This is the visual resume of my résumé: education, research and science communication experiences.

1. This is the visual resume
of my résumé
Elena Milani
#neuroscience
#research
#scicomm

2. Education
September 2011 – October 2013
International Master’s Degree in Neuroscience
University of Trieste, Italy
Final grade: 110/110
Research thesis: Visual approximation mediates amodal completion
of twisted structures from optic flow in active and passive vision (in
English)
May 2013
Academic certificate in Data Analysis and Presentation
Graduate-level course of 75 hours
hosted by Master in Communication of Science
University of Padova, Italy
Visual communication project planning, communication through
colour and images, clinical and scientific presentation
September 2008 – July 2011
Bachelor’s Degree in Biology
University of Trieste, Italy
Final grade: 110/110 with honour
Expository thesis: Brain Computer Interface (BCI) based on
Electrocorticography (in Italian)

3. October 2013 – to present
Research experience
Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste
Analysis of electromyographic signals induced by Transcranial
Magnetic Stimulation of the primary motor cortex (hands and legs
areas) in Parkinsonian patients
December 2012 – July 2013
Active Multisensory Perception laboratory
Psychology Unit Gaetano Kanizsa
Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste
MS thesis
Psychophysical experiments using the Optotrak Certus Motion
Capture System. Matlab, Excel and R software for data analysis
January – June 2011
Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste
Basic principle to build a Brain Computer Interface (BCI) based on
electroencephalographic signals (P300 and sensory-motor signals)
July – August 2010
Virology department, Hospital I.R.C.C.S Burlo Garofolo,
Trieste
Basic molecular techniques (e.g., Polymerase Chain Reaction,
Real Time PCR and DNA sequencings) used for molecular
characterization of viral agents

4. Web writing
Articles on scientific news and research activities for
science webzines and online newspapers
Le Scienze Web News
Torinoscienza
Il Piccolo blog | Trieste Next
Venezie Post
My blog
Memotak
Brainew
Colorability

5. New Media coverage of conferences
19 December 2013
Lancio Gaia
Osservatorio astronomico di Padova, Italy
22-24 September 2013
Venezie CULT
Salone Europeo della Cultura
Venezia, Italy
26-29 September 2013
Trieste Next Water Wise
Salone Europeo dell’Innovazione e della Ricerca Scientifica
Trieste, Italy
8 June 2013
Italia unita per la corretta informazione scientifica
Padova, Italy
27-30 September 2012
Trieste Next SAVE the Food
Salone Europeo dell’Innovazione e della Ricerca Scientifica
Trieste, Italy

6. Due on13 March 2014
Other activities
Speaker at Science Café
Brain Computer Interface: una marcia in più per il Parkinson
Trieste, Italy
April-May 2013
Project Nobel Talks
Hosted by Master in Communication of Science
University of Padova, Italy
I collaborated to the design and execution of a digital and new
media communication plan to promote Nobel Prize Brian Schmidt
lectures in Padova
11 March 2013
Speaker at Science Café
Neuroglia tuttofare: governanti, guardie del corpo, cuochi
Trieste, Italy
13 December 2012
Speaker at Science Café
Quando i neuroni ciacolano
Trieste, Italy

7. Find me on:
Google Plus | +ElenaMilani
Twitter | @biomug
Storify | biomug
Linkedin | Elena Milani
Academia.edu | Elena Milani
About.me | Elena Milani
YouTube| Elena Milani
Pinterest | Elena Milani