Dr. Francesco Reina

I am a Physicist by training, and I have a keen interest in Biophysics, Optical Microscopy and Spectroscopy. My current research topics revolve around optical microscopy technique development and biological application, the study of model and cellular membrane dynamics. I aim to uncover new details of lipid diffusion on biomembranes at high sampling rates and super resolution length scales.

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Publication list
  • Reina, F., et al. Complementary studies of lipid membrane dynamics using iSCAT and super-resolved fluorescence correlation spectroscopy. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 51(23), 235401 (2018).
  • Amaro, M., Reina, F., Hof, M., Eggeling, C., & Sezgin, E. . Laurdan and Di-4-ANEPPDHQ probe different properties of the membrane. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 50(13), 134004 (2017).
CV
  • Apr. 2019 - ongoing Postdoc, Eggeling lab, Institute of Applied Optics and Biophysics, Fredrich-Schiller University, Jena (DE)
  • 2014-2019 DPhil (PhD) student, Eggeling Laboratory, Human Immunology Unit, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford (UK)
  • 2013-2014 Master of Research in Molecular Biology, O’Shea Laboratory, Institute of Biophysics, University of Nottingham (UK)
  • 2009-2012 Master of Science in Biophysics, University of Palermo (Italy)
  • 2005-2009 Bachelor’s Degree in Physics, University of Palermo (Italy)