Women in BioCop - Biographies
Organisation: Universit� di Roma Tor Vergata
Country: Italy
* Masters in Biology - University of Rome “Tor Vergata” (2000)
* PhD in Chemistry - University of Rome "Tor Vergata" (2003)
* Post-doc position - University of Rome “Tor Vergata” (2003-2007)Areas of Interest:
Analytical Chemistry, Electroanalysis, chemical sensors development.
Applied biosensor and electrochemical sensors for environmental and food analysis.
Immunosensors based on enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for toxins detection using different electrochemical techniques.
Dr. Piermarini is Involved in the development of simple and rapid immuno-methods for the screening of trichothecenes in cereals, corn, grains and babyfood, using screen-printed electrodes, work packages 3 (Biosensors) and 10 (Mycotoxins)
Languages:
Italian, English
Publications:
1. N.H.S. Ammida, L. Micheli, S. Piermarini, D. Moscone, G. Palleschi. “Detection of aflatoxin B1 in barley: comparative study of immunosensor and HPLC”. Analytical Letters, 39: 1559 – 1572, 2006.
2. S. Piermarini, L. Micheli, N.H.S. Ammida, G. Palleschi, D. Moscone. “ Electrochemical immunosensor array using a 96-well screen-printed microplate for aflatoxin B1 detection”. Biosensors & Bioelectronics, 22: 1434 – 1440, 2007.
3. S. Piermarini, G. Volpe, F. Ricci, L. Micheli, D. Moscone, G. Palleschi, M. Führer, R. Krska, S. Baumgartner. “Rapid screening electochemical methods for aflatoxin B1 and type-A trichothecenes: a preliminary study. Analytical Letters, in press.