Stefano Mariani

Stefano Mariani was awarded the FPS Roberto Revoltella Grant in Oncology 2024. Starting in 2025, he joins FPS to develop fluorescent and quantitative Lateral Flow Assays for detecting and quantifying biomarkers of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (PDAC), with both diagnostic and prognostic applications. His research leverages nanomaterials and fluorescent polymers to detect protein biomarkers, microRNA (miRNA), and extracellular vesicles (EVs).

He earned his degree in Chemical Sciences from the University of Florence in 2011 and obtained a Ph.D. in Chemical Sciences from the same University in 2015. During his doctoral studies, he developed hybrid DNA/nanoparticle plasmonic biosensors for the ultrasensitive detection of genomic DNA and single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs).

From 2015 to 2020, he conducted research at the Department of Information Engineering at the University of Pisa, focusing on the design, fabrication, and chemical characterization of organic and inorganic (nano)porous materials for biosensing applications, nanodiagnostics, and biomedical sciences.

Between 2020 and 2025, he worked as a researcher at the Italian Institute of Technology in Genoa, where he developed stimuli-responsive (nano)composites for applications in soft robotics and environmental monitoring.

Over the course of his career, he has contributed to eight research projects, including one funded by the ARPA Foundation, one by the Ministry of University and Research (MIUR), and six European projects. He has authored 47 scientific publications in peer-reviewed international journals in the field of Analytical Chemistry, Nanotechnology, Engineering, and Materials Science.

His ORCID ID is 0000-0002-8483-7005, and his Researcher ID is HNS-8575-2023.