Summary
Andrea Picco is a consultant and quantitative microscopy specialist with over a decade of experience extracting molecular-scale insight from imaging data. Trained as a theoretical physicist (PhD) and seasoned through interdisciplinary postdoctoral work at EMBL and academic roles at the University of Geneva, he develops imaging automation, custom Python analysis tools, and novel microscopy methods that resolve protein complexes in living cells at nanometer scale. His work spans superresolution, CLEM integration, and tracking-data visualization—evidenced by high-impact publications and a maintained Python distribution for trajectory analysis. Based in Geneva, he combines rigorous modeling instincts with hands-on engineering to turn complex biological questions into reproducible image-analysis pipelines. Notably, he bridges theory and practice by applying mathematical physics thinking to practical microscopy problems, enabling both method development and routine deployment for life-science labs.
10 years of coding experience
Physics, Theoretical Physics, 110/110 cum laude, Physics, Theoretical Physics, 110/110 cum laude at Università degli Studi di Torino / University of Turin
60/60, 60/60 at Liceo Scientifico
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Theoretical and Mathematical Physics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Theoretical and Mathematical Physics at Università degli Studi di Torino
Italian, English, French