Massimo Grattarola
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Massimo Grattarola was an Italian born multidisciplinary engineer & scientist who pioneered the fields of bioelectronics and neurobioengineering
(also referred to as neuroengineering), who established Europe's first Neuroengineering research facility in the mid-1990s.
His peers described him as a soft-spoken, personable man with an intense mind who: "... transmitted to his students not only his knowledge but also, and even more, his enthusiasm for research and his creative way of doing science."
Graduated from the University of Genova, Italy (Physics) in 1975.
Research Associate, Institute for Biophysics & Cybernetics in Camogli, Italy.
Research Associate, Department of Biophysics, Temple University, Philadelphia, U.S.A.
Effects of electromagnetic fields at cellular and molecular level in 1977.
Assistant Professor, Applied Biophysics & Engineering, University of Genova.
Co-founder, Department of Biophysical & Electronic Engineering (DIBE) in 1982.
In 1986 he Associate Professor, Bioelectronics for Electronic Engineering, 1986.
Visiting Professor, by Prof. G. Kovacs, Stanford University - microelectrode arrays 1991-1997.
Associate Professor, Bioelectronics & Bioelectrochemistry, Biomedical Eng Degree, since 1995.
Founder, Neural and Bioelectronic Technologies Group in Genova, Italy.
As of 1995, Mr Grattarola's focused upon coupling microelectronic devices and excitable cells.
Full Professor, Electronic Bioengineering, University of Genova, 1998.
Chairman, PhD programme in Bioelectronics & Bioengineering, University of Genova, Italy.
Died of cancer in Genova, Italy. February 15th 2002.
Post-humous: 1st, 2nd & 3rd European School of Neuroengineering - 2004, 2005, 2006
Post-humous: Neuroengineering School & Humanoid Technologies PhD Program in Genova
Neurobioengineering
In 1995, professor Massimo Grattarola of the Biophysics and Electrical Engineering Department at the University of Genova, in Genova, Italy, created an undergraduate and graduate program named neurobioengineering...
(also referred to as neuroengineering), who established Europe's first Neuroengineering research facility in the mid-1990s.
Founder of Bioelectronics in Italy
Massimo Grattarola thrived at the cutting edge of research. Massimo's ambition was to unite engineers and physicists into neurophysiology and neuroscience... which he christened: Neurobioengineering or Neuroengineering. Mr Grattarola was the only scientist in Italy to have a chair in Bioelectronics for the Biomedical Engineering degree, pioneering the field of Bioelectronics with his textbook publication "Bioelectronics Handbook: MOSFETs, Biosensors and Neurons", edited in 1998 by Mc-Graw Hill. Massimo then proposed an International Research Center on Neuroengineering in Genova.His peers described him as a soft-spoken, personable man with an intense mind who: "... transmitted to his students not only his knowledge but also, and even more, his enthusiasm for research and his creative way of doing science."
Pioneer - First Bio-Artificial Brain
In September 2001, European Commission appointed Mr Grattarola as an F.E.T. (Future and Emerging Technologies) Programme Project Leader, to study neuronal plasticity at the network level (A Bio-artificial Brain), to train cultured neuronal tissue to support behavior of an artificial body.Biography - Overview
Born, January 27th, 1950, in Genova, Italy.Graduated from the University of Genova, Italy (Physics) in 1975.
Research Associate, Institute for Biophysics & Cybernetics in Camogli, Italy.
Research Associate, Department of Biophysics, Temple University, Philadelphia, U.S.A.
Effects of electromagnetic fields at cellular and molecular level in 1977.
Assistant Professor, Applied Biophysics & Engineering, University of Genova.
Co-founder, Department of Biophysical & Electronic Engineering (DIBE) in 1982.
In 1986 he Associate Professor, Bioelectronics for Electronic Engineering, 1986.
Visiting Professor, by Prof. G. Kovacs, Stanford University - microelectrode arrays 1991-1997.
Associate Professor, Bioelectronics & Bioelectrochemistry, Biomedical Eng Degree, since 1995.
Founder, Neural and Bioelectronic Technologies Group in Genova, Italy.
As of 1995, Mr Grattarola's focused upon coupling microelectronic devices and excitable cells.
Full Professor, Electronic Bioengineering, University of Genova, 1998.
Chairman, PhD programme in Bioelectronics & Bioengineering, University of Genova, Italy.
Died of cancer in Genova, Italy. February 15th 2002.
Post-humous: 1st, 2nd & 3rd European School of Neuroengineering - 2004, 2005, 2006
Post-humous: Neuroengineering School & Humanoid Technologies PhD Program in Genova