Alberto Luini

Alberto Luini is a Research Professor at the National Research Council (CNR) in Italy and serves as a Principal Investigator at the Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine in Naples. His career spans multiple prestigious institutions, including the Mario Negri Sud Institute and the Weizmann Institute of Science.

• Education: MD from the University of Milan, 1973

Research Interests: Dr. Luini's work focuses on membrane trafficking, signal transduction, and bioimaging technology. He pioneered correlative video-electron microscopy and proposed the compartment maturation-progression model, transforming understanding of intracellular transport. His lab identified novel transport vesicles, characterized homeostatic signaling circuits in constitutive pathways, and applied findings to transport-related diseases.

Publications: His 15 most recent articles highlight advancements in ER-Golgi dynamics, membrane fission mechanisms (e.g., CtBP/BARS protein), Golgi structure regulation, and disease implications of trafficking defects. These span disciplines including Cell Biology, Genetics, and Biochemistry.

Scientific Service: Dr. Luini has received the Emilio Trabucchi Foundation Medal (2000) and has been an EMBO Member since 2004. He contributes to leading European science infrastructures as a delegate to EuroBioImaging, member of the X-ray and Neutron Sources Committee (CNR), and National Coordinator of the ESFRI European Imaging Infrastructure EuroBioImaging.

Labs & Teams: Dr. Luini leads research at the Institute of Protein Biochemistry (CNR) and Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine, focusing on membrane transport regulation and bioimaging applications.