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Marzia Lecchi
Summary
After the Degree in Biological Science, I obtained the PhD in Physiology in which I acquired the fundamentals for the electrophysiological characterization of ion channels. In the years from 2002 to 2007 I was Postdoctoral researcher at the University of Geneva, using flat-mounted retinas as a model to study nicotinic acetylcholine receptors during retinal maturation and to develop a prototype of subretinal prosthesis for patients affected by retinitis pigmentosa. Since then, the retina and the eye remain among my research interests. Since December 2007 I am Assistant professor in Physiology at the Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences at University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy. Recent research interests concern the mechanisms which are involved into cellular differentiation, especially related to the interactions with biocompatible substrates or multi-functionalized hydrogels.