Luisi Lab

The Luisi lab research activity focuses on the general area of self-organization and self-reproduction of chemical and biological systems, in the framework of the field of origin of life and cell models.

The physical chemistry of surfactant aggregates, the study of reactions in compartments and the molecular biology of phage display provide the theoretical and experimental frameworks for the development of specific research projects.

The two main current projects – the Never Born Proteins and the Minimal Cell – can generally be ascribed to the domain of Synthetic Biology. In addition, supporting research themes on the biophysics of surfactant aggregates form an integer part of the group’s activity.

Cover story in ChemBioChem
"The Minimal Size of Liposome-Based Model Cells Brings about a Remarkably Enhanced Entrapment and Protein Synthesis"
Tereza Pereira de Souza, Dr., Pasquale Stano, Dr., Pier Luigi Luisi, Prof.
ChemBioChem, Volume 10 Issue 6, Pages 1056 - 1063
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