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Maria Lepore is currently working as an Associate Professor (SSD FIS07) at the Department of Experimental Medicine of the University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli". Her teaching activity mainly concerns Medical Physics for the degree courses in Medicine and Surgery, three-year courses in the health area, Applied Physics courses for several medical specialization schools, Biophotonics for PhD courses in Mathematics, and Physics and Applications for Engineering. Her research activity concerns multiphoton interaction processes in crystalline and semiconductor solids, laser interaction processes, integrated optics, the optical properties of biological and biomaterial tissues, biomedical optics, the design and development of optical sensors, laser safety in research laboratories and clinical settings, and biophotonics in medical, environmental, and agri-food sectors. She is the author of more than 140 papers in journals with an international editorial board. She has participated in numerous national and international congresses (with 60 publications). In the course of her career, she has collaborated with several national and international research groups. Currently, Prof. Lepore is part of the Editorial Board of several journals and collaborates as a referee with numerous other scientific journals with an international editorial board.

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Nanotechnology In Sensing Biomolecules by Vibrational Spectroscopy

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Ines Delfino is currently working as Associate Professor of Applied Physics in the Department of Ecological and Biological Sciences at the University of Tuscia. Her research activity is mainly in the field of Biophotonics. She is involved in experimental investigations in the following fields: the optical properties of biological and biomaterial tissues, biomedical optics, the design and development of optical sensors, the disclosure of physics and its applications in the medical, environmental, and agri-food sectors, and the mechanical properties of biological systems. Her teaching activity mainly concerns the courses of Physics and Physics Laboratory for bachelor’s degrees in Natural and Biological Sciences, courses in Data Analysis for master’s degrees in biotechnology, and Applied Physics and Data Analysis courses for PhD programs. She has co-authored more than 100 papers in journals and international volumes. She has attended numerous national and international congresses. She has collaborated with several national and international research groups during her career. Currently, Prof. Delfino is part of the Editorial Board of several journals, and she collaborates as a referee with numerous scientific journals with an international editorial board.

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Hybrid Nanoparticles for Intracellular Sensing and Therapy

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Ilaria Rea (IR) is a senior researcher at the Institute of Applied Sciences and Intelligent Systems of the National Research Council in Naples (ISASI NA–CNR), where she heads the “Functional Nanomaterials and Interfaces” laboratory. Her research interests are in the field of advanced nano- and microscale materials for optical biosensing and drug delivery. Mesoporous silica/silicon nanoparticles, gold nanoparticles, nanostructured zinc oxide, and hybrid nanocomposites functionalized with antibodies, proteins, and nucleic acids are examples of materials realized in her laboratory. Her work, carried out in collaboration with a multidisciplinary research team, is focused on the diagnosis and treatment of human diseases.