Ms. Jeanne Marie Viviani is the current Director for Research Development at Florida Atlantic University (FAU), responsible for promoting and managing the core research development function including workshops, trainings and finding funding for individual and institutional proposals. Prior to joining FAU, Ms. Viviani was the founding Director of Research Services...
A rechargeable battery made from food
It has been realized at Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia and supported by European Research Council’s grant A team of researchers at the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT-Italian Institute of Technology) has created a totally edible and rechargeable battery, starting from materials that are normally consumed as part of our daily...
Paleoclimatic research shows the connection between climate variability and mercury levels in the Arctic
A new study published in Nature Geoscience carried out by Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, in collaboration with the Institute of Polar Sciences of the National Research Council and other international partners, shows that mercury levels in the Arctic are strongly influenced by climate change. According to the study, the...
The human pangenome provides unexpected insight into infertility and congenital conditions
The Human Genome Project—the complete sequencing of an individual genome—was a monumental milestone in modern biology. Yet, to uncover what underlies our individuality, along with our similarities, a comprehensive understanding of human genetics requires a comparative approach based on many diverse complete genomes. In new research published in Nature on...
Teodoro Valente is the new President of the Agenzia Spaziale Italiana
Teodoro Valente, Director of Institute of Polymers, Composites and Biomaterials (IPCB) – National Research Council of Italy (CNR) and a distinguished member of the International Advisory Board of the Miami Scientific Italian Community, has been appointed as the new President of ASI Agenzia Spaziale Italiana. The Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI), established...
Casa Italia a Miami launches fundraiser to help Emilia-Romagna flood victims
Casa Italia a Miami, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting Italian culture and heritage in the Southeast of the United States, is launching a fundraiser to help the population of Emilia-Romagna, Italy that was hit by catastrophic flooding. All funds raised will be donated to the Comune di Forlì, one...
Roberta Brambilla joins the Scientific Community of Miami Scientific Italian Community
Dr. Roberta Brambilla is an Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery at the Miami Project To Cure Paralysis, a center of excellence in neuroscience research of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. After obtaining her Ph.D. in Neuroscience from the University of Milan, Italy, she moved to the University...
Margherita Mencattelli-Mkparu joins the Scientific Community of Miami Scientific Italian Community
Dr. Margherita Mencattelli-Mkparu, postdoctoral research fellow in the Medical Robotics and Interventional Devices Lab of Prof. Pierre Dupont at Harvard Medical School, Boston Children’s Hospital., is a new member of MSIC’s Scientific Community. Dr. Mencattelli-Mkparu’s research expertises include design, building and testing of medical devices, with focus on endoscopes for...
Le Addette e gli Addetti Scientifici e Spaziali del MAECI incontrano la Comunità R&I italiana
Con l’obiettivo di rafforzare la Cooperazione Internazionale nell’ambito della Ricerca e dell’Innovazione, APRE – Agenzia per la Promozione della Ricerca Europea – in collaborazione con il Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale (MAECI), organizza 2 giornate di incontri on line tra la comunità italiana R&I e le Addette e gli Addetti Scientifici e Spaziali presso...
Contributi per visite di Ricercatori, Docenti, Esperti, Personalitá e Operatori Culturali
L’Ufficio III della Direzione Generale pressi il MAECI eroga a valere sul Cap. 2619/7 dei contributi volti a incentivare lo svolgimento in Italia e all’estero di missioni da parte di ricercatori, docenti, esperti, personalità della cultura e operatori culturali stranieri e italiani. Si tratta di un importante strumento di sostegno...