About

Francesco Gianoli, PhD

I am an interdisciplinary scientist blending physics, biology, neuroscience, and engineering to unravel the mechanisms that make sensation—and in particular hearing—possible.
I currently hold a Kavli NSI Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Hudspeth Laboratory of Sensory Neuroscience at The Rockefeller University and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.

ℹ️ Personal Details

Name : Francesco Gianoli
ORCID : https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4876-7978
Email : fgianoli@rockefeller.edu
Nationality : Italian, British
Languages : 🇮🇹 Italian, 🇬🇧/🇺🇸 English, 🇫🇷 French

💼 Professional Positions

🏅 Awards & Honors

Kavli Neural Systems Institute Fellowship
The Rockefeller Univeristy & Howard Hughes Medical Institute - The fellowship supports early-career scientists in undertaking independent, cross-disciplinary neuroscience research. Fellows are given dedicated research support and are expected to help shape Institute activities, contributing to its collaborative culture and the wider Kavli network.
F.M. Kirby Postdoctoral Fellowship
The Rockefeller Univeristy & Howard Hughes Medical Institute - The fellowship is awarded for outstanding research at the interface of physics and biology.
PhD Thesis Award
Imperial College London
IDEX Paris-Saclay Scholarship
Université Paris-Saclay — full merit-based scholarship for top international master’s students.
Academic Merit Bursary
Università degli Studi di Torino — competitive award for academic excellence during undergraduate studies.

🎓 Education & Key Qualifications

PhD Bioengineering, Imperial College London
MSc Physique Fondamentale, Université Paris-Sud XI
MSc Physics of Complex Systems, PoliTo & ICTP/SISSA
BSc Physics, Università degli Studi di Torino