Eurac Research
Chiara Cantaloni is a senior researcher and lab manager at EURAC Research since October 2016. Prior experience includes serving as a senior scientist at Personal Genomics from January 2014 to September 2016, where significant expertise in sequencing services across various organisms and third generation sequencing using Minion Oxford Nanopore Technologies was developed. Prior roles also include scientist positions at Cibio Computational Oncology Lab joint APSS and S.Chiara Trento Hospital from May 2012 to December 2013 and January 2008 to December 2013, respectively, focusing on biomolecular research in oncology and managing the recording of biological materials for the Trentino Biobank. Chiara began their academic career as a researcher at the University of Trento from February 2004 to December 2007. Educational background includes a degree in industrial biotechnology from Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di Bologna (1999-2005).
Eurac Research
Eurac Research is a private research centre, established in 1992 in Bolzano. Our research activity is rooted in local issues which are then developed on a global level, thanks to a multidisciplinary approach and an international vision. Studies focus on issues that affect people, their health and the environment around them, with the aim of improving life in the societies of the future. Often, in response to regional problems, the centre develops concrete solutions that can be applied in different contexts, exploring new avenues based on interdisciplinarity and scientific excellence. Today, Eurac Research has more than 500 employees from over 25 countries. Initially, Eurac Research focused its activities in the fields of languages and law, minorities and autonomy, and the Alpine environment. Over time, the centre has extended its research to new disciplines related to medicine and environmental technologies, attracting researchers from all over the world and opening new laboratories and facilities. Today Eurac Research is part of an international research network with partners in more than 50 countries. The centre collaborates with the United Nations University and hosts one of its European offices. It works with organisations such as the Alpine Convention, the Carpathian Convention, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the European Space Agency (ESA) as well as other space agencies on issues related to sustainable development. It also cooperates with the Council of Europe and other European institutions on autonomy models and minority rights. At the local level, Eurac Research supports the health sector in public health programmes and advises the provincial administration in various research fields. The centre is one of the partners of NOI Techpark - a science and technology park based in South Tyrol operating in technology-oriented sectors, and a support based incubator for numerous companies in their research and development activities.