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Freelance Biotech and Nanomedicine PhD Scientist, Available as Consultant, Writer, Data Analyst ans Sci Graphic Designer

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With over 14 years of experience in preclinical research in the field of nanomedicine and biotechnology, I'm a Freelance Biotech and Nanomedicine PhD Scientist. As a post-doctoral fellow and as a researcher I run several projects regarding the applications of nanotechnology in medicine (oncology, osteoarthritis, stroke and neuronal delivery). I am co-author of 30+ scientific papers, reviews and book chapters. I collaborated to the writing and the data curation of successful grant proposal, both in UE and USA. I developed the patented technology MPN, an adjuvant formulation to cancer therapy which is currently under investigation before its possible translation to clinical research. My knowledge covers the fields of nanomedicine, drug delivery, biotechnology, from the project design to results presentation and manuscript writing.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Biostatistics
• ☆ Immunoassay
• ☆ Molecular Biology
• ☆ Proteomics
• ☆ Cell Biology
• ☆ Cell-Based Assays
• ☆ Cell Signaling Pathways
• ☆ Gene Regulation
• ☆ Biotechnology & Bioengineering
• ☆ Recombinant Protein Expression
• ☆ Nanobiotechnology
• ☆ Microscopy
• ☆ Light Microscopy
• ☆ Fluorescence Microscopy
• ☆ Data Analysis
• ☆ Image Processing
• ☆ Data Management
• ☆ Data Mining
• ☆ Cell Culture
• ☆ Primary Cells
• ☆ Drug Development
• ☆ Biologic & Biosimilar Development
• ☆ Preclinical Research
• ☆ In vitro Preclinical Toxciology
• ☆ In vivo Preclinical Toxicology
• ☆ Drug Efficacy Testing
• ☆ Human Biology
• ☆ Precision Medicine
• ☆ Pharmaceutical Technology
• ☆ Scientific Animation & Illustration
• ☆ Medical Illustration
• ☆ Graphic Design
• ☆ Technical & Scientific Writing
• ☆ Science Communication

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI
• Product Development

Writing Technical Writing, Copywriting, Creative Writing, General Proofreading & Editing

Research Fact Checking, Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review

Consulting Healthcare Consulting, Scientific and Technical Consulting

Data & AI Image Processing, Image Analysis, Data Mining, Data Processing

Product Development Formulation

Work Experience

Italian Institute of Technology

- Present

Researcher

Italian Institute of Technology (IIT)

January 2021 - December 2024

Postdoctoral Researcher

Italian Institute of Technology (IIT)

December 2015 - January 2021

Post-doctoral Fellow

Houston Methodist Research Institute

March 2013 - September 2015

Post Graduate Fellow

CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate

January 2012 - February 2013

Education

PhD in Biotechnology

Università degli studi di Napoli Federico II

November 2008 - January 2012

Master and Bachelor Degrees

Università degli studi di Napoli Federico II

October 2002 - October 2008

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Roberto Palomba, Stefania Mamberti, Cristiano Pesce, Greta Avancini, Gonna Somu Naidu, Govinda Reddy Kundoor, Corinne Portioli, Dan Peer, Paolo Decuzzi (2025). On The Retrograde Transport of RNA-Loaded Lipid Nanoparticles Designed for Brain Delivery . ACS Nanoscience Au.

Roberto Palomba, Raffaele Spanò, Corinne Portioli, Tijana Geroski, Alessia Felici, Anna Lisa Palange, Peter James Gawne, Stefania Mamberti, Greta Avancini, Thomas Bonnard, et al. (2025). Enhancing Thrombolysis Safety in Post-Acute Ischemic Stroke with Tissue Plasminogen Activator-Associated Microparticles . ACS Nano.

Roberto Palomba, Denise Murgia, Bianca Martins Estevão, Corinne Portioli, Paolo Decuzzi (2024). Optimizing the Fabrication of Shape-Defined Microparticles for Sustained Drug Delivery: The “Less Is More” Paradigm . ACS Applied Engineering Materials.

Roberto Palomba, Ana M. Martins, Michele Schlich, Paolo Decuzzi (2024). On the axonal transport of lipid nanoparticles in primary hippocampal neurons . Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology.

Roberto Palomba, Agnese Fragassi, Antonietta Greco (2024). Lubricant Strategies in Osteoarthritis Treatment: Transitioning from Natural Lubricants to Drug Delivery Particles with Lubricant Properties . Journal of Xenobiotics.

