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Eleonora Perego

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Molecular Microscopy and Spectroscopy
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Eleonora Perego studied Physics at the University of Milano-Bicocca (Italy) and obtained a Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Physics in 2015. During this period, she conducted research at the AMOLF institute in Amsterdam (the Netherlands) with a thesis titled "The role of mechanical forces in the robustness of C. elegans embryonic development."

For her Ph.D., Eleonora joined the "Cellular Biophysics" group of Prof. Dr. Sarah Koester in Göttingen, Germany. Her research involved the application of fluorescence spectroscopy methods combined with microfluidic approaches to study protein-protein interactions. In 2020, Eleonora successfully defended her Ph.D. in Biophysics at the Göttingen Graduate School for Biophysics and Molecular Biosciences (GGNB, Göttingen, Germany) under the program of the International Max Planck Research School "Physics of Biological and Complex Systems." Her Ph.D. thesis was titled "Studying molecular interaction under flow with fluorescence fluctuation spectroscopy."

Since 2021, Eleonora has been working as a post-doctoral researcher at the Italian Institute of Technology in Genoa, Italy, in the Molecular Microscopy and Spectroscopy research line under Dr. Giuseppe Vicidomini. In 2023, she secured a grant from the Fondazione Compagnia San Paolo, boosting her independent research career.

Her research interests encompass the application of fluorescence spectroscopy methods, such as fluorescence fluctuation spectroscopy and fluorescence lifetime imaging, to address biological questions spanning neuroscience to RNA biology.




Education

Title: Dr. Rer. Nat. in Biophysics
Institute: Georg August University of Göttingen
Location: Göttingen
Country: Germany
From: 2015 To: 2020

Title: M.sc. in Physics
Institute: Università degli Studi di Milano Bicocca
Location: Milano
Country: Italy
From: 2013 To: 2015

All Publications
2023
Perego E., Zappone S., Slenders E., Castagnetti F., Vitiello E., Mariani D., Mecarelli L.S., Bozzoni I., Vicidomini G.
Comprehensive fluorescence lifetime fluctuation spectroscopy to investigate protein mobility during aggregation processes in living cells
Biophysical Journal, vol. 122, (no. 3S1), pp. 16a-17a
Article Journal
2023
Perego E., Zappone S., Slenders E., Castagnetti F., Vitiello E., Mariani D., Mecarelli S. L., Bozzoni I., Vicidomini G.
Comprehensive Fluorescence Lifetime Fluctuation Spectroscopy to investigate protein mobility during aggregation processes in living cells
67th Biophysical Society annual meeting
Abstract Report Conference
2023
Bucci A., Perego E., Zappone S., Bega L., Slenders E., Vicidomini G.
Simultaneous single-particle tracking and fluorescence lifetime measurement with a single-photon detector array
67th Biophysical Society annual meeting
Abstract Report Conference
2023
Perego E., Zappone S., Castagnetti F., Mariani D., Vitiello E., Rupert J., Zacco E., Tartaglia G.G., Bozzoni I., Slenders E., Vicidomini G.
Single-photon microscopy to study biomolecular condensates
Nature Communications, vol. 14, (no. 1)
2022
Zappone S., Perego E., Rupert J., Zacco E., Slenders E., Tartaglia G. G., Vicidomini G.
Early events of alpha-synuclein phase transitions investigated by fluorescence correlation spectroscopy
II PhasAGE – VIB International Conference Biomolecular Condensates in Biology and Disease
Poster Conference
Awards and Achievements
2023
Perego E.
TRAPEZIO grant
2023
Perego E.
Travel Grant for 67th Biophysical Society Meeting
2022
Perego E., Vicidomini G.
Seal of Excellence Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships Horizon-2020
2022
Perego E.
Travel Grant for XXVI Congresso Nazionale SIBPA 2022