Head of International and Scientific Affairs at the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG).
Michela has more than 10 years of professional experience in different fields of research management (strategy, funding, collaboration, training, science policy, etc.). Her department´s mission is to strengthen the international and interdisciplinary dimension of the institute and create new opportunities for the scientific community. In the last years, she has been coordinating the scientific activities of the Severo Ochoa excellence programme. Currently, she coordinates the H2020 project ORION on Open Science.
Michela obtained her PhD in Genetics from the University of Pavia (Italy), followed by 6-year postdoctoral experience in structural and molecular biology at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver (Canada), and at the Gene Centre in Munich (Germany).