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Academic Degree
2014 | Ph.D. in Bioengineering and Bioinformatics at the University of Pavia, Italy Thesis: A Target Mediated Drug Disposition model for Otelixizumab binding on T lymphocytes. |
2010 | Laurea Specialistica (MS degree) in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Padova, Italy Thesis: A Multinomial Mixed-Effect Markov-Chain Model for modeling sleep architecture: model performance and validation. Score: 110 out of 110 cum laude. |
2007 |
Laurea (BS thesis) in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Padova, Italy |
Appointments
2013 - 2015 | Research fellow at the University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy |
2010 - 2013 | PhD Student in Bioengineering and Bioinformatics at the University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy |
Honorary Appointments
Sep-Dec 2012 | PhD Internship Fellow, Clinical Pharmacology Modelling and Simulation, GlaxoSmithKline, London, UK |
Nov 2009-Jul 2010 | MSc Internship Fellow, Clinical Pharmacology Modelling and Simulation, GlaxoSmithKline, Verona, Italy |
Research Interests
Non linear Mixed effect models, Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodyanmic modelling, Markov-Chain models, Target Mediated Drug Disposition, monoclonal antibodies |
Publications
International peer reviewed journals
- R. Bizzotto, S. Zamuner, E. Mezzalana, G. De Nicolao, R.Gomeni, A. C. Hooker and M.O. Karlsson. Multinomial Logistic Functions in Markov Chain Models of Sleep Architecture: Internal and External Validation and Covariate Analysis. AAPS Journal. Volume 13, Number 3, 445-463, DOI: 10.1208/s12248-011-9287-4
Proceedings of national and international conferences
- T. Sahota, E. Mezzalana, A. Berges, D. Richards, A. MacDonald, D. Austin, S. Zamuner. Real data comparisons of NONMEM 7.2 estimation methods with parallel processing on target-mediated drug disposition models. PAGE 22 (2013) Abstr 2865 [www.page-meeting.org/?abstract=2865]
- E. Mezzalana, A. MacDonald, G. De Nicolao, S. Zamuner. A Target-Mediated Drug Disposition model integrated with a T lymphocyte pharmacodynamic model for Otelixizumab. PAGE 22 (2013) Abstr 2896 [www.page-meeting.org/?abstract=2896]
- E. Mezzalana, A. MacDonald, R. Bizzotto, G. De Nicolao, S. Zamuner. A Target-Mediated Drug Disposition model to quantify the relationship between Anti-CD3 monoclonal antibody and CD3/TCR receptors in Patients with autoimmune diseases. PAGE 21 (2012) Abstr 2463 [www.page-meeting.org/?abstract=2463]
- E. Mezzalana, R. Bizzotto, S. Zamuner. Quantitative Assessment of First Night Effect in a Polysomnographic Insomnia Study through a Multinomial Mixed-Effect Markov-Chain Model. PAGE 20 (2011) Abstr 2245 [www.page-meeting.org/?abstract=2245]
- E. Mezzalana, R. Bizzotto, G. Sparacino, S. Zamuner. Multinomial logistic functions in Markov-chain models for modeling sleep architecture: internal validation based on VPCs. PAGE 19 (2010) Abstr 1893 [www.page-meeting.org/?abstract=1893]
Last update 02-03-2014