Francesca Picucci

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Francesca Picucci is a PhD candidate at Harvard School of Public Health, researching the effects of cannabinoids in cancer. A dual English-Italian national, Francesca studied at the University of Leeds and graduated with a BSc in Biological Sciences in 2020. Her undergraduate degree included a one-year work placement as a research scientist at A*STAR, Singapore, where she returned after graduation to complete the first two years of her PhD (National University of Singapore). Aside from science, Francesca has worked as a model internationally since 2015 and enjoys running, travelling, and learning new languages.