# MSCA Supervisors and Fellows

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## SuccessStories@Unipd - MSCA Supervisors and Fellows

Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) fund researchers, of any nationality, at all stages of their career and across all disciplines. Their aim is to promote excellence in research and to foster the exchange of knowledge through the acquisition of new skills and competences in international contexts. MSCA support the training and career development of researchers and are addressed to individual candidates (Individual Fellowships under Horizon 2020, Postdoctoral Fellowships under Horizon Europe).

**MSC grants**act as a career booster, fostering the development of new scientific competences, transferable skills and international - intersectoral research experience. \
See more about MSCA-related Unipd programmes: [MSCA MaRaThoN@Unipd](https://www.unipd.it/en/msca-marathon) , [MSCA Seal of Excellence@Unipd](https://www.unipd.it/en/msca-seal-excellence)\
The full list of MASCA fellows grantees working at the University of Padua is [available here](https://www.unipd.it/en/msca-individual-fellowships).

Go through the interviews below to find out more about each researcher’s experience and tips on how to prepare a convincing MSC proposal!

#### MSCA Supervisors

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**MARCELLA BONCHIO**

[**Supervisor**](https://www.unipd.it/en/msca-supervisor-bonchio)

What does it take to become a successful researcher and a charismatic supervisor?

**MARTA GIACOMELLO**

[**Supervisor**](https://www.unipd.it/en/msca-supervisor-giacomello)

Ambition, curiosity, enthusiasm… that is what it takes to be a successful MSCA applicant!

**RICCARDO MANGANELLI**

[**Supervisor**](https://www.unipd.it/en/msca-supervisor-manganelli)

What impact do EU-funded projects have on a researcher’s career?

**CARLO SEMENZA**

[**Supervisor**](https://www.unipd.it/en/msca-supervisor-semenza)

What does it take to prepare a solid research grant application?

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#### MSCA Fellows

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**LUKAS ALAN**

[**Mitobetes**](https://www.unipd.it/en/msca-alan)

What can a single protein ever tell us about our metabolism?

**ANNA ARCHETTI**

[**FLAMMES**](https://www.unipd.it/en/msca-archetti)

From Physics to Biology and Neurosciences: a visionary research path

**MEREL BREEDVELD**

[**HEATWAVESS**](https://www.unipd.it/en/msca-breedveld)

Working in various groups across different countries has been an enriching experience for me. It has allowed me to come in close contact with diverse cultures and to work on different research topics. This has allowed me to gain new perspectives and a broader background knowledge.

**ALESSANDRO CARRER**

[**OPEN P-CAN**](https://www.unipd.it/en/msca-carrer)

Going abroad to look at your country through a different lens: the experience of a researcher on the move

**CRISTINA CASSIA**

[**BEMUS**](https://www.unipd.it/en/msca-cassia)

Do you know Pietro Bembo? He was not only a well-known humanist, but also interested in music

**CLAUDIA CECCHETTO**

[**GRACE**](https://www.unipd.it/en/msca-cecchetto)

A Global Fellowship between Italy and Japan to provide a strong impact on basic neuroscience.

**LUCA CORTI**

[**NINA**](https://www.unipd.it/en/msca-corti)

Experiencing different research and teaching practices, in different contexts, has been a very enriching experience. There are many things I have learned in different places.

**HJALTE FRELLESVIG**

[**HiProLoop**](https://www.unipd.it/en/msca-frellesvig)

Theory… in practice!

**CLELIA GASPARINI**

[**AGEING AND RS**](https://www.unipd.it/en/msca-gasparini)

From Padua to Australia and back: almost a tour around the world for Clelia.

**SASA HRNJEZ**

[**TRANSPHILEUR**](https://www.unipd.it/en/msca-hrnjez)

Have you ever thought about how a translation can be affected by political and cultural contexts?

**VIKTORIA IVANOVSKAYA**

[**SMART THEME**](https://www.unipd.it/en/msca-ivanovskaya)

Nature is way wider than your imagination!

**TOMAS KNEDLIK**

[**MERCURY**](https://www.unipd.it/en/msca-knedlik)

Look small, find large: from cellular biology to neurodegenerative diseases.

**JONATHAN LAMBERT**

[**MitoFORMsinHF**](https://www.unipd.it/en/msca-lambert)

An American in Padova working in an interdisciplinary environment to study the intersection of mitochondrial and cardiovascular biology.

**CECILIA LATERZA**

[**NeuroStemX**](https://www.unipd.it/en/msca-laterza)

Cecilia discovered that changing perspective is always a good idea.

**BENJAMIN MARY**

[**GROWING**](https://www.unipd.it/en/msca-mary)

Want to know which connections actually link viticulture, atmospheric data and plant root system?

**ANA PAULA MENDONÇA**

[**PHERADOA**](https://www.unipd.it/en/msca-mendonca)

Working in a multicultural environment is a challenge, but it will boost your open mind, diversity skills, and professional links.

**PHILIPH MINDERHOUD**

[**InSPiRED**](https://www.unipd.it/en/msca-minderhoud)

Science doesn’t stop when it is published in a scientific journal...

**ELENA PEREZ-MONSERRAT**

[**CLAYONRISK**](https://www.unipd.it/en/msca-perez-monserrat)

If only walls could talk … what would their bricks tell you?

**MARIAGRAZIA RANZINI**

[**GRINP**](https://www.unipd.it/en/msca-ranzini)

Why do we count with our hands? Let’s have a look into our brain!

**ELENA SALILLAS**

[**ReMAPMATH**](https://www.unipd.it/en/msca-salillas)

Maths and brain: Would you like to know how these two elements can be studied against tumor growth?

**AGNESE SERAFINI**

[**Myco\_Metabolism**](https://www.unipd.it/en/msca-serafini)

To grow up every day as a scientist and be a mentor for early stage researchers: this is one of the greatest opportunities for a MSCA Fellow!

**MARIO SPERA**

[**HOMERICS**](https://www.unipd.it/en/msca-spera)

Raise your eyes to the night sky… How many stars can you count?

**ALICE SOSIC**

[**BICEPSvsHIV**](https://www.unipd.it/en/msca-sosic)

A Global Fellowship from Padua to New York to work with important and very innovative techniques on antiviral agents’ development.

**EMANUELA ZUCCARO**

[**MOVEMeNt**](https://www.unipd.it/en/msca-zuccaro)

Movement is like a mosaic: every motor neuron has its own place and role.