Speaking and Teaching

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I may have kissed the Blarney Stone

I am an experienced speaker with over 200 speaking and teaching engagements under my belt. I have entertained high schoolers, teachers, medical doctors, researchers, university students, theatre and festival audiences and once even a bunch of suspicious police officers ( I wasn’t under arrest). My style is witty, informal and interactive. I like to use video clips, props and experiments to involve the public, and I always try to establish a personal connection with my audience. If you would like to book me for a speaking engagement or workshop please use the contact page.

My talks are in ENGLISH or ITALIAN

Subjects for include: DNA, genetics, home genomics, DNA ancestry, biotechnology, therapies and all the themes from my books)

FROM SCIENCE TO PUBLIC: workshops on strategic communication for scientists, health professionals, pharmaceutical personnel, students. From Zero to Hero to advanced courses. Learn how to disseminate science effectively.

PANDEMICS: testing, vaccines, how the viruses works and how we can beat them.

Other exciting themes related to innovation, biology, biomedical research and communication. Please inquire.

PAST EVENTS

2022
Geni a Bordo 7 – a tour of conferences in high schools:

Trento

Casalpusterlengo

Sondrio

Aprilia

Palermo
Matera

Brindisi

(organizer and speaker) https://www.geniabordo.it

Geni a Bordo for Teachers: A series of online courses for high school teachers on Biotechnology, Covid, Vaccines (organizer and speaker) https://www.geniabordo.it

Science Communication Training Workshop, Sergio Pistoi’s From Zero to Hero, University of Turin (2 days)

Public Conference, Pieve di Soligo (TV)
2021
Geni a Bordo 6 – Home Edition a tour of 5 online conferences for high schools (organizer and speaker) In collaboration with Farmindustria

Geni a Bordo for Teachers: A series of online courses for high school teachers on Biotechnology, Covid, Vaccines (organizer and speaker) In collaboration with Farmindustria

Collegio Ghislieri, Pavia Online Conference: Covid, Spillovers and Future

Collegio Ghislieri, Pavia Online Conference: DNA and the Internet of Genes

Science Communication Training Workshop, COST Action 17103 “Delivery of Antisense RNA Therapeutics” (online)

Public Conference, Science Festival, Sa Manifattura Cagliari

Workshop for high school teachers, Cagliari

Online conference: DNA, home genomics and the truth about the “gay gene” (Oxfam, Italy)
2020
Politecnico di Torino, Turin University: biological safety and packaging (teaching, online lecture)

Geni a Bordo 6 – Lockdown Edition: a virtual tour of 7 online conferences for high schools (organizer and speaker) In collaboration with Farmindustria

Geni a Bordo 6 for Teachers: A series of online courses for high school teachers on Biotechnology, Covid, Vaccines (organizer and speaker) In collaboration with Farmindustria
2019
Public Conference, Museo della Scienza Milano (Focus Live)

Invited speaker, Italian Society of Human Genetics (SIGU) Meeting, Rome

Public Conference, Invited speaker (DNA and home genomics), Bern University, Bern

Public Conference, Liceo Spano, Sassari (Geni a Bordo Tour)

Public Conference, Liceo Giua, Cagliari (Geni a Bordo Tour)

Course for high school teachers, Liceo Giua Cagliari

Public Conference, Liceo Deffenu, Olbia

Public Conference, Liceo Galilei, Trieste (Geni a Bordo Tour)

Science Communication Workshop, Sergio Pistoi’s From Zero to Hero Menarini Pharmaceuticals, Pomezia (RM) 2 days

Public Conference, Cinema Tiberio- Liceo Einstein, Rimini

Public Conference, Genova Festival Off, Genova

Public Conference, Festival delle Scienze Mediche, Bologna

Public Conference, Focus Live, Genova
2018
Tedx Speaker: The Internet of Genes, Tedx Vicenza

Invited speaker, Angelini Pharmaceutical Convention, Rome

Public Conference, FocusLiveFestival, Science Museum, Milano

Invited speaker, Il Farmaco dalla Ricerca di Base alla Terapia, University of Pavia – Biotech, DNA, personal genomics, Farmindustria

Public Conference, FestivalScienza, Genova

Public Conference, Bologna Medicina- Festival delle Scienze Mediche, Bologna – Biotech, Gene therapy, Medicine, DNA, personal genomics

Geni a Bordo tour 5 A tour of conference in high schools co-organized and lead by Sergio Pistoi (https://www.geniabordo.it)- Biotech, Careers in STEM
Torino

