Maria Serena Chiriaco` gained her master’s degree cum laude in Human Biology in 2008 at Università del Salento; from May 2009 to June 2012, she attained her PhD on the “Intelligent Systems and Technologies” course at Università del Salento, Scuola Superiore ISUFI, Lecce, Italy, at the end of which she discussed her PhD thesis entitled “Protein EIS biosensors for on-chip diagnostics”. Currently, she works as a permanent researcher at CNR NANOTEC Lecce. She gained high-level experience in the field of Lab-On-Chip devices for on-field diagnostics. Her skills vary from the design, fabrication and applications of electrochemical sensors to microfluidics and on-chip pre-treatments of biological samples, as confirmed by the publication of valuable papers in the field. The biological applications of the developed microfluidic and sensing platforms range from diagnostic tools to study biorecognition events (antigen/antibody, cell–cell, antibodies/cells interactions) to the detection of allergens or toxins from food or environmental samples, to the on-chip separation of particles. She also has expertise in optical, laser and soft lithography and in employing photosensitive polymeric materials for microfluidic applications. From 2019, she is a Principal Investigator dealing with other colleagues a small team of young researchers exploiting European and National funds gained in the frame of competitive calls.
Research Keywords & Expertise
Bioassay
Microfluidics
lab on a chip
Polymeric Materials
Point of care diagnost...
plug n play
Short Biography
Maria Serena Chiriaco` gained her master’s degree cum laude in Human Biology in 2008 at Università del Salento; from May 2009 to June 2012, she attained her PhD on the “Intelligent Systems and Technologies” course at Università del Salento, Scuola Superiore ISUFI, Lecce, Italy, at the end of which she discussed her PhD thesis entitled “Protein EIS biosensors for on-chip diagnostics”. Currently, she works as a permanent researcher at CNR NANOTEC Lecce. She gained high-level experience in the field of Lab-On-Chip devices for on-field diagnostics. Her skills vary from the design, fabrication and applications of electrochemical sensors to microfluidics and on-chip pre-treatments of biological samples, as confirmed by the publication of valuable papers in the field. The biological applications of the developed microfluidic and sensing platforms range from diagnostic tools to study biorecognition events (antigen/antibody, cell–cell, antibodies/cells interactions) to the detection of allergens or toxins from food or environmental samples, to the on-chip separation of particles. She also has expertise in optical, laser and soft lithography and in employing photosensitive polymeric materials for microfluidic applications. From 2019, she is a Principal Investigator dealing with other colleagues a small team of young researchers exploiting European and National funds gained in the frame of competitive calls.
