Carlotta Guiducci (born 1977) is an
Italian
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bio-engineer. Her research is invested in bio-molecular analysis based on
lab-on-a-chip
A lab-on-a-chip (LOC) is a device that integrates one or several laboratory functions on a single integrated circuit (commonly called a "chip") of only millimeters to a few square centimeters to achieve automation and high-throughput screening. ...
devices. She is an associate professor at
EPFL (École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne) and head of the Laboratory of Life Sciences Electronics located at
EPFL's Lausanne campus.
Career
Guiducci studied
electrical
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and
electronics engineering
Electronic engineering is a sub-discipline of electrical engineering that emerged in the early 20th century and is distinguished by the additional use of active components such as semiconductor devices to amplify and control electric current flow ...
at
University of Bologna
The University of Bologna (, abbreviated Unibo) is a Public university, public research university in Bologna, Italy. Teaching began around 1088, with the university becoming organised as guilds of students () by the late 12th century. It is the ...
and received her Master's degree in 2001. In 2005, she gained a PhD degree in
electrical engineering
Electrical engineering is an engineering discipline concerned with the study, design, and application of equipment, devices, and systems that use electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism. It emerged as an identifiable occupation in the l ...
from Department of Electronics, Computer Sciences and Systems (DEIS) at
University of Bologna
The University of Bologna (, abbreviated Unibo) is a Public university, public research university in Bologna, Italy. Teaching began around 1088, with the university becoming organised as guilds of students () by the late 12th century. It is the ...
for her work on electronic biosensors and the development of molecular sensors. She joined the Nanobiophysics Laboratory at
ParisTech
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as postdoctoral research fellow in 2005. In 2007, she returned to
University of Bologna
The University of Bologna (, abbreviated Unibo) is a Public university, public research university in Bologna, Italy. Teaching began around 1088, with the university becoming organised as guilds of students () by the late 12th century. It is the ...
as research fellow.
In 2009, she became a faculty member of the Institute of Bioengineering at the School of Life Sciences at
EPFL first as an assistant professor, and in 2018, she was promoted as associate professor.
She is the SwissUp Foundation chair, and the founder and head of Laboratory of Life Sciences Electronics.
Research
Guiducci's research centers on
biomolecular
A biomolecule or biological molecule is loosely defined as a molecule produced by a living organism and essential to one or more typically biological processes. Biomolecules include large macromolecules such as proteins, carbohydrates, lipi ...
analysis based on
micro-fluidic systems, and on novel
personalized medicine approaches.
She is specialized in the integration and interfacing of analytic
lab-on-a-chip
A lab-on-a-chip (LOC) is a device that integrates one or several laboratory functions on a single integrated circuit (commonly called a "chip") of only millimeters to a few square centimeters to achieve automation and high-throughput screening. ...
devices that incorporate full-fledged laboratory equipment on a miniature scale. She is developing miniaturized portable devices for DNA-based analytics,
high-throughput
cytometry
Cytometry is the measurement of number and characteristics of cell (biology), cells. Variables that can be measured by cytometric methods include cell size, cell counting, cell count, cell morphology (shape and structure), cell cycle phase, DNA c ...
and
single-cell analysis
In cell biology, single-cell analysis and subcellular analysis refer to the study of genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics, and cell–cell interactions at the level of an individual cell, as opposed to more conventional metho ...
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1977 births
Living people
University of Bologna alumni
Academic staff of the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Italian women scientists
Italian engineers
Italian women engineers