Valentina Borghesani
Assistant Professor at University of Geneva
Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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Top SchoolValentina Borghesani is an assistant professor at the University of Geneva with 11 years of experience probing the cognitive and neural bases of semantic knowledge using behavioral, neuropsychological, and neuroimaging (fMRI/MEG) methods. Her career spans postdoctoral work at UCSF and Université de Montréal studying neurodegenerative patients and advanced neuroimaging paradigms, grounded in a PhD in Cognitive Science from Pierre and Marie Curie University. She founded Penne Amiche della Scienza to bridge science and society, reflecting a commitment to public engagement alongside rigorous research. Valentina combines hands-on experimental design and multivariate neuroimaging analysis with clinical assessment and rehabilitation experience, allowing her to translate basic findings into patient-centered questions. Known among peers as a self-described "geek groupie," she brings infectious curiosity and a daily commitment to learning that drives interdisciplinary collaborations. Based in Geneva, she pairs strong methodological depth with an unusual mix of clinical insight and science outreach.
11 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
High School Diploma in Humanities, Italian, Math, History, Philosophy, English, Biology, Ancient Latin, Ancient Greek,, 100/100 with honors, High School Diploma in Humanities, Italian, Math, History, Philosophy, English, Biology, Ancient Latin, Ancient Greek,, 100/100 with honors at Liceo Cevolani (Cento, FE)Master in Psychology, Neuropsychology, 110/110 with honors, Master in Psychology, Neuropsychology, 110/110 with honors at Università degli Studi di TrentoDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Cognitive Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Cognitive Science at Pierre and Marie Curie UniversityUniversity of BolognaExchange Student with Erasmus Fellowship, Clinical Psychology, Forensics Psychology, Exchange Student with Erasmus Fellowship, Clinical Psychology, Forensics Psychology at Maastricht University
Italian, English, French, Spanish
Github Skills (47)
connectivity10
visualization9
python9
electrophysiology9
statistics9
neuroimaging9
meta-analysis9
bids9
neuroscience9
machine-learning8
meta8
binder7
posters7
sphinx7
jupyter-book7
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
vborghe/task_stimuli
May 2021 - Oct 2023
psychopy scripts for stimuli presentations
Contributions:2 PRs, 11 pushes, 4 branches in 2 years 5 months
pythonpsychopystimuli
NoCe-Lab/noce-lab.github.io
Dec 2021 - Jul 2023
website
Contributions:29 PRs, 67 pushes, 6 branches in 1 year 7 months
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