Organizing Committee
Prof. Gerardo Perozziello
Prof. Donatella Malanga
Prof. Patrizio Candeloro
Prof. Ulrich Krühne
Dr. Elvira Parrotta
Dr. Illya Klyusko
Dr. Giovanni Quattrone
Meet The Organizers of the 2024 Summer School on Microfluidics
Gerardo Perozziello
email: gerardo.perozziello@unicz.it
Brief CV
Gerardo Perozziello is Associate Professor of Applied Physics in the Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine of the University -Magna Graecia- of Catanzaro (UMG). He got a PhD in micro and nanotechnology in 2006 from the Technical University of Denmark and a master degree in mechanical engineering with biomedical orientation in 2002 from the University of Calabria. His research activities deal with the design and implementation of microbioreactors for cell screening and processing, microfluidic devices for pretreatment of samples, cell sorting, analysis of cells, DNA and proteins, development and integration of "label free" nanosensors in microfluidic devices for analysis of biological samples; study of biomaterials and technologies for the development of 3D scaffolds used to better understand and improve cell growth and cell-cell interactions and in tissue engineering.
Donatella Malanga
email: malanga@unicz.it
Brief CV
Donatella Malanga is Associate Professor of General Pathology and member of University Magna Grecia board of directors in the Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine. Currently her research and teaching activities take place in the field of human pathology, with focus on the Molecular Oncology in solid tumor. Her work also focuses on Next Generation Sequencing applied to Oncology.
Illya Klyusko
email: illya.klyusko@unicz.it
Brief CV
Illya Klyusko is a PhD student in Artificial Intelligence, Biomedical and Information Engineering at the Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine at "Magna Graecia" University of Catanzaro. He's got a MSc in Biomedical Engineering in 2023 at the University of Catanzaro. His PhD research activities take place in the field in Applied Physics with focus on the design, fabbrication and testing of microfluidic devices for cell cultures and in-vivo Raman spectroscopy measurements.
Patrizio Candeloro
Brief CV
Prof. Dr. Patrizio Candeloro graduated in Physics and is currently an Associate Professor at the University of Catanzaro. He is local responsible of BioNEM laboratories aimed to nanotecnology for biomedical applications. Main research lines are: application of micro-Raman spectroscopy to biochemistry; integration of plasmonic nanostructures in microfluidic devices for new concepts in biosensing; optimization of supehydrophobic substrates as concentrating devices for highly diluted solutions. His main technical-scientific skills are nanofabrication, spectroscopic techniques such as Raman and many of its variants (e.g. SERS); data analysis through multivariate techniques such as PCA, CA, ICA; microscopy, optical and electronic; microinjection techniques of cells.
Ulrich Krühne
Brief CV
Assoc. Prof. Ulrich Krühne is a trained Chemical Engineer from the Technical University of Berlin (Germany). He continued his academic career by obtaining his PhD degree at the Department of Chemical Engineering at the Technical University of Denmark in the field of control strategies applied to biological phosphorous removal from municipal wastewater. He left subsequently academia in order to join a small startup company (Celtor Biosystems A/S, DK) developing microfluidic biosensors. In this company he became a microfluidic expert in the field of chemical, biochemical and medical applications. After three years, he joined the Danish Technological Institute (DK) where he had the opportunity to intensify his experience in the field of microfluidic applications and rapid prototyping in different functions (Senior Consultant, Teamleader, Program Leader). After 11 years in industry he returned to his Alma mater, the Technical University of Denmark, where he is working as Assoc. Prof. and Head of Studies of the B.Eng education line of Chemical and Bioengineering. His research areas are microfluidics, Computational Fluid Dynamics and the effective design of bioprocesses across scales. His teaching includes Chemical Reaction Engineering, CFD in Chemical Engineering and GMP in Bioprocess Engineering.
Elvira Parrotta
Brief CV
Dr. Elvira Parrotta is an Assistant Professor of Molecular Biology specializing in the use of pluripotent stem cells to model neurodegenerative diseases, including Parkinson’s disease and Progressive Supranuclear Palsy. Her innovative research involves reprogramming adult patient cells into pluripotent stem cells to simulate disease progression and uncover the genes and molecular pathways responsible for cellular degeneration. Dr. Parrotta's lab focuses on the intersection of development and midbrain engineering, using 3D cerebral models to elucidate the fundamental mechanisms of human neurodevelopmental diseases. Utilizing cutting-edge molecular biology technologies, particularly RNA sequencing, her research aims to advance translational medicine and provide new therapeutic targets.
Giovanni Quattrone
Brief CV
Dr. Giovanni Quattrone works at the Magna Græcia University of Catanzaro, where he holds an administrative-accounting position that has enabled him to develop solid skills that are fundamental for the administrative-accounting management of the activities carried out within the Departments of the Medical Area. The activities also concern the management of various projects and research activities by means of the overall correctness of the procedures managed on the basis of partially predetermined procedures. Correct interpretation and timely application of legislative, statutory and regulatory provisions are also part of his duties. He has extensive experience in organizing conference events, always ensuring a high level of quality and attention to detail.