Valentina Pippo

Curriculum vitae
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Valentina Pippo
Via Aldo Gastaldi 10/9A, 16043 Chiavari (Italy)
+393282599860
01851991835
[email protected]
Sex Female | Date of birth 18 May 1983 | Nationality Italian
WORK EXPERIENCE
15 Jan 2014–Present
PhD student
Italian Institute of Technology (IIT), Genoa (Italy)
Actions performed by other individuals activates motor cortex as real execution. The
neurophysiological evidence for this motor facilitation relies on the mirror neuron system (MNs). There
is a growing body ofevidence indicating a possible role of MNs has a positive impact on rehabilitation
of motor deficits. Authors refer to a training called Action Observation therapy (AOT) based on the
observation of video-clips showing goal-directed actions.
For our knowledge, no studies with tactile stimuli related to action observation have been made. It is
not clear if receiving a tactile stimulus related to the goal of an observed action, such as the tactile
information perceived on the hand during the contact with the grasped object, can increase the motor
facilitation typically induced by the visual observation of action. Differently stated, if the combination of
multisensory stimuli related to action can improve the effect of the unimodal action observation is still
an open issue.
Combining tactile or auditory information related to the manipulation of an object with action
observation could further improve AOT efficacy.
The main purpose of my project is therefore to develop newer rehabilitative treatment using action
observation in realistic multi-modal virtual environments (visual, auditory and somatosensory actionrelated-stimuli).
Business or sector Research
8 Jul 2015–9 Sep 2015
visiting phD student
John Rothwell, London (United Kingdom)
Research into non-invasive methods of brain stimulation, following my research on the development
of newer rehabilitative treatment using multimodality applied to action observation.
13 Sep 2013–31 Dec 2013
Research Project
UFR-STAPS, Dijon (France)
Early stages of a new experimental work with children with cerebral palsy in Gaslini Hospital.
Business or sector Research
15 Jul 2013–15 Sep 2013
Developer
SARL ASTELIOS CONSULTING, CLAMART (France)
Graphical interface project and design: the main purpose of the software was to improve current
rehabilitation strategies based on the observation d 'action performed by other individuals.
1 Sep 2012–1 Nov 2012
Web Designer
Myself
Web design and development, using Sass to generate Css3. Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator.
Jquery, Git, SVN, HTML5, CSS3
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Business or sector Web Development
1 Sep 2011–31 Dec 2011
Research Project
Lab INSERM - Université de Bourgogne
Dijon - France,
First steps of a new experimental design; Uploading and reviewing DataBases; Data collection and
Data processing.
Electromyographic analysis and data collection with Matlab software; evaluation of Somatosensory
and Motor Evoked potentials and the use of Transcanial Magnetic Stimulation.
Business or sector Research
15 Mar 2011–15 Sep 2011
Internship
Italian Institute of Technology
Via Morego,
Electromyographic analysis and data collection with Matlab software; evaluation of Somatosensory
and Motor Evoked Potentials with the Signal 3.7 software and the use of Transcanial Magnetic
Stimulation.
Business or sector Research
1 Jul 2008–30 Jun 2009
Tutor student
UNIVERSITY OF GENOA
Welcoming and supporting students; Teamworking; Public
Relations
Business or sector Research
1 Dec 2007–31 Dec 2007
Backoffice activity
UNIVERSITY OF GENOA - BIOLAB (D.I.S.T.)
Business or sector Backoffice
1 Jul 2006–1 Jul 2007
Internship
Centro Interuniversitario di Neurofisiologia del Dolore (C.I.N.D.) - San Martino Hospital
Prof. Massimo Leandri, Genova (Italy)
First steps of a new experimental design; Data collection and Data processing; Compound action
potentials.
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
1 Oct 2007–17 Dec 2010
MASTER DEGREE IN BIOENGINEERING
Higher
education/University
UNIVERSITY OF GENOVA
Master Thesis: "The underlying mechanisms of neuroplasticity in hand motor representation: a
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation study."
