Affiliation: University of Verona, Strada Le Grazie 8, 37134 Verona, Italy, Section of Microbiology, Department of Diagnostics and Public Health

Dr. Angela Sandri obtained an MSc in Medical and Pharmaceutical Biotechnology in 2013 at the University of Florence and a PhD in Applied Life and Health Sciences in 2017 at the University of Verona. During her PhD, she did part of her research activity at the Technical University of Denmark. Currently, she is a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Verona.

Since her bachelor’s and master’s thesis, the main subject of her research has been bacterial pathogens in cystic fibrosis airway infections. Currently, she is leading a research study to identify potential genetic and phenotypic markers of bacterial persistence, virulence, and antibiotic resistance through a combination of genomic, molecular, and phenotypic - in vitro and in vivo approaches.