Francesca di Ottavio

Francesca Di Ottavio is a highly skilled professional in analytical sciences with extensive experience in method development and validation. Currently serving as the Senior Manager at Geno since March 2022, Francesca leads the Omics and LC-MS/MS groups, achieving significant improvements in throughput and turnaround times for proteomics and metabolomics. Prior roles include Senior Research Scientist I at Geno, where Francesca developed methods for metabolite identification, and Postdoctoral Researcher at Scripps Research, focusing on neuropeptide analysis related to addiction. Francesca has held academic positions as a Visiting Scholar at the University of California San Diego and received a research fellowship at Università degli Studi di Teramo for studying mycotoxins. Francesca holds a Ph.D. in Food Science, a Master's degree in Analytical Chemistry, and a Bachelor's degree in Chemistry from prestigious Italian universities.