Valentina

Bilingual medical student and neuroscience graduate. Passionate about teaching biology, will suit my teaching style to whoever I am tutoring, whether that means following a given curriculum, making flashcards, taking apart topics or introducing some creative methods.
Native English and Italian speaker, attended a German school, so able to tutor in three languages.

Availability: Weekdays and weekends.
Schedule is always different due to university, but happy to try and organise regular meetings.

Willing to travel: Home Only

Experience: WORK EXPERIENCE


Laboratory Assistant Internship at University of Bristol April 2022 – August 2022
−;;; Assisted a PhD student in the final year of her research in gathering histological animal data from rats following behavioural experiments
−;;; Conducted immunohistochemical processing on cerebellum tissue to fluorescently stain cells
−;;; Used various methods to analyse images taken on a fluorescent microscope to check for variations in cellular expression of cerebellar slices

Neuroscience Intern at Bioinduction September 2021 – February 2022
−;;; Undertook a placement as part of my degree working as an intern at a medical device company that specialises in deep brain stimulation
−;;; Analysed results from previously conducted usability study to write a report for verification and validation of a product
−;;; Office duties: physical stock management; purchasing goods; contacting suppliers; inspecting parts; writing concise reports and instructions

Laboratory Shadowing at University of Bristol 2021
−;;; Shadowed and assisted the laboratory-based work of research group headed by Dr Robert Drake mapping and characterising nociceptive pathways in the rat brain
−;;; Laboratory skills: blocking, embedding and fixating tissue; using a microtome blade for sectioning tissue; immunohistochemistry; Nissl staining; neuroanatomy; tissue mounting; coverslipping; fluorescence microscopy

Private Tutor 2015 – 2019
−;;; Tutored students from my school, ranging from kindergarten age to high school age
−;;; Focused on breaking down concepts into simple, visual tasks, coming up with new ways to learn and maintaining a flexible schedule to meet the tutees’ needs
−;;; Assigned independent work and communicated with teachers on progress made in class

Shadowing at the Policlinico Hospital of Milan 2017
−;;; Shadowed work of nurses and doctors in the paediatric department of the hospital and observed a team of professionals performing surgeries in the operation room

CERTIFICATES & ACHIEVEMENTS

Neuroscience with Study in Industry (MSci) Grant Proposal Prize 2023
−;;; Awarded to the student with the highest overall Grant proposal mark in Neuroscience with Study in Industry (MSci)
−;;; Achieved a 72% in my Grant Proposal titled “I Get by with a Little Help from Mice Friends (And Some Oxytocin) – Investigating Oxytocin-Mediated Enhancement of Fear Extinction with Presence of a Conspecific in Mice”

Bristol Plus Award 2022
−;;; Awarded to students showing evidence of significant professional skills gained through work experience and participation in activities outside of the curriculum.

School of Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience Pfizer Prize 2021
−;;; Awarded to the 2nd year Neuroscience Honours student with the highest aggregate mark across all units

Programming for Everybody, Online Courses 2020
−;;; Gained basic programming knowledge in Python via recorded lectures, programming exercises and worked examples, which relied on solving problems with logical thinking and by breaking them down into more manageable tasks

DBS Check: Yes