Ivano Bertini

Ivano Bertini is Professor of Chemistry and Director of the Magnetic Resonance Center of the University of Florence. His main research interests are the advancements in nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, the expression and preparation of metalloproteins, their structural characterization and the investigation of their interactions with emphasis on understanding cellular processes at the molecular level. He has over 600 papers and many books. He has received the Chugaev Diploma of Kurnakov Institute of the Academy of Science, URSS, in 1981, the Golden Medal of the Magnetic Resonance Group of the Italian Chemical Society, in 1991, Prize Accademia dei Lincei, Italy, in 1993, Bijvoet Medal, Utrecht, NL, in 1998, Sapio NMR Prize, Italy, in 1999 and the Cannizzaro Medal of the Italian Chemical Society and the Basolo Medal in 2006. Amongst the special lectures: A.D. Little Lecturer at MIT, Cambridge, MS, USA, in 1997, E.L. Mütterties Lecturer at Berkeley, CA, USA, in 1997 and FECS lecturer, Athens in 2002. He has received three honorary doctorates. He is a member of the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei and of the Academia Europaea.