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Gianluca Cidonio

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Nanotechnologies for Neurosciences
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Dr Gianluca Cidonio is a research scientist and a bioengineer, graduated (BSc and MSc) in Biomedical Engineering from Sapienza University of Rome.

He was found successful recipient of a bioengineering scholarship to study at Temple University (Philadelphia, PA, USA) during his last year of graduate studies. He worked as a student in the Suh lab (Temple University) generating new cell-penetrating peptides (CPPs) for the delivery of drug cargos within living cells.

In 2015, Gianluca joined the Bone and Joint Research Group led by Prof Richard Oreffo at the University of Southampton. Gianluca focused on the study of 3D bioprinting technologies to guide skeletal tissue regeneration. He worked extensively on the development of novel nanocomposite bioinks (e.g. using clay nanoparticles) for the printing of living human bone marrow stromal cells and the regeneration of bone tissue. He developed expert skills in building and analysing engineered tissue-like implants both in vitro, ex vivo and in vivo. In 2018, he defended his PhD thesis in tissue engineering and got his first fellowship (EPSRC Doctoral Prize Fellowship) to develop multiple research projects for the fabrication of functional constructs using novel bone extracellular matrix material. 

Dr Cidonio joined the Center for Life Nano Science (CLNS) in IIT in late 2019, to work on a novel microfluidic-bioprinting technology for the fabrication of complex and physiological tissue substitutes. Dr Cidonio continues to explore new avenues for the regeneration of musculoskeletal tissue in IIT. At CLN2S, he is engineering new microfluidic printheads to drive the regeneration and the modelling of other tissues (e.g., brain, spinal chord, muscle, retina). In 2020, Dr Cidonio was found the successful recipient of the prestigious AIRC "ALDI" Fellowship to generate a novel 3D printed model capable of recapitulating the homing potential of breast cancer metastasizing to the bone. In 2023 Dr Cidonio received the ON Kick-Starter Grant to work on the engineering of a meniscal substitute using 3D microfluidic bioprinting technology. 
Dr Cidonio is now focusing on using his expertise in 3D bioprinting cellularised constructs to engineer new bioprinters to fabricate implants capable of mimicking the tissue interface and imitating debilitating diseases for drug screening purposes.

Education

Title: PhD
Institute: University of Southampton
Location: Southampton
Country: United Kingdom
From: 2015 To: 2018

Title: MSc Biomedical Engineering
Institute: University of Rome Sapienza
Location: Rome
Country: Italy
From: 2012 To: 2014

Title: BSc Clinical Engineering
Institute: University of Rome Sapienza
Location: Rome
Country: Italy
From: 2009 To: 2012

Experience External

Title: EPSRC DP Fellow
Institute: University of Southampton
Location: Southampton
Country: United Kingdom
From: 2018 To: 2019

All Publications
2023
Loi G., Scocozza F., Aliberti F., Rinvenuto L., Cidonio G., Marchesi N., Benedetti L., Ceccarelli G., Conti M.
3D Co-Printing and Substrate Geometry Influence the Differentiation of C2C12 Skeletal Myoblasts
Gels, vol. 9, (no. 7)
Article Journal
2023
Miotto M., Di Rienzo L., Grassmann G., Desantis F., Cidonio G., Gosti G., Leonetti M., Ruocco G., Milanetti E.
Differences in the organization of interface residues tunes the stability of the SARS-CoV-2 spike-ACE2 complex
Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, vol. 10
2023
Bini F., D'Alessandro S., Pica A., Marinozzi F., Cidonio G.
Harnessing Biofabrication Strategies to Re-Surface Osteochondral Defects: Repair, Enhance, and Regenerate
Biomimetics, vol. 8, (no. 2)
2023
D'Antoni C., Mautone L., Sanchini C., Tondo L., Grassmann G., Cidonio G., Bezzi P., Cordella F., Di Angelantonio S.
Unlocking Neural Function with 3D In Vitro Models: A Technical Review of Self-Assembled, Guided, and Bioprinted Brain Organoids and Their Applications in the Study of Neurodevelopmental and Neurodegenerative Disorders
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, vol. 24, (no. 13)
2023
Mohammadi S., Cidonio G.
Unravelling hierarchical patterning of biomaterial inks with 3D microfluidic-assisted spinning: a paradigm shift in bioprinting technologies
Frontiers in Biomaterials Science
Review Journal
Awards and Achievements
2021
Cidonio G.
AIRC "Aldi" Fellowship
2019
Cidonio G.
Italy Made Me Award
2018
Cidonio G.
EPSRC Doctoral Prize Award
Editorships
2021
Cidonio G.
Regenerative Technologies - Frontiers in Medical Technology