Rosalia Moreddu joined the School of Electronics and Computer Science (ECS) at the University of Southampton as an Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering in November 2024. She is also affiliated to the Institute for Life Science (IfLS) at the same institution. She established the MOSAIC Lab in May 2025 and the Bioelectricity Cluster in April 2025. Since February 2025, she is also an Associate Editor of the journal Bioelectricity, and acts as a reviewer for DAAD and EU-funded fellowships.

She was previously a recipient of a Marie-Skodlowska Curie postdoctoral fellowship, that she carried on at the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Genoa, Italy, working on micro and nano-sensors for biointerfacing, focusing on probing electric signalling in non-excitable cells. She also investigated the link between cellular migration and network signalling in wound healing and cancer. Her side activities revolved around electrophysiological recordings and imaging of cardiac cells and brain organoids in vitro. 

Prior to this, she conducted her PhD studies at Imperial College London, Centre for Biochemical Sensors, jointly with the University of Birmingham, UK, working on biosensors for point-of-care health monitoring. During her PhD she acquired experience in research translation and startup development through the Entrepreneur First program in London, and acted as an Academic Mentor at the Birmingham Business School to guide students on workload management and career development. 

Before undertaking a PhD, she was a Research Engineer at CERN, Switzerland, where she worked on the development of particle detectors based on liquid scintillators and microfluidics, with applications in particle physics as well as radiation therapy in cancer treatment. During her pre-PhD studies, she undertook research stays at Chang-Gung University in Taiwan, working on graphene field effect transistors, and Sensoria Health in Seattle, USA, working on wereable textile sensors for real-time plantar pressure sensing in athletes.

She holds a Master Degree in Nanotechnology from Politecnico di Torino, Italy, with semestral exchanges at EPFL, Switzerland, and Grenoble INP, France, and a Bachelor Degree in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Cagliari, Italy. 

She is a member of several scientific societies, including the Institute of Physics (IoP), the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the American Chemical Society (ACS), and other national and international groups. She delivered over 20 invited lectures and published her results in journals such as Small, Nano Letters and Advanced Science, disseminating her research findings at outreach events including Pint of Science UK and TEDxLondon.

Over time, she was awarded individual grants appropriate to her career stages, for a total of £ 200k. These include a MSCA fellowship and a Globus fellowship from the European Commission, travel grants from the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), the Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) and the British Council, the Nanotechnology Program scholarship and a Master Thesis scholarship from the Italian Ministry of Education (MIUR).

At the University of Southampton, beyond teaching and research, she aims at being a reference figure for:

• Equality, diversity and inclusion

• Mentoring students and younger researchers