Luana Licata
Scientific Researcher And MINT Database Coordinator
Rome, Lazio, Italy
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Top SchoolLuana Licata is a scientific researcher and database coordinator based in Rome with nine years of focused experience curating and coordinating molecular interaction data. As Scientific Coordinator of the MINT database (an ELIXIR Core Data Resource) she blends hands-on biocuration of protein interactions and signaling pathways with leadership in standards development, including contributions to PSI-MI ontologies and the CausalTAB format. Her work links disease-associated genes via causal relationships to reveal actionable pathway perturbations, supporting personalized therapeutic strategies for cancer and rare diseases. She has steered national and international data-platform efforts (ELIXIR-Italy, COST GREEKC) and translated mutation analyses into network-topology insights that inform functional interpretation. Earlier roles at FAO and industry showcase her ability to design and implement scientific databases and synthesize complex datasets for policy and research use. Trained with a PhD in Biophysics and a summa cum laude biology master's, she combines deep experimental understanding with a rare aptitude for data standards and resource stewardship.
9 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Biology, 110/110 cum laude, Master's degree, Biology, 110/110 cum laude at University of PalermoDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Biophysics, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Biophysics at Max Planck Institute of Biophysics, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
English
Github Skills (3)
molecular-interactions8
vocabulary8
bioinformatics7
Github contributions (5)
TrainTheTrainer/HighSchool
Apr 2017 - Apr 2017
Contributions:6 pushes in 5 days
luanalicata/pianeti
Jan 2022 - Jan 2022
Contributions:2 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
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