About

Dr Eleonora Moratto is The Biology Ballerina.

She holds a PhD in Plant pathogen interactions from Imperial College London. She is a professional ballet dancer currently working with the Ballet Dream Arts company. She is involved in SciArt projects, women in STEAM activities, long hair modelling and historical reenactment. 

The Biology Ballerina

A common thread between the arts and the sciences is storytelling. In both scenarios you’re building worlds, and creating an understanding of the mechanisms that make the system work (or not work), and the relationships within that bubble.

Life as a Polymath

Listen to her interview on the Polymath Polycast about what there is in common between plant biology and ballet and how she keeps both going in her day-to-day life.

News

Woman Scientist of the Month

This month the European Platform for Woman Scientists gives the floor to Eleonora Moratto, PhD Student at Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom, biologist and professional ballet dancer involved in women in STEAM activities and in SciArt projects.

The farmers boosting crops with electricity

The Fungal Science Network brings together researchers at Imperial and beyond

BBSRC DTP student waltzes to final of Dance Your PhD Competition