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Antonella Sgarbossa

  • CNR Researcher
  • antonella.sgarbossa@nano.cnr.it
  • Pisa
  • +39-050-509520
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2013- Research Scientist at Istituto Nanoscienze-CNR Pisa, Italy
2007-2013: Responsible of research group “ Photoinduced processes in biomolecules and cells” Research Scientist at Istituto di Biofisica, CNR, Pisa, Italy
2001-2013: Research Scientist at Istituto di Biofisica-CNR Pisa, Italy
1998-2001: Post doc researcher at Istituto di Biofisica-CNR Pisa, Italy
1998: PhD in "Protistology (Experimental biology on unicellular microorganisms)", Section: Biophysics, University of Pisa, Italy
1994: Certification for National Association of Professional Biologists
1993: Degree in Biological Sciences (Biophysics), 110/110 cum laude, University of Pisa (Italy).

Research Interests

  • Photophysical and photodynamic properties of fluorescent natural pigments and evaluation of their possible biomedical application.
  • Molecular basis of the aggregation processes of neurotoxic amyloidogenic peptides responsible for Alzheimer Disease and other neurological pathologies. Study of the inhibitory effect of natural molecules in beta amyloid self assembly.
  • Evaluation and analysis of chromophores as fluorescent probes in order to monitor and study cellular processes.
  • Antimicrobial PhotoDynamic Therapy: action spectroscopy for bacteria photokilling and in vitro validation on standard bacterial strains and clinical isolates; characterization of the physicochemical and photosensitization properties of endogenous porphyrins

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