Roberto Palomba, Agnese Fragassi, Antonietta Greco (2024). Lubricant Strategies in Osteoarthritis Treatment: Transitioning from Natural Lubricants to Drug Delivery Particles with Lubricant Properties . Journal of Xenobiotics.

Roberto Palomba, Anshuman Dasgupta, Tao Sun, Elena Rama, Yongzhi Zhang, Chanikarn Power, Diana Moeckel, Mengjiao Liu, Apoorva Sarode, Marek Weiler, et al. (2023). Nonspherical ultrasound microbubbles . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Roberto Palomba, Valentina Di Francesco, Martina Di Francesco, Sayanti Brahmachari, Paolo Decuzzi, Miguel Ferreira (2023). Towards potent anti-inflammatory therapies in atherosclerosis: The case of methotrexate and colchicine combination into compartmentalized liposomes . Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology.

Roberto Palomba, Gemma Di Di Pompo, Margherita Cortini, Valentina Di Di Francesco, Elena Bellotti, Paolo Decuzzi, Nicola Baldini, Sofia Avnet (2021). Curcumin-Loaded Nanoparticles Impair the Pro-Tumor Activity of Acid-Stressed MSC in an In Vitro Model of Osteosarcoma . International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

Roberto Palomba, Gemma Di Pompo, Margherita Cortini, Valentina Di Francesco, Elena Bellotti, Paolo Decuzzi, Nicola Baldini, Sofia Avnet (2021). Curcumin-Loaded Nanoparticles Impair the Pro-Tumor Activity of Acid-Stressed MSC in an In Vitro Model of Osteosarcoma . International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

Roberto Palomba, Valentina Di Francesco, Martina Di Francesco, Paolo Decuzzi, Miguel Ferreira(2021). Synthesis of Two Methotrexate Prodrugs for Optimizing Drug Loading into Liposomes . Pharmaceutics. 13. (3). p. 332. {MDPI} {AG}

Roberto Palomba, Valentina Di Francesco, Martina Di Francesco, Paolo Decuzzi, Miguel Ferreira (2021). Synthesis of Two Methotrexate Prodrugs for Optimizing Drug Loading into Liposomes . Pharmaceutics.

Roberto Palomba, Martina di Francesco, Valentina di Francesco, Federica Piccardi, Tiziano Catelani, Miguel Ferreira, Anna Lisa Palange, Paolo Decuzzi(2021). Boosting nanomedicine performance by conditioning macrophages with methyl palmitate nanoparticles . Materials Horizons. Royal Society of Chemistry ({RSC})

Roberto Palomba, Valentina Di Francesco, Danila Gurgone, Miguel Filipe Moreira Marques Ferreira, Tiziano Catelani, Antonio Cervadoro, Pasquale Maffia, Paolo Decuzzi(2020). Modulating Lipoprotein Transcellular Transport and Atherosclerotic Plaque Formation in ApoE–/– Mice via Nanoformulated Lipid–Methotrexate Conjugates . ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 12. (34). p. 37943--37956. American Chemical Society ({ACS})

Evangelopoulos, M., Yazdi, I.K., Acciardo, S., Palomba, R., Giordano, F., Pasto, A., Sushnitha, M., Martinez, J.O., Basu, N., Torres, A., et al.(2020). Biomimetic cellular vectors for enhancing drug delivery to the lungs . Scientific Reports. 10. (1).

Lusi, V., Moore, T.L., Laurino, F., Coclite, A., Perreira, R., Ferreira, M., Rizzuti, I., Palomba, R., Zunino, P., Duocastella, M., et al.(2019). A tissue chamber chip for assessing nanoparticle mobility in the extravascular space . Biomedical Microdevices. 21. (2).

Miali, M.E., Colasuonno, M., Surdo, S., Palomba, R., Pereira, R., Rondanina, E., Diaspro, A., Pascazio, G., Decuzzi, P.(2019). Leaf-Inspired Authentically Complex Microvascular Networks for Deciphering Biological Transport Process . ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces. 11. (35). p. 31627-31637.

Mollica, H., Palomba, R., Primavera, R., Decuzzi, P.(2019). Two-Channel Compartmentalized Microfluidic Chip for Real-Time Monitoring of the Metastatic Cascade . ACS Biomaterials Science and Engineering. 5. (9). p. 4834-4843.

Colasuonno, M., Palange, A.L., Aid, R., Ferreira, M., Mollica, H., Palomba, R., Emdin, M., Del Sette, M., Chauvierre, C., Letourneur, D., et al.(2018). Erythrocyte-Inspired Discoidal Polymeric Nanoconstructs Carrying Tissue Plasminogen Activator for the Enhanced Lysis of Blood Clots . ACS Nano. 12. (12). p. 12224-12237.