Pavia

Carpi
Napoli
Caserta

Pisa

Geni a Bordo 5 for Teachers: A series of seminars for high school teachers on Biotechnology and STEM (organizer and speaker) In collaboration with Farmindustria

Panelist, teacher’s workshops on communicating science, Torino- high schools

Panelist, teacher’s workshops on communicating science, Caserta- high schools

Panelist, teacher’s workshops on communicating science, Carpi- high schools

Presenter and panelist, Il Farmaco dalla Ricerca di Base alla Terapia, University of Napoli – Biotech, DNA, personal genomics
2017
Invited speaker, Farmindustria Open Day @ Menarini Group, Pomezia (Rome)- Biotech, Gene therapy, Medicine, DNA, personal genomics

Organizer and co-host: Geni a Bordo webinar- Geni a Bordo & Farmindustria, Biotech, Genomics, high schools.

Presenter and panelist, Il Farmaco dalla Ricerca di Base alla Terapia, University of Pisa – Biotech, DNA, personal genomics

Public talk, FestivalScienza, Genova – Biotech, DNA, personal genomics high schools

Panelist, Corso di Aggiornamento per Giornalisti “La salute Andrologica” Policlinico La Sapienza, Rome- Social media, fake news, medicine)

Public talk, Bologna Medicina- Festival delle Scienze Mediche, Bologna – Biotech, Gene therapy, Medicine, DNA, personal genomics

Public talk, Isola dei Fumosi 2017 Italian Cancer Association AIRC, IFOM, Milan-,anti-smoking campaign event, fake news and medicine, high schools

Public appearance, 25th European Dive Show, Bologna – EUDI movie award finalist

Public talk,  Fermhamente Festival, Fermo- Biology, DNA, personal genomics, high schools

Public talk,  Geni a Bordo tour 2017, Livorno- high schools

Public talk,  Geni a Bordo tour 2017, Rome- high schools

Public talk,  Geni a Bordo tour 2017, Naples- high schools

Public talk,  Geni a Bordo tour 2017, Fermo- high schools

Panelist & organizer, teacher’s workshops on communicating science, Livorno- high schools

Panelist & organizer, teacher’s workshops on communicating science, Rome-high schools

Panelist & organizer, teacher’s workshops on communicating science, Fermo-high schools
2000-2016
2016

Public talk, Festival dell’Innovazione e della Scienza, Settimo Torinese-DNA, DTC genomics

Public talk, Bergamo Scienza, Bergamo -Biotechnology, DNA, personal genomics

Panelist/faculty, Laboratorio di bioetica e fine vita, ASL San Daniele Friuli, Udine-CME course

Panelist/faculty, Master course in Science Communication, Scuola Superiore di Studi Avanzati, Trieste

Public talk, Fagagna Townhall, Udine- DNA, personal genomics

Public talk, Isola di Einstein Festival,-Perugia -DNA, personal genomics

Public talk,  Geni a Bordo tour 2016, Torino high schools:

Public talk,  Geni a Bordo tour 2016, Novara- high schools

Public talk,  Geni a Bordo tour 2016, Bergamo- high schools

Public talk,  Geni a Bordo tour 2016, Parma- high schools

Public talk,  Geni a Bordo tour 2016, Pistoia- high schools

Public talk,  Geni a Bordo tour 2016, Aprilia- high schools

Public talk,  Geni a Bordo tour 2016, Benevento- high schools

Public talk,  Geni a Bordo tour 2016, Salerno- high schools

Public talk,  Geni a Bordo tour 2016, Perugia- high schools

Organizer and co-host: Geni a Bordo webinars (x3)- Farmindustria, Biotech, Genomics, high schools.

2015

Public talk, Festival della Scienza, Genova

Public talk, ITS Nuove Tecnologie per il “Made in Italy”, Teramo

Panelist and faculty, Le Giornate di Medico e Bambino, Cinisello Balsamo (MI) (CME course, paediatrics, medical meeting, communication

Public talk,  Geni a Bordo Biotech Future tour 2015, Firenze – high schools

Public talk,  Geni a Bordo Biotech Future tour 2014, Ancona – high schools

Public talk,  Geni a Bordo Biotech Future tour 2014, Rimini – high schools

Public talk,  Geni a Bordo Biotech Future tour 2014, Padova – high schools

Public talk,  Geni a Bordo Biotech Future tour 2014, Verona – high schools

Public talk,  Geni a Bordo Biotech Future tour 2014, Monza – high schools

Public talk,  Geni a Bordo Biotech Future tour 2014, Lodi – high schools

Public talk,  Geni a Bordo Biotech Future tour 2014, Pavia – high schools

Public talk,  Geni a Bordo Biotech Future tour 2014, Modena – high schools

Public talk, TriesteNext Festival, Trieste

Public talk, the DNA of Taste, Expo 2015, Expo, Milan

Public talk, Science and the City Festival, Trieste

Public talk, Geni a Bordo Biotech Future tour 2015, Frosinone -high schools

Organizer and co-host: Geni a Bordo webinars – four webinars for high schools, biotechnology, DNA, genomics

2014

Panelist, Sardegna Ricerche, Cagliari- communication, science, research

Author and performer, il DNA Incontra Facebook (Science Stage Performance), MieLab Festival, Trieste (toghether with Patrizio Roversi, Andrea Vico)

Author and performer, il DNA Incontra Facebook (Science Stage Performance), il Sole 24 Ore, Milan (toghether with Patrizio Roversi, Andrea Vico)

Panelist, Festival della Scienza, Genova

Public talk, Festa Scienza e Filosofia, Foligno

Public talk Asconascienza, Ascona, Switzerland

Public talk,  Geni a Bordo Biotech Future tour 2014, Pisa – high schools

Public talk, Geni a Bordo Biotech Future tour 2014, Siena – high schools

Public talk, Geni a Bordo Biotech Future tour 2014, Latina -high schools

Public talk, Geni a Bordo Biotech Future tour 2014, Frosinone -high schools

Public talk, Geni a Bordo Biotech Future tour 2014, Caserta -high schools

Public talk, Geni a Bordo Biotech Future tour 2014, Torre Annunziata -high schools

Public talk, Geni a Bordo Biotech Future tour 2014, Bari -high schools

Public talk, Geni a Bordo Biotech Future tour 2014, L’Aquila -high schools

Public talk, Geni a Bordo Biotech Future tour 2014, Pescara -high schools

Public talk, Geni a Bordo Biotech Future tour 2014, Rimini -high schools

Public talk, Geni a Bordo Biotech Future tour 2014, Modena -high schools

Public talk, Geni a Bordo Biotech Future tour 2014, Bologna -high schools

Public talk, Geni a Bordo Biotech Future tour 2014, Arezzo -high schools

Panelist, Communication and marketing workshop at Università Salesiana UISVE, Mestre (VE)

Public talk, Festa della Scienza at the Istituto Superiore Ghandi, Narni (TR)

Public talk, UnistemDay 2014, University Tor Vergata, Rome.

Panelist, WEBINAR: Il DNA della Scienza. Dalle idee alle soluzioni, Sole 24 ore

Organizer and co-host: Geni a Bordo webinar series on biotechnologies (two webinars for schools)

Panelist, La vita al tempo della Biologia Sintetica, Milano- research, communication, biology

Presenter, R2B Biotechnology Meeting with Aster, Bologna

2013

Public talk, Cagliari Science Festival, Cagliari.

Public talk, La Fiera delle Parole, Padova.

Panelist, Symposium on DTC genomics, University of Milano.

Panelist, WEBINAR: Il DNA della Scienza. Dalle idee alle soluzioni, Sole 24 ore.

Public talk, ScienzainPiazza Festival, Bologna.

Public talk as finalist and winner of Galileo Award, Padova.

Public talk and featured guest at Muse Opening, Science Museum, Trento

Book signing event at Salone Internazionale del Libro, Book Fair, Torino.

Public talk, Science Cafè at Circolo Aurora, Arezzo

Public talk, Pozzo di Scienza series, Lugo – high schools

Public talk, Pozzo di Scienza series, Cesena – high schools

Public talk, Pozzo di Scienza series, Faenza – high schools

Public talk, Pozzo di Scienza series, Bologna – high schools

2012

Panelist, Behind the Science public outreach event, Science Festival, Genova.

Public talk, Liceo Champagnat, Genova- high schools

Panelist/faculty, SCS2012, Ph.D. Course on Science and Society, Bardonecchia.

Panelist, conference on predictive genomics, University of Milan.

2000-2011

Panelist, NeuroStemcell Annual Symposium, Bellagio, 2011.

Chair and panelist, Media Symposium on Biotechnology, Milan, 2009.

Presenter, “Taking decisions in medicine” (series of CME events), Florence and Rimini, 2006.

Panelist, Translational Research and Rare Diseases Meeting, Greiswald, Germany, 2006.

Panelist, TIMED symposium, Genova, 2000.