Formazione accademica e titoli
2018| ASN per il ruolo di Professore Ordinario in Ingegneria Biomedica (09/G2).
2008| PhD in Ingegneria Biomedica e Informatica, Università Magna Graecia di Catanzaro, Italia.
2003| Laurea in Ingegneria Meccanica, UNICAL, Italia.
Attività didattica in corso
2025-2026| Imaging Cardiotoracico e sonografia cardiovascolare – Tecniche di fisiopatologia cardiotoracica – 1 CFU
2025-2026| Biomateriali e Organi Artificiali - CdLM In Ingegneria Biomedica – 9 CFU
2025-2026| BioMeccanica - CdL in Ingegneria Informatica e Biomedica – 6 CFU
Attività Scientifica
Linee di ricerca principali
- Biomedical Nanotechnology
- Biomaterials for tissue engineering and in-vitro models
- Biosensing
- Biomechanics
Progetti di ricerca
2023-2025| Ultraconserved RNA Noncoding Bladder cancer Biomarker validation by using artificial intelligence (AI) solutions on patients with haematuria, Co-Pi, PRIN-MUR.
2023-2025| Plasmonic biosensor for ultrasensitive and high-throughput analysis for an accurate diagnosis of the prostate cancer, Co-Pi, PRIN-MUR.
2022-2027| Individualized Diagnosis of Prostate Cancer by Surface-Enhanced Immunosorbent Analysis of Blood Samples, Pi, AIRC.
2014-2017| Cancer biomarker detection using micro-structured/super-hydrophobic surfaces and advanced spectroscopy techniques, Pi, Ministero della Salute.
Esperienza professionale e accademica
2025| Visiting Scientist. KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
2025| Visiting Scientist. The polytechnic university of Bari, Italy.
2014-2020| Associate professor of BioEngineering. University Federico II of Naples, Italy.
2013| Research Scientist. Italian Institute of Technology. Genoa, Italy.
2012| Visiting Scientist. Italian Institute of Technology. Genoa, Italy.
2010-2013| Post Doc. University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro, Italy.
2010| Post Doc. Italian Institute of Technology. Genoa, Italy.
2009| Post Doc. University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro, Italy.
2008| Researcher. CalMED: spin-off of the University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro, Italy.
2010-2013| Post Doc. University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro, Italy.
2007| Visiting Scholar. The University of Texas, Health Science Center, Houston, Tx, USA.
2005| Visiting Scholar. Synchrotron Light Laboratory, Trieste, Italia.
2004| Visiting Scholar. The Ohio State University, Columbus, Oh, USA.