Cristina Potrich

Biography

Cristina Potrich is senior researcher at the Bruno Kessler Foundation, Center for Sensors & Devices and associate to the Italian Research Council, Institute of Biophysics. Her main interest is the development of biofunctional surfaces applied to the micro and nanotechnologies for genomics and proteomics; in particular, she spent last years in the development of Lab-on-a-chip devices and biosensors for medical and agri-food applications. Cristina Potrich graduated in biology with top marks and obtained her PhD in Molecular Physiology and Structural Biology from the University of Padua, Italy. She also obtained the National Scientific Qualification as Associate Professor in Applied Physics (02/D1). Visiting scientist in many European laboratories, she co-organized several congresses (national and international) and international schools. She is currently referee for many leading journals and author of about 70 papers published in international journals, book chapters and many contributions to congresses with review.

Expertise

• Development of biofunctional surfaces for biomarkers capture and analysis
• Cell culture assays to study material biocompatibility and to test biomarkers cell production
• Application of lab-on-a-chip and biosensors to health and agri-food fields
• Biochemical and biophysical approaches to micro and nanotechnologies