Leonel Malacrida
25 November 2024
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Leonel Malacrida
Institut Pasteur de Montevideo; Universidad de la República
About the Speaker
Dr. Malacrida graduated with a BSc in Biochemistry in 2009 and with a PhD in Biology in 2014 at the University of the Republic, Uruguay. He pursued his postdoctoral work in the Laboratory for Fluorescence Dynamics, University of California at Irvine, USA (2015-2019), where he developed spectroscopy tools using lifetime and hyperspectral imaging for addressing biology quantitatively. Dr. Malacrida is interested in developing methods to image cells hidden in deep layers of tissues not accessible to regular microscopes. As an Associate Professor in the School of Medicine at the Universidad de la República of Uruguay, he recently established the Advanced Bioimaging Unit, a world-class core facility for developing novel instrumentation and providing services and training to researchers throughout Uruguay and the region. He is part of the “Imaging Scientist” program at the Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative and a founder and Executive Committee Member of Latin America Bioimaging.
