Valentina Camagni

PhD student in Heritage Science enrolled in Sapienza University of Rome starting from 2022, she is carrying out her research activities in collaboration with Alma Mater Studorum - Bologna University, at the Microchemistry and Microscopy Art Diagnostic Laboratory (M2ADL), Ravenna Campus. Her main research topic concerns the development of technologies for the diagnostics, monitoring, and study of Cultural Heritage, with particular emphasis on advanced analytical methods for the study and biomolecular characterization of modern and ancient human teeth. Currently, her research is focused on amelogenins, a family of structural proteins of dental enamel, which are particularly significant for sex determination in archaeological and forensic contexts. She has acquired experience in the use of infrared spectroscopy, mass spectrometry and optical readout techniques coupled with biosensors.