Grade: 110/110 cum laude (Summa cum laude)
1 Sep 2002–1 Oct 2007
BACHELOR DEGREE IN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
Higher
education/University
UNIVERSITY OF GENOVA
Grade: 101/110
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25 Mar 2013–6 Jun 2013
Valentina Pippo
Business English Certificate (BEC)
Provincia di Genova, Chiavari (Italy)
PERSONAL SKILLS
Mother tongue(s)
Italian
Other language(s)
UNDERSTANDING
SPEAKING
WRITING
Listening
Reading
Spoken interaction
Spoken production
English
A2
A2
A2
A2
A2
French
C1
C1
B2
B2
B1
Levels: A1 and A2: Basic user - B1 and B2: Independent user - C1 and C2: Proficient user
Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
Communication skills
Digital competence
Team Working; Extremely organised person; Problem-solving attitude; Ability to establish and
maintain good working relations with people;
Editing: Office pack; LateX
Databases: MicrosoftAccess, SqlServer
PhotoEditing: Adobe PhotoShop (from cs4), Gimp, Adobe Illustrator (basic)
PC Operation Systems: Windows (98/XP/Vista/7), Linux (Ubuntu 12.10) and Mac OSX
Programming Language: C++; Matlab; Asp.Net; Jquery; Html5; SASS
Versioning: Git; SVN
Other skills
Driving licence
Volleyball; trekking Photography; Playing the piano
B, A
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Conferences
▪ Poster presentations:
▫ Congress of the European Paediatric Neurology Society
PP06.11 – 2980: EEG modulation during grasping movements of both hands in children
affected by hemiplegic cerebral palsy. V. Pippo, V. Bergamaschi, M. Bassolino, V. De Franchis,
C. Campus, C. Tacchino, P. Moretti, T. Pozzo, A. Inuggi. European Journal of Paediatric
Neurology, Vol. 19, S54. Published in issue: May, 2015
P7 – 2957: EEG modulation in cerebral palsy and healthy children during action observation
compared to execution. V. Pippo, M. Bassolino, V. Bergamaschi, V. De Franchis, C. Campus, C.
Tacchino, P. Moretti, T. Pozzo, A. Inuggi. European Journal of Paediatric Neurology, Vol. 19,
S96. Published in issue: May, 2015
▫ Bassolino M., Pippo V., Bove M.,Pozzo T. & Fadiga L., Action observation and motor imagery
duringimmobilization: same or different effects? First European NeuroRehabilitationCongress,
Merano, 2011(oral presentation).
▫ Bassolino M., Finisguerra A., PippoV., Serino A., Pozzo T., Does action shape the
representation of body in space?Preliminary results. Workshop on Multi-sensory space
perception, SestriLevante, 2011 (poster).
▫ Finisguerra A., Bassolino M., PippoV., Serino A. & Pozzo T., Does immobilization affect the
representation ofthe body in space? Annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience,
Washington,DC, USA, 2011 (279.16/NN24, poster).
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▫ P. Moretti, C. Tacchino, A. Inuggi, M. Bassolino, V. Pippo, V. Bergamaschi, T. Pozzo,
“Percezione multisensoriale delle azioni e ipotesi di trattamento riabilitativo”, National Congress
ofItalian Society of Neurological Rehabilitation (SIRN 2014).
▪ Oral presentations:
▫ “Through mirror system: observing, hearing and feeling actions as a new tool for motor
rehabilitation of upper limb in children with Cerebral Palsy”, Bassolino M., Bourrelier J., Pozzo T.,
speaker: Michela Bassolino, Gaslini Hospital, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Unit, internal
seminars, Genova, 5/02/2013
▫ “Il sistema mirror e la riabilitazione della manipolazione in età evolutiva”, speaker: Paolo Moretti
(medical director of Gaslini Hospital, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Unit), National
conference SIMFER (The Italian Society of Physical and Rehabilitative Medicine), Rome, 1316/10/ 2013.
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