New discoveries, new intervention techniques, new IT tools, new communication media: scientific translators need to keep up with an ever more diverse and dynamic environment. In order to guarantee a quality service up to your expectations, I never quit upgrading and strengthening my skills. Please find further below a list of the most relevant training courses I’ve attended so far.
Professional development
Constantly expanding on subject matters, communication skills and technical toolsMedical & Life Sciences
- How It’s Made: Understanding MRI and Its Applications (May 2024; Matteo Cresti for AITI)
- Translating Chemical Terminology (March 2024; Silvia Barra for AITI)
- Understanding Statistics with a Focus on Clinical Research (Oct 2022; Paola Pozzolo, MSc, for AITI)
- Microbiology in Its Full Spectrum (May 2020; multiple speakers, by Vivere Scienze MM.FF.NN)
- Words for Pharma – Mission, Vision, Values (May 2020; Giulio Zuanetti, PhD, for HPS-AboutPharma)
- Translating Neuroscience (May 2018; Giuliano Avanzini, PhD, for AITI)
- Healthcare Professionals and Their Roles – Meet the Specialists (Feb 2018; R. Lerza, PhD, M. Mussap, PhD, M. Di Santi, MD, and M. Deiana, PhD, for AITI)
- Chemical Risk Analysis and Assessment (Nov 2015; Andrea Cattaneo, PhD, for AITI)
- Understanding and Translating Prosthodontics (Oct 2015; Maurizio Camandona for AITI)
- Understanding and Translating Medical Records and Reports (Apr 2015; Filippo Bianchi, MD, for AITI)
- Vaccine Trials: Methods and Best Practices (June-Aug 2013; Johns Hopkins University/Coursera)
Publishing & Communication
- Today’s Challenges in Subtitling (Jan-Feb 2024; Valeria Cervetti for AITI)
- Applying Simplified Technical Italian in Translations (Oct 2022; Tiziana Sicilia for AITI)
- Discrimination-Free Communication & Translation – Using Inclusive and Accessible Language in 2022 (Jan 2022; Alice Orrù for AITI)
- Introduction to Subtitling (March 2021; Fabiana Ribero Scali for AITI)
- How to Translate Punctuation – The Relevance of Rhythm and Syntax in Written Content (Feb 2021; Leonardo G. Luccone for AITI)
- A Reviewer’s Doubts – When and How to Amend a Translated Text (May 2020; Lucilla Pizzoli for AITI)
- Medical Writing for Translators (Oct 2017; Tiziano Cornegliani & Metella Partelini for AITI)
- Transcreation for Advertising and Promotional Texts (Mar-Apr 2014; Claudia Benetello)
- Transcreation: When, Why & What Is It? (Apr 2014; Michael Farrell for AITI)
- Translating and Writing for the Web (Mar 2012; Andrea Spila)
- Editorial Techniques for Scientific Publications (Feb-Apr 2010; Trans-Edit Group)
- Copyediting and Proofreading for Scientific Publications (July 2009; Trans-Edit Group)
- Managing Quotations in Editorial Translations (Oct-Nov 2009; Isabella C. Blum)
- The Editorial Translator and Translating for the Publishing Industry, 3rd module (Sept-Dec 2006; Isabella C. Blum)
CAT & Other Technical Skills
- Elevate 2025, a Two-Day International Online Event on Localization Organized by RWS (May 2025; RWS)
- Artificial Intelligence – Understanding Generative AI & LLMs (June 2024; Claudio Russello for AITI)
- Post-Editing Strategies in Neural Machine Translation (Apr-May 2023, Federico Gaspari for AITI)
- The Main New Features of Trados Studio 2021 + Trados Studio 2021 in the Cloud (Dec 2020; Luca Menozzi for AITI)
- Trados Studio in Small Bites, Webinar Series on Trados Studio 2017 (March-June 2018; Luca Menozzi for AITI)
- Web Localization – In Quest of the Magic Formula (Dec 2016; Marco Cevoli for AITI)
- An Introduction to Trados Studio 2015 (July 2016; Luca Menozzi for Trans-Edit Group)
- SDL Webinars on Trados Studio & MultiTerm (various; 2013-2014; SDL Language Solutions)
- InDesign Training Course – Beginners (May-June 2012; Mohole)
- Trados Studio 2011 (Dec 2011; Luca Menozzi for Trans-Edit Group)
Terminology Management & Quality Control
- Terminology Management (May 2022; Silvia Bernardini for AITI)
- Corpus Creation and Analysis Using AntConc 4 (Apr 2022; Laurence Anthony for MET)
- Checking Translation Quality with Free, Low-Cost or Open-Source Tools (Apr 2021, Marco Cevoli for AITI)
- Terminology Personas: The Role of Terminologist and Terminology Manager (Apr 2015; Silvia Cerrella Bauer for SDL Language Solutions)
- Terminology Workflows (Apr 2014; Kara Warburton for SDL Language Solutions)
- Creating a Termbase – The Data Model, Data Categories and What to Include (Mar 2014; Kara Warburton for SDL Language Solutions)
- The Business Case for Terminology Management in a Corporate Translation Environment (Feb 2014; Kara Warburton for SDL Language Solutions)
- The Fundamentals of Terminology Management (Feb 2014; Kara Warburton for SDL Language Solutions)
Incidental Domains
- Understanding Industrial Property (Patents & Trademarks) (Oct 2015; Dario Mazzardo & Luca Canuto for AITI)
- Understanding Notarial Acts – Part I: Non-Litigious Proceedings (Feb 2014; Chiara Grazioli, NP, for AITI)
- Legal English (Jan-Feb 2008; Arianna Grasso)