Prof. Alessandro Podesta, University of Milan, Italy

Magnetic actuation of ferritin-functionalized micro-cantilevers: investigating the feasibility of magnetic ion channel gating

(opens in a new window)Prof. Alessandro Podesta is Associate Professor at the Dept. of Physics of the University of Milano. His research activity is focused on the investigation of physical properties of systems and interfaces at the nanoscale using scanning probe techniques based on atomic force microscopy.

He is the scientist in charge of the scanning probe microscopy lab at the Dept. of Physics of the University of Milano. His research activity has developed along two parallel tracks, closely interwoven: the development and implementation of AFM-based techniques and protocols, and their application to the investigation of nanoscale systems. Prof. Podesta was the coordinator of the (opens in a new window)EU MSCA-ITN Phys2BioMed project (2019-2022).

His research work is framed within different fields such as surface and solid-state physics, biophysics and physical chemistry, and is characterized by a strong interdisciplinary character. His research activity develops along two parallel but strongly interconnected tracks: the development of experimental techniques and protocols based on atomic force microscopy, and the application of these protocols to the study of systems and interfaces at the nanoscale. 

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