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In short
I was born in the Prealpi Orobie of Valle Brembana, Italy, artfully captured by the camera of friend Piero Gritti and shown at Piero's website. I grew up riding scooters across small mountain villages, studied Engineering and Photography in Milano, and moved to California with my husband Giovanni and a great passion for innovation in health care.
Position
I am a Ph.D. Candidate in Electrical Engineering at Stanford University, California, and a Research Assistant in the Magnetic Resonance Systems Research Laboratory (MRSRL) led by Prof. John Pauly at the Electrical Engineering Department of Stanford University. My laboratory mentor and source of engineering awe is Greig C. Scott. I am priviledged to be constantly inspired by my doctoral dissertation reader Thomas H. Lee.
Currently, I am a Medical Device Fellow and Electrical Engineer with the Food and Drug Administration, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Office of Device Evaluation near Washington D.C.
Please find here a copy of my curriculum vitae, last updated on May 30, 2009.
Education
07/2005 - M.S. Politecnico Di Milano, Italy. Electrical Engineering, Summa Cum Laude.
Thesis: “A novel imaging system based on Silicon Drift Detectors for medical applications.”
10/2003 - B.S. Politecnico Di Milano, Italy. Biomedical Engineering, Summa Cum Laude.
Thesis: “Near infrared spectroscopy for in vivo non invasive measurement of myoglobin oxygenation.”
Intensive Training Programs:
- Summer Institute for Entrepreneurship, Stanford University Business School, 2008.
- Molecular Imaging PET-SPECT: School of Excellence in Physics for Medicine by AIFM, Italy 2005.
- Imaging for Radiotherapy Treatment Planning: School of Excellence in Physics for Medicine by AIFM, Italy 2004.
- Biomedical Tissue Engineering: XXI Annual School in Bressanone by National Bioeng. Group of CNR, Italy 2002.
The days are just packed:
05/2009 - Started working with the Food and Drug Administration.
05/2009 - To write a paper is hard; to write two (and a patent) is...slightly confusing.
04/2009 - A good ISMRM conference trip in wonderful Oahu.
02/2009 - Eventually, the perfect little car: my beautiful Mazda MX5.
01/2009 - Two abstracts are IN. Getting ready for the ISMRM conference.
12/2008 - A very merry Christmas with family in Trentino, Italy.
12/2008 - Volterra's Christmas Party: cruising in the Bay at night.
11/2008 - Submitted two abstracts for the coming 2009 ISMRM Symposium. Fingers crossed.
10/2008 - Started volunteering at Wildilfe Rescue in Palo Alto. Here I am at the center.
08/2008 - Obtained a windsurfing certificate!
07/2008 - Awarded the Garnier Fellowship "in recognition of exemplary performance throughout the [SIE] program."
07/2008 - Graduated at the Summer Institute for Entrepreneurship (SIE) at Stanford University.
06/2008 - Welcomed the kitten Trudi in our home.
05/2008 - Participated at the 2008 ISMRM Symposium in Toronto.
02/2008 - Admitted to the Summer Institute for Entrepreneurship Business Program at Stanford University.
01/2008 - Abstract accepted (and travel award granted) for the 2008 ISMRM Symposium in Toronto.
12/2007 - Spent Christmas in Italy after a 16-month leave. Has it always been this cold? Pic: Passo Sella.
11/2007 - Moved to Palo Alto - the beating heart of Silicon Valley.
10/2007 - Assigned a Research Assistanship within the MRSRL group of Prof. John Pauly.
08/2007 - Speaker at Volterra's Application Quarterly Review: Behavioral Modeling of DC-DC Converters.
06/2007 - Welcomed in Volterra Semiconductors for a 3-month internship.
06/2007 - Obtained the Candidacy for the degree of Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering at Stanford.
05/2007 - Got a blue LX150 VESPA and motorcycle driving licence.
04/2007 - Honor Speaker at 2007 Electrical Engineering Fellowship Event.
02/2007 - Welcomed Zelda in our family. Pic: Sweet dreams on the Klippan.
01/2007 - Passed the Electrical Engineering Qualifying Examinations.
12/2006 - Conferred the Outstanding Graduate Medal 2004-05 from Politecnico Di Milano.
11/2006 - Silver Bay: My first photographic exhibition held at Stanford University.
08/2006 - Officially a graduate student at Stanford University.
05/2006 - My journey at Stanford University begins in the School of Medicine.
05/2006 - Giovanni receives his Ph.D. degree Cum Laude at the Politecnico Di Milano.
04/2006 - Married to Giovanni "Joy" Garcea on April 22. Pic: At the Casino.
02/2006 - Graduate in professional photography at John Kaverdash's Academy of Photography.
My motto:
Follow the white rabbit.
Burning with curiosity, down go after it, never once considering how in the world you are going to get out again.
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