Dear Irene,
the project sounds very interesting.
I'm forwarding your message to the mailing lists of the Italian probabilists and statisticians, and to some students at Politecnico.
A list of people interested in Reaction Networks meets every two weeks for a seminar organized jointly by Elisenda in Copenhagen and Daniele Cappelletti, now a colleague of mine in Torino.
There is a mailing list too (instructions are on the website), you might want to post it there as well.
I am also interested in collaborating on the project myself, in case you think it is suitable.
My specific contribution could be for example in statistical analysis of experimental data, if that can help.
All the best, Enrico
Enrico Bibbona
Associate Professor of Statistics
Probability, Statistics and Optimization group
Department of Mathematical Sciences "G. L Lagrange"
Politecnico di Torino