Department of Environmental , Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies (DiSTABiF)/Laboratory of Molecula Biology- 2025/2026

Information about this opportunity

Department/Lab/Unit

Department of Environmental , Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies (DiSTABiF)/Laboratory of Molecula Biology

University of the inviting researcher

UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DELLA CAMPANIA LUIGI VANVITELLI

Internship School Year

2025/2026

Research lines/projects

1) The role of non-coding RNAs (mainly miRNAs and lncRNAs) and RNA regulatory networks in some cancers (liver, lung, colorectal, and osteosarcoma). 2) Profiling and functional characterization of tissue and circulating microRNAs in different human diseases.

Name of inviting researcher

Nicoletta Potenza

Who is offering this opportunity?

Inviting researcher email

nicoletta.potenza@unicampania.it

Academic Position of the inviting researcher

Associate Professor in Molecular Biology

Web page/ORCID

https://www.distabif.unicampania.it/dipartimento/docenti?MATRICOLA=059177/0000-0002-9736-792X

Who is this opportunity for?

Academic position of invited researcher

PhD students, Academic and research staff

Ideal profile and expertise expected from the invited researcher

Expertise in RNA biology, with wet-lab experience and/or bioinformatics skills for analyses of biological data (e.g. transcriptomic databases, clinical datasets, etc). Knowledge of cell biology techniques is also appreciated. Good communication skills for possible involvement in seminars within Molecular Biology courses: not required, but necessary for professor mobility.

Description and additional information

Strenghts of the offer/Expected benefits

The team (2 professors, 1 researcher, 1 post-doc and Ph.D. students, as well as a number of undergraduate students) has strong expertise in Molecular biology; in particular, we have extensive expertise in non-coding RNAs, especially related to cancer, as we have been studying microRNAs, long non-coding RNAs, and more recently circular RNAs, for many years. Moreover, we have substantial expertise in various cell-based assays, including those used to evaluate cancer hallmarks. In addition, our team offers all the teaching courses in Molecular biology for study plans in Biology, Biotechnology, Pharmacy and Phd course in Molecular Life Sciences. It is noteworthy that the team members have well-documented research and teaching experience abroad in the US and Europe. These features contribute to offering a very stimulating and open-minded team/environment, with different active national and international collaborations. Thus, expected benefits and results for the inviting and invited fellows are to establish new fruitful collaborations, both for research and teaching purposes. Our laboratory/department is equipped with all infrastructures dedicated to the above-described research lines.