MATTEO SADERI

matteo.saderi@gmail.com · LinkedIn: Matteo Saderi · Skype: Neuropobas

WORKING EXPERIENCE
2019 - NOW
PHD STUDENT, UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO, THE SICKKIDS HOSPITAL (TORONTO)
I am currently enrolled as a PhD student in the department of physiology and in the
collaborative program in Neuroscience (CPIN). I carry out my research in the memory field at
the Sickkids hospital under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Paul Frankland in his Laboratory.

2017 - 2018
RESEARCH ASSISTANT, LEIBNIZ INSITUTE FOR NEUROBIOLOGY (MAGDEBURG)
I worked as a research assistant in the field of memory. In particular we focused on the
mechanisms underlying temporal association memory within the hippocampus. We
combined in-vivo electrophysiology and behavior in freely moving, genetically manipulated
mice to have better insights into possible mechanisms serving this process.

2017
TRAINEE, UNIVERSITY OF PADUA
As a finishing master student I collaborated with the Neuroscience of Movement lab group
(NEMO lab). Using Transcranical Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) and eye-tracking on healthy
human subjects, we proceeded on investigating the modulation of corticospinal excitability
during action observation.

2016
ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH ASSISTANT, RUHR UNIVERSITY OF BOCHUM
During my Erasmus scholarship I had the chance to work as academic assistant in the Neuro
Dynamics Lab (NDL) and approach the field of memory more deeply. After a thorough review
of the most recent theories in the memory field, we firstly worked to establish a reliable
behavioral protocol and to develop and verify the genetic manipulation of the mice. As a next
step, we tested behavioral differences between experimental mice and a control group in our
paradigm. On top of that we started also establishing a different protocol based on cannula
drug infusion.

EDUCATION
2017
MASTER’S DEGREE IN NEUROSCIENCE AND NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL
REHABILITATION, UNIVERSITY OF PADUA
Thesis "Role of TRPC channels in temporal association tasks", supervised by Dr. Prof. Luisa
Sartori and Dr. Motoharu Yoshida.
University of Padua (Italy)
110/110 with honor
 2017
CARS: ADVANCED COURSES FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, UNIVERSITY OF
PADUA
Course: Matlab Psychotoolbox and Matlab bases
Course: Transcranical magnetic stimulation (TMS)
Course: EEG signal analysis (EEGlab software)

2016
SUMMERSCHOOL, MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN COGNITIVE AND
BRAIN SCIENCES (LEIPZIG)
IMPRS NeuroCom summer school on "What makes us human?”

2015 - 2016
ERASMUS+ SCHOLARSHIP, RUHR UNIVERSITY OF BOCHUM
International program in Cognitive Science

2014
BACHELOR’S DEGREE IN PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE AND TECHNIQUES,
UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI
Thesis "Relevance of the non-parametric statistic in psychology", supervised by Dr. Prof.
Gianmarco Altoè.
University of Cagliari (Italy)
110/110 with honor

SKILLS
Setting up labs, perform histological techniques such as perfusions and sectioning, microscopy and
fluorescence microscopy, immunohistochemistry, behavior with animals, intracranial drug infusion
and customized cannula fabrication, virus injections, stereotaxic neurosurgeries and in vivo
electrophysiology from the drive building to the recording and analysis part. Bricolage, soldering and
fine manual skills.

Basic transcranical magnetic stimulation (TMS) skills, electroencephalography (EEG) and signal
analysis.

Mentoring, evaluating and teaching to small groups or individual students.

Proficient windows user with solid hardware and software expertise, statistics with R, basic
programming skills with Matlab and python. 3D drawing with online software ONshape.

LANGUAGES
Italian: Mother tongue
English: Fluent speaking, reading and writing capabilities
German: Basic speaking and reading capabilities
Spanish: Basic speaking and reading capabilities

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WORK IN PROGRESS
Currently attending a python intermediate course to improve programming skills.

Studying autonomously basic chemistry and advanced biology.

Developing open source 3D printed Microdrive for electrophysiology in rodents.