009 - 2011
M.Sc in Molecular Biology  (110/110 cum laude ) - University of Pisa, Italy
  • 2005 - 2008
B.Sc in Biological Sciences  (110/110 cum laude ) - Politecnica delle Marche University (UNIPVM), Ancona, Italy

Awards

  • 2014
PMI Servizi Qualificati Award - (i.e. Services to Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises) Region of Tuscany/ Sviluppo Toscana Spa/ Italy 60,000 euros spendable on technical consultancy services to perfect the project  [Awarded to my startup BioSpire Srl]
  • 2012
Siena Carbon Free 2015 Award - Monte dei Paschi di Siena Foundation, in collaboration with the Province of Siena and the University of Siena/ Italy Prize from the President of the Province and license to use the Terre di Siena Carbon Free mark to certify BioSpire Srl as an eco-friendly company  [Awarded to my startup BioSpire Srl]
  • 2011
Terre di Siena Creative Award - Province of Siena/ Italy 20,000 euros to found BioSpire Srl and conduct preliminary research, which led to the development of a working biocoil-type photobioreactor for algal culture  [Awarded to my startup BioSpire Srl]

Third-party
funding

2019 - 2021 CECAD Postdoc Grant - 25.000 euros funding

Scientific Activities
/ Memberships 

2020 - present PhD thesis advisory committee    
2019 - 2020 Molecular genetics of aging department representative
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