International School of Biophysics «Antonio Borsellino»

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51st Course
Chromatin landscapes: Linking physical reality with biological destiny

Erice – Sicily · 15–21 October 2026

Directors of the Course R. Bizzarri · A. Diaspro · E. Hinde
School International School of Biophysics «Antonio Borsellino»
Course 51st Course · 2026
51st Course

Lecturers

 

The scientific programme will bring together internationally recognized researchers working at the interface between biophysics, chromatin organization, molecular biology, advanced microscopy and quantitative approaches to biological systems.

Lecturer

Bruce Alberts

Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, School of Medicine
University of California San Francisco, USA

Lecturer

Andrew Belmont

Department of Cell and Developmental Biology
Institute for Genomic Biology
Center for Biophysics and Quantitative Biology
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, USA

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Paolo Bianchini

Nanoscopy, Center for Human Technologies
Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Genova, Italy

Course Director & Lecturer

Ranieri Bizzarri

Department of Surgical, Medical and Molecular Pathology and Critical Care Medicine
University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

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Francesca Cella Zanacchi

Department of Physics “E. Fermi”
University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

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Cristoph Cremer

Kirchhoff-Institute for Physics, University Heidelberg
Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research and Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB), Mainz, Germany

Lecturer

Ines Delfino

Department of Ecological and Biological Sciences
University of Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy

Course Director & Lecturer

Alberto Diaspro

Department of Physics, University of Genoa
Nanoscopy, Center for Human Technologies
Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Genova, Italy

Lecturer

Jerzy Dobrucki

Department of Cell Biophysics
Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology
Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland

Lecturer

Irene Farabella

Armenise-Harvard Integrative Nuclear Architecture
Center for Human Technologies
Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Genova, Italy

Lecturer

Nicole Francis

Biochemistry of Epigenetic Inheritance Research Unit
Montreal Clinical Research Institute (IRCM)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Course Director & Lecturer

Elizabeth Hinde

Laboratory for Cellular Biophysics
School of Physics
The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Lecturer

Stefano Manzo

Department of Biosciences
University of Milan, Italy

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Davide Mazza

Experimental Imaging Center, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele
Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy

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Mario Nicodemi

Department of Physics, University of Naples “Federico II”
INFN, Naples, Italy

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Aldo Pagano

Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Genoa
IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy

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Walter Rocchia

Computational Modelling of Nanoscale and Biophysical Systems (CONCEPT) Lab
Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Genova, Italy

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Spartaco Santi

Institute of Molecular Genetics “Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza”
National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Bologna, Italy

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Valeria Vetri

Department of Physics and Chemistry "Emilio Segrè"
University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy