Andrea Saponaro

Andrea Saponaro

Tenure-Track Assistant Professor for Physiology (RTD-B)
andrea.saponaro@unimi.it

Dept. of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences
Via Giuseppe Balzaretti, 9
20113, Milan (Italy)

Curriculum vitae

I am a young PI of the University of Milan, from November 2023 tenure-track assistant professor (RTD-B) in Physiology, Dept. Pharmacological and Biomolecular sciences.

My research is focused on the study of the molecular mechanisms of ion channel gating. I have a broad background in ion channel biophysics, with specific training and expertise in structural biology of membrane proteins and macromolecular interactions. As PI on several national and international-funded grants, I have demonstrated to be able to establish a successful research line on membrane protein biophysics, recently including high-resolution cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM). Notably, this has contributed to provide new expertise to the Italian research community of ion channels biophysics.