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My present research is at the interface between physics and biology. I study highly complex biological processes of wide interest in both basic and applied sciences. My main focus is on proteins and peptides undergoing self-assembly processes and my aim is to unravel the molecular mechanisms leading to the self-assembly and characterize the physico-chemical properties of protein aggregates. Such processes are closely related to neurodegenerative pathologies, such as Parkinson´s and Alzheimer´s diseases. Moreover, the high versatile nature of such self-assembled materials makes them ideal for exploitation in nanotechnology.I also have other interests mailnly related to protein stability in different environments, from liposomes and syntethic membranes to polymers for applications in biopharmaceutical and material sciences.I use theoretical frameworks in combination with experiments based on traditional biophysical methods, advanced analysis of X-ray Scattering data and imaging.Keywords: Amyloid-like Aggregation, Amyloid-like Supestructures, Protein-Membrane Interactions; Protein Stability in Hybrid Matrices; Polymers; Theoretical Models for Self-Assembly; UV-Vis spectroscopy; Trasmission Electron Microscopy; X-ray Scattering.For more details, please visit: http://www.vitofodera.com/

Listed skills include Biophysics, Fluorescence, Protein Chemistry, Dls, and 20 others.