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Dr. Mariagrazia Di Luca

Department of Biology University of Pisa Via San Zeno 35-39,56100-Pisa, Italy

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Dr. Mariagrazia Di Luca is a microbiologist. She received her PhD in Microbiology and Genetics from the University of Pisa in 2010. Then, she became a specialist in microbiology and virology in 2015. In 2016, she joined Trampuz's group at Charité University Medicine Berlin, where she was responsible for the scientific management of the biofilm research lab. Since 2018, Dr. Di Luca has been appointed Assistant Professor at the Biology Department of the University of Pisa. Her current research interests include medical biofilms, the development of alternative strategies to target sessile bacteria, in vitro studies on the antibacterial activity of new drugs, bacteriophage–bacteria interaction, and bacteriophage therapy.

Research Keywords & Expertise

Antibiotic Resistance
antimicrobial peptides
antimicrobials
Bacteriophages
infections

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71%
infections
42%
antimicrobials
18%
antimicrobial peptides
14%
Bacteriophages
6%
Antibiotic Resistance

Short Biography

Dr. Mariagrazia Di Luca is a microbiologist. She received her PhD in Microbiology and Genetics from the University of Pisa in 2010. Then, she became a specialist in microbiology and virology in 2015. In 2016, she joined Trampuz's group at Charité University Medicine Berlin, where she was responsible for the scientific management of the biofilm research lab. Since 2018, Dr. Di Luca has been appointed Assistant Professor at the Biology Department of the University of Pisa. Her current research interests include medical biofilms, the development of alternative strategies to target sessile bacteria, in vitro studies on the antibacterial activity of new drugs, bacteriophage–bacteria interaction, and bacteriophage therapy.