Tainah Dorina Marforio
Curriculum vitae e dichiarazione altri incarichi ex D.lgs. n.33/2013
PhD in Computational Organic Chemistry at University of Bologna - “Computational Investigation on catalyzed organic reactions: Carbocatalysis, Biocatalysis, Metal and Organo Catalysis". Supervisor Prof. Andrea Bottoni.
Master degree in Organic Chemistry at University of Bologna (110/110). Thesis in Computational Organic Chemistry "Human Tyrosylprotein Sulfotransferase 2: a computational study of binding and catalytic mechanism". Supervisor Prof. Andrea Bottoni
Bachelor degree in Chemistry at University of Bologna (101/110) - Thesis in Synthetic Organic Chemistry “Synthesis of Endomorphin-1 analogues containing beta-dehydro-proline". Supervisor Prof. Alessandra Tolomelli
Research and Teaching experience
2024-now: Borsista di Ricerca at University of Bologna (Department of Chemistry "Giacomo Ciamician")
2019-2024: Adjunct Professor for the course “Chimica Organica Computazionale” (45061, Module 2) at University of Bologna
2018-2024: Research Fellow at University of Bologna – from 2021-2024 the fellowship was funded by AIRC (Associazione Italiana Ricerca contro il Cancro)
2015-2018: PhD Student in Chemistry at University of Bologna
2014-2015: Contracted Collaborator at University of Bologna
2011-2014: Master Student at University of Bologna
2007-2011: Bachelor Student at University of Bologna
Grants and awards
2025-2026: Winner of a 1-year fellowship funded by Fondazione Veronesi of the project ComBo: “Development of a Multimodal Nanoplatform for Combinational Boron Neutron Capture- and Chemo- Therapy to Treat Brain Cancers”
2024-2025: Winner of ISCRA-C for computational resources as PI of the project “e-ProBo: Computational simulations to identify innovative Nanoplatforms for Boron Neutron Capture Therapy in Brain Cancers based on Proteins and Boron Nitride Nanotubes”
2022-2023: Winner of European PRACE-ICEI (Call #8) for computational resources as Principal Investigator of the project: "CARGON: Carbon nanoparticles as cargo for Proteins"
2021 -2022: Winner of European PRACE-ICEI (Call #4) for computational resources as Principal Investigator of the project: "CADOB: Computer-aided design of Boron Carriers for Boron Neutron Capture Therapy"
2020(1) - 2023(4): Winner of a 3-year fellowship funded by AIRC (Associazione Italiana per la Ricerca sul Cancro) as Principal Investigator of the project: “BOBCAT: Biocompatible Boron Carriers for Boron Neutron Capture Therapy"
2018 - 2020: Scholarship winner on "Computational Study on Enzymatic processes" at University of Bologna. Supervisor Prof. Matteo Calvaresi
Prize for Master Thesis on "Theoretical Simulations of enzymatic mechanisms" at University of Bologna.
Students Tutoring
Supervisor of 7 Master’s students at University of Bologna (Department of Chemistry "Giacomo Ciamician"):
“Computational Approach to the study of Keppler-type MetalloDrugs: the case study of AziRu hydrolysis and its interaction with protein residues”
“Design of biocompatible carriers for carboranes for BNCT applications, a computational study”
“Computational investigations unveil a binding and reaction mechanisms of NDST1, the crucial enzyme in heparin biosynthesis”
“In silico screening of peptides as potential biocompatible carriers for carborane in BNCT applications”
“Host-guest chemistry in BNCT: in silico screening of plausible carborane carriers”
“Computations unveil kinetics and thermodynamics for carbon 2D-materials reactivity: the case of Diels-Alder on graphene and graphyne”
“Computational investigations of organic reactions catalysed by graphene oxide”
Co-supervisor of 8 Master’s and 10 Bachelor’s students at University of Bologna (Department of Chemistry "Giacomo Ciamician").
Participation to conferences
2024, September: Fall Meeting of the EMRS (European Materials Research Society), in Warsaw (Poland). 2 oral presentations
2023, July: Annual conference of the Italian Society of Photobiology (SIFB), in Lecce (Italy). Oral presentation
2023, June: Chem2DMat – European Conference of Chemistry of Two-Dimensional Materials, in Bologna (Italy). Oral presentation
2022, September: DCTC-Divisione Chimica Teorica e Computazionale (SCI), Modena (Italy). Oral presentation
2021, May: ECBS - European Chemical Biology Symposium, online. Poster presentation
2021, September: WISC – Women in Supramolecular Chemistry, 1st meeting, online. Oral presentation
2021, September: CDDD – Computational Driven Drug Discovery 7th Meeting, online. Oral presentation
2019, September: EuCO – EuChems Computational Theoretical Chemistry, in Perugia (Italy). Oral presentation
2019, June: 14th International Symposium on Macrocyclic and Supramolecular Chemistry, in Lecce (Italy), Poster presentation
2018, November, MEYCS – Merk & Elsevier Young Chemists Symposium, in Rimini (Italy). Oral Presentation
2018, September: DCTC - Divisione Chimica Teorica e Computazionale (Società Chimica Italiana), in Trieste (Italy). Oral presentation
2018, July: ICPOC - 24th IUPAC International Conference on Physical Organic Chemistry, in Faro (Portugal). Poster presentation
2017, December: XVII Giornata di Chimica dell’Emilia Romagna, in Bologna (Italy). Oral presentation
2017, November: MEYCS – Merk & Elsevier Young Chemists Symbosim, in Milano Marittima (Italy). Oral Presentation
2017, August: WATOC - 11th Congress of World Association of Theoretical and Computational Chemists, in Munich (Germany). Poster presentation
In assenza di altri incarichi inserire la seguente dichiarazione:
In data 05/11/2018 , ai sensi dell'art. 15 co. 1 lett. c) del D.lgs. n.33/2013, dichiaro di non svolgere incarichi, né di avere titolarità di cariche in enti di diritto privato regolati o finanziati dalla pubblica amministrazione, né di svolgere attività professionali.