Biomimetic Materials Chemistry
The University of Trieste has been awarded its first ERC Starting Grant by the European Research Council (ERC) as part of the Horizon Europe framework. Pierangelo Gobbo, having worked in various institutions around the world, has chosen the University of Trieste (UniTS) to develop the first fully synthetic cells capable of integrating with living cells and tissues.
The Gobbo Group is looking for a postdoctoral researcher with experience in the development of microfluidic platforms for the fabrication of water-in-oil microdroplets and multiple emulsions.
Colloidosomes are robust, versatile microcapsules that have emerged as promising candidates for protocell models. Read our just published review that highlights the role of organic chemistry in the engineering of colloidosomes with life-like behaviours, such as selective membrane permeability, adhesion, chemical signalling, dynamic multi-compartmentalisation, replication, and predation.
Our RSC Soft Matter article is now published. The work describes the validation of a new method for the automated analysis of thousands of indentation curves for the 3D mapping of the mechanical properties of soft materials. The work was carried out in collaboration with Dr. Sebastien Rochat and Prof. Richard Trask at the University of Bristol, and funded by the EU Marie Curie Actions and the UK's EPSRC.
Prof. Paolo Tecilla and Dr. Pierangelo Gobbo awarded prestigious national awards for Organic Chemistry from the Italian Chemical Society.
The Gobbo Group welcomes four new group members! Patrick is a PhD student with a scholarship funded by EPSRC; Izzie is a TECS-CDT PhD student who is joining our group for a short rotation project; India and Leeya are 4th year UG students joining us for their final year thesis project.
The Gobbo Group welcomes Dr Agostino Galanti, who will be working on the programmed assembly of synthetic cells into protocellular materials.
Despite current global pandemic our students’ thirst for discovery keeps on growing. The Gobbo Group welcomes MRes student Ms Estela Bocarando Salcido and ESPRC Vacation Bursary awardee Ms Victoria Jiang.
Applications are invited for a PhD studentship to work in the Gobbo Group in the School of Chemistry at the University of Bristol. The position is for UK/EU student and is funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), with funding for 42 months. The starting date is October 2020, and the research aims to implement the first synthetic tissues with collective information-processing functions.
Due to the COVID-19 emergency the Gobbo Group Lab is now closed, but our research never stops.
The Gobbo Group 