Gianni Ciofani

Gianni Ciofani
BornAugust 14, 1982
La Spezia.[1]
NationalityItalian

Gianni Ciofani (born August 14, 1982) is an Italian scientist. He is senior researcher tenured (equivalent to full professor) at the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia.(Italian Institute of Technology, IIT).[2] His research interests are mainly in the field of smart nanomaterials for nanomedicine, including the bio/non-biointeractions, and the biological processes in altered gravity conditions.[2]

Career

He obtained a Ph.D. at the Scuola Scuperiore Sant'Anna of Pisa.[1]

He won an ERC starting grant in 2016[3] and he is principal investigator of the Smart Bio-Interfaces Research Line and Coordinator of the Center for Materials Interfaces at the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, where he works at the seat in Pontedera. He was also professor at the Polytechnic University of Turin.

Research

He studied therapeutic strategies for tumors[4] and brain diseases:[5] for example the use of nanobots against glioblastoma[6] and nanoparticles of barium titanate that can convert mechanical energy in an electric potential able to excite brain cells.[7] He is studying also antioxidant agents derived from natural products against Parkinson's disease.[8][9][10]

Another topic of his research is the health of astronauts and living bodies in space, specifically the effect of gravity on the production of radicals and the possible use of nanoparticles (nanoceria)[11] to prevent oxidative stress. He coordinated on the topic Project PlanOx2, in collaboration with ESA[12][13][14][15][16] and in 2022 the PROMETEO (Protezione Antiossidante) project.[17][18]

Awards

References

  1. ^ a b Provitina, Laura (17 September 2016). "Ricerca biomedica e innovazione: Ciofani vola... anche nello spazio". La Nazione (in Italian). Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  2. ^ a b Genchi, Giada Graziana; Marino, Attilio; Grillone, Agostina; Pezzini, Ilaria; Ciofani, Gianni (2007). "Remote Control of Cellular Functions: The Role of Smart Nanomaterials in the Medicine of the Future". Adv. Healthcare Mater. 6 (9): 1700002. doi:10.1002/adhm.201700002. PMID 28338285. S2CID 3386077.
  3. ^ Salvestroni, Daniela (25 October 2016). "Ricercatore dell'Iit si aggiudica finanziamento europeo". Il Tirreno (in Italian). Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  4. ^ Magistroni, Mara (9 January 2019). "Ultrasuoni e nanoparticelle elettriche per "friggere" il cancro" (in Italian). Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  5. ^ Pero, Sara (12 February 2018). "Riprodotta in laboratorio la barriera protettiva del cervello" (in Italian). Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  6. ^ Sciortino, Luca (25 January 2019). "Salute ci cureranno i nanobot". Panorama (in Italian).
  7. ^ "Salud Encendiendo las neuronas con un control remoto". Clarín (in Spanish). 6 August 2015. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  8. ^ Tenca, Chiara (8 February 2022). "Dalle vinacce delle Cinque Terre una possibile cura per il Parkinson". La Repubblica - Genova (in Italian). Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  9. ^ Marcello, Matteo (20 February 2022). "Morbo di Parkinson, nuove frontiere per la cura. "Così l'uva può aiutarci"". La Nazione (in Italian). Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  10. ^ "Dall'uva delle Cinque Terre alla cura del Parkinson". AboutPharma (in Italian). No. 195. February 2022. p. 7.
  11. ^ Diaspro, Alberto (9 November 2020). "Salone Orientamenti fuori le idee!". La Repubblica - Genova (in Italian).
  12. ^ "Pisa studia lo stress da astronauta per curare le malattie degenerative". La Nazione (in Italian). Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  13. ^ Musso, Marta (26 April 2018). "Dallo spazio, una speranza per curare le malattie degenerative". La Repubblica (in Italian).
  14. ^ "Le nanoparticelle per la medicina spaziale, per la salute degli astronauti del futuro" (in Italian). 25 May 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  15. ^ "Nanopartikler i stedet for vitaminpiller?" (in Norwegian). Norsk Romsenter (Norwegian Space Agency).
  16. ^ "Da medicina 'spaziale' un aiuto per le malattie 'terrestri'" (in Italian). ANSA. 8 November 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  17. ^ Bitti, Paolo Ricci (11 April 2022). "Samantha Cristoforetti torna nello spazio: "Nessun problema con i russi, l'Iss sarà sempre esempio di pace e cooperazione". Una passeggiata con loro" (in Italian). Il Messaggero. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  18. ^ Bongianni, Luca (13 April 2022). "La missione nello spazio parla pontederese". La Nazione (in Italian). Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  19. ^ "Ciofani Ing. Gianni". Quirinale.it. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
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