Giorgia Tropini

Giorgia Tropini recently graduated from the University of British Columbia with BSc degree in Neuroscience, Genetics and Math. She is currently working at the Applied Biophysics Laboratory at UBC, where she studies the use of a novel 2-D electrophoresis technique to concentrate DNA from soil or very dilute solutions for metagenomics studies and medical applications. Besides Science, she is passionate about ballroom dancing, which she has recently started doing at a competitive level. Being true to her Italian roots, Giorgia also loves food and (of course) good wine.