GIANLUCA CIDONIO

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CIDONIO, Gianluca
CV (Jul 2026)
Dept. of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Faculty of Civil and Industrial Engineering
University of Rome La Sapienza
Via Eudossiana 18, 00184, Rome, Italy

Tel. ‭+39 06 44585 275‬
gianluca.cidonio@uniroma1.it

RESEARCHER IDENTIFIERS
ORCID ID: 0000-0002-9445-6994
Scopus Author ID: 57195404284
EDUCATION/QUALIFICATIONS
Since 2026
Associate Professor in Bioengineering
at the University of Rome La Sapienza
2024-2026
Researcher Tenure-Track (Assistant Professor) at the University of Rome La Sapienza
2019-2024
PostDoctoral Fellow
Center for Life Nano- & Neuro-Science (CLN2S)
Italian Institute of Technology
2021-2023
AIRC “ALDI” Fellow
Center for Life Nano- & Neuro-Science (CLN2S)
Italian Institute of Technology
2019 - present
Visiting Research Fellow
Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton
2018- 2019
EPSRC Fellow
Bone & Joint Research Group, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton
2015-2018
PhD student
Bone & Joint Research Group, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton
2012-2014
MSc Biomedical Engineering
University of Rome La Sapienza
2013-2014
Global Exchange Program
Temple University, Philadelphia (PA, USA)
2009-2012
BSc Clinical Engineering
University of Rome La Sapienza

PROFESSIONAL AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Awards

Foresight Institute Fellowship 2026
Energy for Rome Prize – for the scientific contribution to healthcare research in Rome 2026
Gruppo Italiano Staminali Mesenchimali (GISM) Young Investigator Award
Italy Made Me 2019 Award for scientific merit working in the UK
TCES Travel award
TCES Adam Curtis Collaboration Award
International Society for Biofabrication Travel Award

Full list of Publications available in ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9445-6994
41 papers indexed in Scopus and/or WOS
Hirsch Index (H-Index): 15 (Scopus)
Citations (2024): 1383 (Scopus)

Member of
- Gruppo Nazionale di Bioingegneria (GNB)
- Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS)
- International Society of Biofabrication (ISBF)
- Tissue and Cell Engineering Society (TCES)
- European Society for Biomaterials (ESB)
Grants as PI

2026-2028 (PI) Ministry of Health funding, SHIELD (€399,850)

2026-2030 (PI) European Research Council (ERC) Starting grant, BRIDGE (€1,991,830)

2026 (PI) Engineering of animal-free alternatives to model bone pain (€79,000)

2025 (PI) Sapienza grant coordinator for Horizon Europe projects 2025 (€10,000)

2024 (Co-PI) Royal Society International Exchanges 2024 (£6,000)

2024-2025 MTF Biologics ($75,000)

2023-3034 ON Kick-Starter Grant (CHF 10,000)
One-year grant (Apr 2023 - Apr 2024) for the 3D printing of a biomimetic meniscus implant
2021-2023 AIRC Fellowship “Aldi” (€50k)
Two-year fellowship programme (Apr 2021- Apr 2023) for cancer research

2019 (Co-I) FortisNet short grant (£500)
Short term visit to form new collaborations to develop future proposals

2018 Engineering Physical Research Society (EPSRC) Doctoral Prize Grant (€50k)
One-year fellowship (Dec 2018 - Nov 2019) to further develop findings from PhD studies
Organization of scientific meetings
- TE4DM (Tissue Engineering for Disease modelling) 2026, Rome (Italy)
- Biomaterials and novel technologies for healthcare (BIOMAH) organizing committee, Rome (Italy)
-Future Investigator in Regenerative medicine (FIRM)2016 + 2017 Symposium, Girona (Spain)
Editorial activity
Editorial Board member for
- BMC Methods
- Early Career Board Member for In vitro models
- Frontiers in Medical Technology - Frontiers in Biomaterials Science
Circa 30 oral presentations in national or international conferences
Invited Keynote Speaker for:
1. International Society for Biofabrication (ISBF) conference 2019 - Montecatini, Italy
2. AUS Bioprint Workshop 2023 (Sydney, Australia)
3. IOCFB 2024 - The 1st International Online Conference on Functional Biomaterials
4. TERMIS 2026 (Palma de Mallorca, Spain)
5.StemNet 2026 (Bologna, Italy)

Terza Missione (Science Communication and Outreach)

International Membership:
2023 - present - Communication & Outreach Committee - TERMIS EU
2018-2023 - Communication & Outreach Committee - TERMIS SYIS EU

2022-2023 - Maker Faire Rome (The European Edition)
2021 - Show at Palazzo delle Esposizioni (The science of Rome)