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Advanced training school on innovative materials

Advanced biomaterials and AI-enabled design and characterisation with emphasis on biointerfaces, tissue engineering and diagnostics.

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Learning Outcomes

Outcomes
  • Master structure–property–function relationships in advanced/architected biomaterials.
  • Plan characterisation workflows with robust data/metadata capture (FAIR principles).
  • Build and assess baseline AI models for property prediction and design exploration.
  • Discuss biointegration, safety and ethics for translational pathways.

Guest Lecturers

Invited
Gabriel S. Longo
Dr. Gabriel S. Longo Institute of Theoretical and Applied Physicochemical Research (INIFTA), UNLP-CONICET
La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Title Unraveling the Physical Chemistry of Responsive Hydrogels
Agustín S. Picco
Dr. Agustín S. Picco Institute of Theoretical and Applied Physicochemical Research (INIFTA), UNLP-CONICET
La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Title Sizing Up the Nanoworld: An Introduction to SAXS
Gustavo Morel
Dr. Gustavo Morel La Plata Institute of Biochemical Research (INIBIOLP), UNLP-CONICET
La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Title Brain Aging and Neurodegeneration: Biomaterial-Based Strategies for Brain Repair
Matías Rafti
Dr. Matías Rafti Soft Matter Laboratory, FCE – Institute of Theoretical and Applied Physicochemical Research (INIFTA), UNLP-CONICET
La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Title Reticular Chemistry Tools and the Synthesis of Porous Materials (MOFs & COFs) for Sensing, Separation, and Catalysis Applications
H. Ariel Alvarez
Dr. H. Ariel Alvarez Institute of Physics of Liquids and Biological Systems (IFLYSIB), UNLP-CONICET
La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Title Multiscale Modelling Strategies for the Characterization and Design of Advanced Biomaterials
Fabio Mavelli
Prof. Fabio Mavelli Department of Chemistry
University of Bari, Bari, Italy
Title Smart artificial systems for health applications
Waldemar Marmisolle
Dr. Waldemar Marmisolle Institute of Theoretical and Applied Physicochemical Research (INIFTA), UNLP-CONICET
La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Title Design of interfaces in field-effect devices for biosensor construction
Alberto Albesa
Dr. Alberto Albesa Institute of Theoretical and Applied Physicochemical Research (INIFTA), Department of Chemistry, FCE, UNLP
La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Title Computational Methods for the Design of Adsorptive and Separation Materials: From Molecular Simulations to Continuum Models

Scientific Committee

Committee
Stefano Piotto Department of Pharmacy - University of Salerno, Italy
Tomas Grigera Institute of Physics of Liquids and Biological Systems (IFLYSIB), UNLP-CONICET, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Simona Concilio Department of Pharmacy - University of Salerno, Italy
Lucia Sessa Department of Pharmacy - University of Salerno, Italy
Fabio Mavelli Department of Chemistry, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
Gabriel S. Longo Institute of Theoretical and Applied Physicochemical Research (INIFTA), UNLP-CONICET, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Agustín S. Picco Institute of Theoretical and Applied Physicochemical Research (INIFTA), UNLP-CONICET, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Gustavo Morel La Plata Institute of Biochemical Research (INIBIOLP), UNLP-CONICET, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Matías Rafti Soft Matter Laboratory, FCE – Institute of Theoretical and Applied Physicochemical Research (INIFTA), UNLP-CONICET, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
H. Ariel Alvarez Institute of Physics of Liquids and Biological Systems (IFLYSIB), UNLP-CONICET, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Waldemar Marmisolle Institute of Theoretical and Applied Physicochemical Research (INIFTA), UNLP-CONICET, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Alberto Albesa Institute of Theoretical and Applied Physicochemical Research (INIFTA), Department of Chemistry, FCE, UNLP-CONICET, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Program

School Schedule

School Morning Schedule

The detailed school program, including morning lectures, thematic training sessions, coffee breaks and lunch activities, is available on the dedicated program page.

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11–13 May 2026
Morning lectures · Training sessions · Coffee breaks · Lunch in the convent cloister

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VENUE
Convento “Santa Maria degli Angeli”
Via S. Francesco, 4, 83026 Torchiati (AV), Italy
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