Clara Apicella
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Institution: Institut Cochin, Inserm, France
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Project
Project Title: Genetic and epigenetic regulation in placental diseases
Publications
Biography
Clara graduated in Biological Sciences at University of Rome La Sapienza. Following her interests in molecular and cell biology she obtained a MSc in Molecular Biotechnology at the University of Birmingham, followed by two years as a Research Associate, working in heart failure and arrhythmias and investigating the causes of atrial fibrillation. She is passionate about understanding the links between genetic information, gene expression and function and how these resolve in the molecular mechanisms of disease.
Clara is now in her second year of PhD at the Institut Cochin in Paris. She is currently working on big data, combining genetics and transcriptomics to better define the molecular networks of placenta. This project has allowed her to learn many new skills, from basic programming to statistics, redefining completely her idea of “biologically relevant”. Clara is fully benefitting from the opportunities linked with being in the iPLACENTA network, by following exciting courses on cutting-edge techniques in the field of cell biology and imaging, and starting new collaborations with other members of the consortium. To add to the challenges of the doctorate journey, she has adopted a little puppy, who loves to steal socks and brighten up the long days of data analysis and write-up.
Clara is now in her second year of PhD at the Institut Cochin in Paris. She is currently working on big data, combining genetics and transcriptomics to better define the molecular networks of placenta. This project has allowed her to learn many new skills, from basic programming to statistics, redefining completely her idea of “biologically relevant”. Clara is fully benefitting from the opportunities linked with being in the iPLACENTA network, by following exciting courses on cutting-edge techniques in the field of cell biology and imaging, and starting new collaborations with other members of the consortium. To add to the challenges of the doctorate journey, she has adopted a little puppy, who loves to steal socks and brighten up the long days of data analysis and write-up.
Nationality: Italian
