BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Memento EPFL// BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Cancelled Event - IMX Seminar Series - Life on nano: engineering s urfaces of colloidal nanoparticles for life science applications DTSTART:20200316T131500 DTEND:20200316T141500 DTSTAMP:20260428T131747Z UID:516bcfcac84628f58dc334a20dd9e5b1ff5c73f2d1e3d08a23c1dd4e CATEGORIES:Conferences - Seminars DESCRIPTION:Prof. Lucia Curri\, University of Bari\, Italy\nIn the last ye ars\, the extraordinary advances in the field of nanomaterial science have resulted in a great potential for applications in life science. A variety of preparative and post-preparative colloidal routes have demonstrated th e ability to obtain a wide choice of inorganic nanoparticles (NPs) and nan ocrystals (NCs)\, with different compositions\, that can be achieved with a high control on size\, shape and surface chemistry\, ultimately tailorin g their electronic\, optical\, magnetic\, thermal and chemical size depend ent properties.\nA range of functionalization strategies have been develop ed to suitably engineer the surface of NPs and NCs and tune their specific chemical reactivity towards the surrounding environment. The control of n ano-bio interfaces has demonstrated to be essential to enable nanomaterial s conjugation and combination with biologically relevant entities\, thus p roducing advanced materials for diagnosis and therapy.\nThe ability of eng ineering the surface of specialized nanomaterials\, such as semiconductors \, plasmonic and magnetic nanostructures\, with tailored procedures\, allo wing to ingeniously combine NPs and NCs with peptides\, drugs and other si gnificant biological systems\, is decisive for their application in diagno sis and treatment of different diseases\, including cancer and neurodegene rative disorders. Examples of drug delivery\, labelling\, diagnostic and t heranostics systems\, based on the combination of NIR photoactive nanomate rials\, plasmonic nanostructures and magnetic NPs with relevant biological functions will be illustrated.\n\n- C. Ingrosso\, M. Corricelli\, F. Bett azzi\, E. Konstantinidou\,  G. V. Bianco\, N. Depalo\, M. Striccoli\, A. Agostiano\, M. L. Curri\, I. Palchetti  (2019) J. Mater. Chem. B.\, 7\, 7 68-777\n- N. Depalo\, M. Corricelli\, I. De Paola\, G. Valente\, R. M. Iac obazzi\, E. Altamura\, D. Debellis\, D. Comegna\, E. Fanizza\, N. Denora. V. Laquintana. F. Mavelli. M. Striccoli\, M. Saviano\, A. Agostiano\, A. D el Gatto\, L. Zaccaro\, M. L. Curri (2017) ACS Applied Materials and Inter faces\, 9 (49)\, 43113–43126.\n- N. Depalo\, R. M. Iacobazzi\, G. Valent e\, I. Arduino\, S. Villa\, F. Canepa\, V. Laquintana\, E. Fanizza\, M. St riccoli\, A. Cutrignelli\, A. Lopedota\, P. Porcelli\, A. Azzariti\, M. Fr anco\, M. L. Curri\, N. Denora (2017) Nano Research\, 10\, 2431–2448.\n- G. Valente\, N. Depalo\, I. de Paola\, R. M. Iacobazzi\, N. Denora\, V. L aquintana\, R. Comparelli\, E. Altamura\, T. Latronico\, M. Altomare\, E. Fanizza\, M. Striccoli\, A. Agostiano\, M. Saviano\, A. Del Gatto\, L. Zac caro\, M. L. Curri (2016) Nano Research\, 9\, 644-662.\n- E. Fanizza\, R. M. Iacobazzi\, V. Laquintana\, G. Valente\, G. Caliandro\, M. Striccoli\, A. Agostiano\, A. Cutrignelli\, A. Lopedota\, M. L. Curri\, M. Franco\, N. Depalo\, N. Denora (2016) Nanoscale\, 6\, 3350-3361\nBio: M. Lucia Curri received her PhD from the University of Bari in 1997\, between 1995 and 19 96 was Research Assistant at Chemistry Department of University College Lo ndon (UK)\, then in 1997 she started working at CNR\, first as research sc ientist and since 2010 as senior research scientist. In October 2018 she h as been appointed full professor of Physical Chemistry at Chemistry Depart ment of University of Bari Aldo Moro.\nShe has a solid expertise in surfac e engineering of nanoparticles and nanocrystals\, in order to achieve bioc onjugation\, organization into mesoscale structures (films\, 2/3 D assembl ies) with tailored functional collective properties and integration in nan ocomposites for their micro/nano fabrication by means of conventional and innovative techniques.\nShe is involved in the development of synthetic st rategies for the preparation and functionalization of colloidal nanocrysta ls based inorganic materials\, both for fundamental and application studie s. In particular\, the potential of such nanomaterials in biomedical field \, including theranostic systems for diagnosis and therapy of different di seases\, in environmental technologies\, including detection and degradati on of pollutants\, and in energy conversion is investigated.\nShe has been and is coordinator and research unit PI in several National and Internati onal research projects in the field of synthesis\, functionalization and a pplications of colloidal nanoparticles\, and has also coordinated the Euro pean Project 7th FP LIMPID "Nanocomposite Materials for Photocatalytic Deg radation of Pollutants" (G.A. 310177).\nLucia Curri has been and is member of several Conference Committees and Boards\, of Panel PE5 for ERC Consol idator grant (2016-2018) and expert evaluator for European Commission (FP7 and H2020 projects) and various other International funding agencies.\nSh e is member of the Chemical Science Doctoral Board at University of Bari a nd member of evaluation committees for international PhD theses.\nShe is c o-author of over 220 papers\, including more than 170 articles on JCR peer -reviewed journals and many other publications such as 10 chapters in book s and several conference proceedings in national and international confere nces\, also as invited speaker ( (H index= 40 source Scopus\, H index= 42\ , source Google Scholar - Jan 2020).\n  LOCATION:MXF 1 https://plan.epfl.ch/?room==MXF%201 STATUS:CANCELLED END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR