Curriculum vitae

Name, first names, scientific degrees

• Dr. Nicola Silva, PhD, born August 10, 1978, Maratea (ITALY)

Department/Faculty/University

• Department of Biology, Faculty of Medicine
  Masaryk University
  Building A6, Kamenice 753/5
  652 00 Brno
  Czech Republic

Function, current position

• Group Leader

Education and academic qualifications

• 2009: PhD in Molecular Genetics; University of Naples "Federico II"
• 2005: Master Degree in Genetics; University of Naples "Federico II"

Professional experience

• 2019 - present: Group Leader at the Department of Biology, Masaryk University
• 2015 - 2019: Senior Research Associate at the Department of Chromosome Biology, Max F. Perutz Laboratories, University of Vienna
• 2010 - 2015: Post Doctoral Fellow at Medical Research Council, Imperial College of London

Professional stays abroad

• 2008: Short EMBO Fellowship (three months) at the University of Sheffield, (UK)

Most significant professional accomplishments

• 2015: Recipient of an Interdisciplinary Cancer Research Fellowship (co-funded by the EU Frameworkprogramme 7 (FP7) Marie Curie Actions)
• 2014: Award for “Best Talk” at the “British Meiosis Meeting”, University of Edinburgh, UK, 2014
• 2008: “Short-term EMBO Fellowship” recipient
• 2005: “Telethon Fellowship” recipient

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