
Giovanni Maglia
Professor of Chemical Biology
Groningen Biomolecular Sciences & Biotechnology Institute
Nijenborgh 7, 9747 AG, 9700 CC, Groningen, NL
Office: Room 5172.0878
Phone: +31(0)50 363 6138
Email: giovanni.maglia@rug.nl
Skype: gm_rug
Positions
2010 - 2014
University of Leuven, Be
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry
2014 - 2021
University of Groningen, NL
Associate Professor
Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute
2021 - Present
University of Groningen, NL
Full Professor in Chemical Biology
Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute
Education
2000 - 2004
University of Birmingham, UK
PhD
Department of Chemistry
Advisor: Prof. RK Allemann
2005
University of Leuven, Be
Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Chemistry
Advisor: Prof. Y Engelborghs
2006 - 2010
University of Oxford, UK
Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Chemistry
Advisor: Prof. H Bayley
Bio
I was born in Bologna (Italy). I attended the University of Bologna for my undergraduate studies in Pharmaceutical Chemistry, and then went to the University of Pennsylvania (USA) for my Master’s thesis. Later I obtained a PhD from the University of Birmingham (UK) investigating the physical bases of dihydrofolate reductase catalysed reaction. After a short spell in a biophysics group at the university of Leuven (BE), I moved to the University of Oxford for a post-doctoral position in DNA nanopore sequencing where in 2008 I received an Oxford University Merit Award. In 2010 I received an ERC Starting Research Grant with which I initiate my independent research at the University of Leuven (BE).
In 2014 I moved to the University of Groningen (NL) as assistant professor, and became full professor in 2021. My independent research has been recognised by several prestigious research grant award. In 2016 I received an ERC Consolidator Research Grant for Top Researchers, in 2020 a VICI Talent Research Grant, and in 2022 as sole applicant a NHRGI-NIH protein sequencing grant.
My research interests include nanopore biophysics, single-molecule enzymology, single-molecule proteomics and sensing, and designing artificial transmembrane machines.
After a long-lasting scientific and funding collaboration with Oxford nanopore technology for developing next-generation nanopore sensors, in 2021 I setup a start-up company – Portal Biotech - for the commercialisation of nanopore technology.
Awards
2020 VICI talent grant – 1.5 Million research grant for Top Talent Researchers
2016 ERC Consolidator Grant – 2.0 Million Frontier Research Grant for Top Researchers
2010 ERC Starting Grant - 1.5 Million Frontier Research Grant for Top Researchers
2008 Oxford University Merit Award