Di Francesco, M., Primavera, R., Romanelli, D., Palomba, R., Pereira, R.C., Catelani, T., Celia, C., Di Marzio, L., Fresta, M., Di Mascolo, D., et al.(2018). Hierarchical Microplates as Drug Depots with Controlled Geometry, Rigidity, and Therapeutic Efficacy . ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces. 10. (11). p. 9280-9289.

Palomba, R., Palange, A.L., Rizzuti, I.F., Ferreira, M., Cervadoro, A., Barbato, M.G., Canale, C., Decuzzi, P.(2018). Modulating Phagocytic Cell Sequestration by Tailoring Nanoconstruct Softness . ACS Nano. 12. (2). p. 1433-1444.

Cervadoro, A., Palomba, R., Vergaro, G., Cecchi, R., Menichetti, L., Decuzzi, P., Emdin, M., Luin, S.(2018). Targeting inflammation with nanosized drug delivery platforms in cardiovascular diseases: Immune cell modulation in atherosclerosis . Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 6. (NOV).

Ameruoso, A., Palomba, R., Palange, A.L., Cervadoro, A., Lee, A., Di Mascolo, D., Decuzzi, P.(2017). Ameliorating amyloid-β fibrils triggered inflammation via curcumin-loaded polymeric nanoconstructs . Frontiers in Immunology. 8. (OCT).

Palange, A.L., Palomba, R., Rizzuti, I.F., Ferreira, M., Decuzzi, P.(2017). Deformable Discoidal Polymeric Nanoconstructs for the Precise Delivery of Therapeutic and Imaging Agents . Molecular Therapy. 25. (7). p. 1514-1521.

Boraschi, D., Italiani, P., Palomba, R., Decuzzi, P., Duschl, A., Fadeel, B., Moghimi, S.M.(2017). Nanoparticles and innate immunity: new perspectives on host defence . Seminars in Immunology. 34. p. 33-51.

Yazdi, I.K., Taghipour, N., Hmaidan, S., Palomba, R., Scaria, S., Munoz, A., Boone, T.B., Tasciotti, E.(2016). Antibody-mediated inhibition of Nogo-A signaling promotes neurite growth in PC-12 cells . Journal of Tissue Engineering. 7.

Palomba, R., Parodi, A., Evangelopoulos, M., Acciardo, S., Corbo, C., De Rosa, E., Yazdi, I.K., Scaria, S., Molinaro, R., Furman, N.E.T., et al.(2016). Biomimetic carriers mimicking leukocyte plasma membrane to increase tumor vasculature permeability . Scientific Reports. 6.

Parodi, A., Corbo, C., Cevenini, A., Molinaro, R., Palomba, R., Pandolfi, L., Agostini, M., Salvatore, F., Tasciotti, E.(2015). Enabling cytoplasmic delivery and organelle targeting by surface modification of nanocarriers . Nanomedicine. 10. (12). p. 1923-1940.

D'Apolito, R., Tomaiuolo, G., Taraballi, F., Minardi, S., Kirui, D., Liu, X., Cevenini, A., Palomba, R., Ferrari, M., Salvatore, F., et al.(2015). Red blood cells affect the margination of microparticles in synthetic microcapillaries and intravital microcirculation as a function of their size and shape . Journal of Controlled Release. 217. p. 263-272.

Parodi, A., Haddix, S.G., Taghipour, N., Scaria, S., Taraballi, F., Cevenini, A., Yazdi, I.K., Corbo, C., Palomba, R., Khaled, S.Z., et al.(2014). Bromelain surface modification increases the diffusion of silica nanoparticles in the tumor extracellular matrix . ACS Nano. 8. (10). p. 9874-9883.

BOOK

Cervadoro, A., Coclite, A., Di Mascolo, D., Ferreira, M., Palange, A.L., Palomba, R., Pereira, R.C., Decuzzi, P.(2018). Smart nanoconstructs for theranostics in cancer and cardiovascular diseases . Core-Shell Nanostructures for Drug Delivery and Theranostics: Challenges, Strategies, and Prospects for Novel Carrier Systems. p. 297-321.

Furman, N.E.T., Molinaro, R., Parodi, A., Evangelopoulos, M., Martinez, J.O., Corbo, C., Palomba, R., Yazdi, I.K., Tasciotti, E.(2016). Case Study: Application of leukoLike technology to camouflage nanoparticles from the immune recognition . Handbook of Immunological Properties of Engineered Nanomaterials: Second Edition. 3. p. 43-68.