Marco Polimeni receives Marie Curie grant
Postdoc Marco Polimeni has received the EU Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant of 2 mill DKK for the two-year project ELSa, "Early-stage Liquid-liquid phase separation of alpha-synuclein”.
The Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions are among the European Union's most prestigious and highly sought-after funding programs.
The project will be conducted in the research team of Professor Vito Foderà and in collaboration with CoSAXS - MAX IV.
What is the purpose of the project?
“ELSa aims to elucidate the molecular mechanisms of alpha-synuclein (a-syn) liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS), a precursor step to protein aggregation related to Parkinson's disease.
My research combines time-resolved small-angle X-ray scattering that provides a high temporal resolution with computer simulations for molecular-level insights.”
What is your specific research focus and interest?
“My research focuses on increasing the synergy between advanced computational tools, which are my main expertise, and experiments in the field of protein biophysics, the key area of the host team led by Vito Foderà.
My career plan is to integrate these two complementary approaches further to advance our understanding of protein interactions.”