Dr. Leonel Malacrida works with Prof. Enrico Gratton in the Laboratory for Fluorescence Dynamics, Department of Biomedical Engineering. Leonel’s research focuses on the implementation of new fluorescence microscopy methods to study various complex biological processes. Some of these include water activity in a cellular nucleus, identifying lung pathologies in imaging, and evaluating complex fluorescent species.

Leonel received his Ph.D. in biophysics from the School of Medicine, Universidad de la República, Uruguay. His work on the effects of volatile anesthetics on the lung and pulmonary surfactants earned him the best Ph.D. thesis of the year by the Basic Science Development Program (PEDECBA). Leonel is a member of the American Biophysical Society and part of the Executive Committee in the Uruguay Biophysical Society.

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