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Guglielmo Lanzani

Senior Researcher - Principal Investigator
Nanomaterials for Energy and Lifescience
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Present position: Senior Researcher-Principal investigator at Center for Nano Science Technology @ POLIMI Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia. Since  11/2011 Full Professor of Physics at Department of Physics, Politecnico di Milano  P.za Leonardo da Vinci 32, 20133 Milano Italy.

Previous appointments:
From 12/2009 to 05/2023 coordinator of the Center for Nano Science Technology @ POLIMI Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia. 1999-2011 Associate Professor in physics at Politecnico di Milano. 1994-1999 Assistant Professor at University of Sassari. 1992-94 Post Doc at ISM-C.N.R., Bologna1992

PHD in Chemical Physics. 1989-90 visiting scientist at University of Utah, SLC-UT, USA. 1987 Physics degree (laurea). GL has a background in the photo-physics of nanostructured and molecular materials. His research activity, reported in more than 350 publications, regards applications in energy, bio-photonics, neuroscience and medicine. In particular, the overarching goal of the research is to induce light sensitivity in living cells, tissue or organism by developing new light actuators. He is involved in the project for developing an artificial retina prosthesis. He is involved in two start-up companies.

All Publications
2025
Florindi C., Jang Y., Shani K., Moretti P., Bertarelli C., Lanzani G., Parker K.K., Lodola F., Vurro V.
A Cardiac Microphysiological System for Studying Ca2+ Propagation via Non-genetic Optical Stimulation
Journal of Visualized Experiments, (no. 217)
Article Journal
2025
Ziraldo G., Cupini S., Sesti V., Delfino E., Lanzani G., Bertarelli C., Benfenati F., Di Marco S.
A membrane-targeted photoswitch restores physiological ON/OFF responses to light in the degenerate retina
Nature Communications, vol. 16, (no. 1)
Article Journal
2025
Cestariolo L., Florindi C., Bertarelli C., Zaza A., Lanzani G., Lodola F., Rodriguez Matas J.F.
Cardiac action potential generation mechanisms via an intramembrane photoswitch. A simulation study
Biophysical Journal
2025
Bonacchini G.E., Virgilio C., Greco F., Mattoli V., Kim Y.-H., Lanzani G., Caironi M.
Correction to “Tattoo-Paper Transfer as a Versatile Platform for All-Printed Organic Edible Electronics”(Adv. Mat., (2018), 30, (1706091), 10.1002/adma.201706091)
Advanced Materials
Erratum Journal
2025
Monti F., Aloisio L., Spallacci N., Zangoli M., Treglia A., Fleitas A.G., Guizzardi M., Flammini S., Moschetta M., Paterno G.M., Di Maria F., Lanzani G.
From Molecules to Bioaggregates: Unraveling the Photoexcitation Dynamics of Intracellularly Self-Assembled Thiophene-Based Fibers
Small Science
Article Journal
Dissemination
2022
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Cell opto stimulation by intra membrane molecular switches
Liceo Machiavelli
Outreach
2022
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La ricerca di nuovi materiali
Green&blue 2022
Public Event
2020
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Retina liquida- quali prospettive
Convegno Scientifico Annuale Retina Italia
Outreach
2018
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L’innovazione per lo sviluppo sostenibile
Festival dello sviluppo sostenibile
Public Event
2017
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Dalla vita alla vita: il carbonio nella tecnologia”
A Pint of Science
Public Event
Scientific Talks
2024
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A Nanoactuator for neuronal optoporation 29TH PhotoIUPAC Symposium on Photochemistry
29TH PhotoIUPAC Symposium on Photochemistry
Conference
2024
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Cell-Driven Supramolecular Assembly of Organic Nanofibers
Oebitaly
Conference
2024
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Intra membrane molecular phototransducers
MRS fall meeting
Conference
2024
Criante L., Zorzi F., Bonfadini S., Jensen E.A., Serhatlioglu M., Lanzani G., Simoni F., Kristensen A.
OptoFluidic platform for highly sensitive analysis of flowing samples
Esax2024 - Extreme Sensing and Chirality International Workshop
Conference
2023
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Cell-Driven Supramolecular Assembly of Organic Nanofibers
ICSM
Conference