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Dr Eleonora Moratto is The Biology Ballerina.
Dr Eleonora Moratto is The Biology Ballerina.
She holds a PhD in Plant pathogen interactions from Imperial College London and is an active microbiology researcher. She is a freelance professional ballet dancer. She founded The SciBallet Project where she transforms scientific discovery into movement, making science engaging, creative, and accessible. She is also involved in women in STEAM activities, long hair modelling and historical reenactment.
Upcoming events
Upcoming events
Eleonora often performs in SciArt events, gives scientific talks and performs in ballet shows. All her events are available here!
Interviews and Lectures
Plant, Pathogens and Pirouettes
Plant, Pathogens and Pirouettes
Dr. Eleonora Moratto speaks about fungi and ways to communicate science in her Big Question Lecture. The Centre of the Cell’s Big Question Series, in partnership with Centre of the Cell, give audiences from age 14 the chance to hear from leaders in science and healthcare about the cutting-edge biology and innovative front-line medicine.
The Biology Ballerina
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
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
Featured on BBC
Featured on BBC
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.
Woman Scientist of the Month
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.
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