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Universitetsparken 2, 2100 København Ø
Universitetsparken 2
2100 København Ø
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I am Professor of Biophysics at the Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences University of Copenhagen, Denmark leading a highly interdisciplinary research team working at the interface between physics, biology and pharmaceutical sciences.
Team website: http://www.vitofodera.com/
Key Scientific Interests
Previous Appointments and Education
2016 November-2023 June: Associate Professor at the Department of Pharmacy, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
2014 September-2016 October: Assistant Professor at the Department of Pharmacy, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
2012-September/2014-September: Marie Curie IEF Fellow Dept. of Drug Design and Pharmacology, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
2009-November/2012-September: Research Associate at the Department of Physics, Cavendish Laboratory University of Cambridge, United Kingdom.
2009-January/August: Fellowship at the Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
2009-March: PhD in Physics. Department of Physical and Astronomical Sciences of the University of Palermo.
2005 – July: Master degree in Physics at the University of Palermo, Italy
2000/2005: Undergraduate student at the Department of Physical and Astronomical Sciences (DSFA) of the University of Palermo, Italy.
Teaching
2014- today: Bachelor Course: Pharmaceutical Physical Chemistry I/II (lectures, lab sessions and excercise classes)
2015- today: Director of the PhD course Analytical Methodology in Protein Formulation Development
Commissions of trust
Member of the steering committee for CPHSAXS, Small Angle X-ray scattering facility at SUND, KU
Member of the Lund Institute of Advanced Neutron and X-ray Science (LINXS)
Member of the Teaching board, the Department of Pharmacy, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
Member of the Italian Society of Biophysics
Member of the Integrative Structural Biology (ISBUC), UNiversity of Copenhagen.
We use tools derived from physics and chemistry to address the complexity of nano- and micro-scale systems of biological relevance. We love working with proteins and peptides with the aim of understanding the physics laws ruling their stability, self-assembly mechanisms, and interactions with both biological interfaces and other biomolecules. We aim at translating this fundamental knowledge into novel high-impact applications, with a main focus on creating advanced materials for nano-medicine and drug delivery, improving safety of protein drug formulations and understanding the etiology of protein-related neurodegenerative diseases.
To achieve our goals, we use theoretical frameworks in combination with experiments mainly based on UV-Vis spectroscopy, X-ray and neutron scattering and optical and electron microscopies. We work in close connection with both international collaborators in academia, large-scale facilities and national and international industrial entities.
Details on our research projects can be found here.
Postdocs
PhD students
Master students
Selected Recent Funding
Villum Young Investigator Plus Award, 2023-2026, ~4 M DKK
Novo Nordisk Foundation Research Project, 2024-2025 ~2 M DKK
China Scholarship Council, PhD stipend,2022-2025, ~420,000 DKK
Novo Nordisk A/S Industrial PhD 2022-2025 ~2 M DKK
Novo Nordisk Foundation Research Project, 2021-2023 ~2 M DKK
Villum Young Investigator Award, 2018-2025, 8.6 M DKK
Physics, PhD, University of Palermo
1 Jan 2006 → 17 Mar 2009
Award Date: 17 Mar 2009
Physics, Master Degree, University of Palermo
1 Nov 1999 → 21 Jul 2005
Award Date: 21 Jul 2005
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Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review