Researcher at Technological Innovation Research Institute
After earning a Master’s Degree in Physics in 2013 at University of Milan, I achieved a PhD in Physics in 2017 under the supervision of Prof. Alessandro Podestà, gaining extensive expertise in the characterization of biological samples on the micro- and nanoscale by Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM). In 2018 I joined the Nanobiotechnology labs at the Joint Research Centre in Ispra (Varese, Italy), where I broadened my technical expertise on analytical instrumentation for the investigation of materials properties on the nanoscale, including Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Focused Ion Beam (FIB), EDX spectroscopy, Plasma Sputtering, Profilometry, Photolithography.
From 2021 to June 2023 I have been teaching mathematics and physics for high-school students, before joining again the research environment from July 2023 at the NanoInnovation laboratories in Trieste (Area Science Park, Basovizza), in the group lead by Prof. Loredana Casalis. My current work, in the framework of PRP@CERIC project, is focused on the study of topographic and mechanical properties of cellular membranes by AFM, and their relevance in the interaction of cells with external pathogens and nanoparticles.
Research Interest
- Nanotechnologies applied to the biomedical and environmental fields
- Scanning Probe Microscopies
- Biophysics applied to medicine (study of cancer progression and pathogens interactions with cells and extracellular environment)
Experience & Education
- 2023-ongoing – Scientific Researcher at Area Science Park, Trieste (Italy)
- 2021-2023 – Mathematics and Physics Teacher at Liceo Scientifico Sereni – Laveno (Italy) – & Istituti F. Cavallotti – Cassano Magnano (Italy)
- 2018-2020 – Research Scientific Officer, European Commission – Joint Research Centre (JRC), Ispra (Italy)
- 2017 – Ph.D. in “Physics, Astrophysics and Applied Physics” – Subsection: Physics of cellular and biomolecular interaction, University of Milan (Italy)
- 2013 – Master’s Degree in Physics, University of Milan (Italy) – 110/110 with honors