Gabriele Ferrari

I joined Prof. Ruslan I. Dmitriev in September 2023 at Ghent University to start my PhD at the Department of Human Structure and Repair. I obtained my Master degree in Biomedical Engineering at Politecnico di Milano (Italy) with specialisation in Bioengineering for Cells, Tissues and Biotechnologies. During my internship at Politecnico di Milano I started working in the field of advanced in-vitro models, millifluidic and microphysiological systems focusing on modelling the glymphatic system in Alzheimer’s disease, supervised by Prof. Carmen Giordano and Dr. Diego Albani from Mario Negri Institue. At Imperial College London I worked with Prof. Adam Celiz at the Tissue Engineering and Biomaterials lab to develop advanced biomaterials for heart regeneration and wound healing.

My project

I am currently focused on detecting and manipulating hypoxia and cellular metabolism using ratiometric and FLIM/PLIM analysis while exploring various oxygen sensing probes. My primary applications are in cancer research exploiting spheroids and organoids, as well as 3D bioprinted constructs and advanced in-vitro models. During my PhD studies, I will be co-supervised by Prof. Dr. Michael Kühl at the University of Copenhagen to investigate hypoxia in microbial biofilms and aquatic organisms. At Tübingen University I will focus on PLIM microscopy.