Experience

Università di Pisa

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Researcher

  • May 2023 - Present



MPI-CBG - Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics

• Germany
• Research Services
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Postdoctoral Researcher

  • Jan 2022 - Apr 2023

  • Combine additive manufacturing with hydrodynamic trapping for realizing innovative optical materials. • Investigate biophysical and mechanical properties of cells and developing embryos by contact-free optical manipulation. • Design wall-free microfluidics systems by thermoviscous flow for haptic and ballistic transport at microscale level. • Proactive participation in several projects within the institute related to embryogenesis, genetical and pharmacological tissue clearing, spheroids and organoids development. Show less



Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II

• Italy
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Postdoctoral Researcher

  • Apr 2021 - Dec 2021

  • Design and mass production of point of care optical biosensors for clinical pathology laboratory in deep collaboration with biomedical and engineering companies.• Development of microfluidic systems and nanostructured surfaces implementable in microplate-based bioassays to improve sensitivities and limits of detection while reducing costs and assay time as compared to ELISA.• Developed a fast (less than 5 minutes) and cost-effective saliva colorimetric immunosensors for detecting respiratory syndrome–related viruses with sensing performance comparable with RT-PCR.• Clinical trials on more than 1000 patients with relevant pathologies such as SARS-CoV-2 infection and prostate cancer by working alongside hospitals and task groups.• Supervising and leading 3 Master students and 2 PhD students on multidisciplinary biosensor-related projects. Show less

• PhD Student in Physics

  • Jan 2018 - Mar 2021

  • Micro/Nanofabrication of plasmonic and photonic devices in biochemical laboratories and clean room environment for sensing applications.• Computed multiphysics simulations to predict sensing performance of innovative biosensors, fluid transport in custom-made macro/micro fluidic systems, optical response of plasmonic nanostructures, particle tracing and molecular dynamics.• Implementation of custom-made macro/microfluidic systems to be combined with innovative biosensors.



Forschungszentrum Jülich

• Research
• 700 & Above Employee

• Doctoral Researcher

  • Oct 2018 - Dec 2019

  • Designed nanoscale patterning using micro/nanofabrication techniques such as self-assembly, soft lithography, electron beam lithography, reactive ion etching, atomic layer deposition. • Devised fluorescence-based apta-immunoassays for ultrasensitive detection of malaria biomarkers in human whole blood. • Managed 3 projects from design phase to result analysis working in clean room environment, chemical and biosafety level 2 laboratories, and microscopy facilities (SEM, TEM, FIB, AFM). • Designed nanoscale patterning using micro/nanofabrication techniques such as self-assembly, soft lithography, electron beam lithography, reactive ion etching, atomic layer deposition. • Devised fluorescence-based apta-immunoassays for ultrasensitive detection of malaria biomarkers in human whole blood. • Managed 3 projects from design phase to result analysis working in clean room environment, chemical and biosafety level 2 laboratories, and microscopy facilities (SEM, TEM, FIB, AFM).