Marco Linari Full Professor of Physiology Born in Florence (December 30, 1963) 1990: Degree in Natural Sciences 1995: Ph.D. in Physiology Academic Career 1990 - 1994: PhD student, Department of Physiological Sciences, University of Florence 1996 - 1997: Post- Ph.D., Ph.D., Department of Physiological Sciences, University of Florence 1997 - 2001: Researcher, Department of Physiological Sciences, University of Florence 2001 - Associate Professor, Department of Evolutionary Biology, University of Florence 2012 - Ordinary Professor, Department of Biology, University of Florence Other experience 1993 - 1994: Research Fellow, Dept. of Physiology, University College, London, United Kingdom 1998 - 2003: Visiting scientist in the laboratory of Prof. RW Woledge, Dept. of Physiology, University College, London, United Kingdom Scholarships 1993 Fellowship of the European Community (Human Capital and Mobility program) Membership in Institutes and Scientific Societies - Associate Member of the Marie Curie Fellowship Association - Biophysical Society (USA) - Italian Society of Physiology - National Interuniversity Consortium for Physical Sciences of the Subject (CNISM) - Complex Dynamic Study Center (CSDC) Scientific Activity The scientific activity concerns the study of the molecular mechanism of muscular contraction: as the energy released from the ATP hydrolysis on the catalytic site of the myosin motor attached to the filament of actin is transformed into strength and shortening at the sarcomero level. This goal is pursued through an integrated approach involving the combination of X-ray mechanics, biochemistry, calorimetry and diffraction techniques with synchrotron light on single muscle fibers.

Physiological Sciences, Biology, Evolutionary Biology