Andrea Alessandrini

Prof. Andrea Alessandrini (Male) is a Professor of Applied Physics at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia. He earned his MD in Physics at the University of Bologna in 1993 and his PhD in Experimental Physiopathology at the University of Pavia in 1999. He has been a post-doc at the Universities of Bologna and Modena and Reggio Emilia. He was a Research Scientist at the S3 Centre (NanoStructures and BioSystems at Surfaces) of CNR-Nanoscience Institute in Modena from 2003 to 2007 and since 2007 he is an Associate Professor in Applied Physics at the Department of Physics, Informatics and Mathematics of the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia.

His research activity includes the study of biophysical systems interacting with, the study of biological membrane models and the protein/lipid interaction by biophysical techniques (infrared spectroscopy, atomic force microscopy, voltage-clamp in Black Lipid Membranes), the interaction of molecules (such as drugs) with lipid bilayers, nanotechnologies aimed at the realization of biosensors and smart surfaces, and nanomechanical properties of living cells studied by scanning probe techniques and by cell stretching systems.

In his group physicists, chemists, biologists and biotechnologists work together as well as undergraduate students, PhD students and post-docs.

He is author of more than 70 publications in international journals, 1 Italian patent and 1 European patent.