Senior assistant professor (fixed-term), ALMA MATER STUDIORUM – UNIVERSITA' DI BOLOGNA (2019-2022).
Junior assistant professor (fixed-term), ALMA MATER STUDIORUM – UNIVERSITA' DI BOLOGNA (2018-2019).
Graduate Technician (permanent position) at the Department of Chemistry "G. Ciamician", University of Bologna (2008-2018).
Research fellowships at the Department of Chemistry "G. Ciamician", University of Bologna (Supervisors: Prof. Cainelli e Prof. Giacomini):
- 2006-2008, Research project: “Synthesis of new biologically active compounds for the preparation of antibiotics and enzymatic inhibitors”.
- 2004-2006, Research project: “Synthesis of new enzymatic inhibitors”.
- 2002-2004, Research project: “Asymmetric synthesis of chiral diaminobicarboxylic acids with potential biological activity”.
- 2001-2002, Research project: “Synthesis of new biologically active compounds for the preparation of antibiotics and enzyme inhibitors”.
Research collaboration agreement, Research project: "Synthesis and functionalization of 4-alkylidene-beta-lactams for the production of glycosyl beta-lactams active against resistant bacteria" (2006).
Qualifications:
Master Degree in Chemistry (2000), Grade: 110/110 cum laude, at the Department of Chemistry "G. Ciamician", University of Bologna. Thesis title: "Enantioselective Addition to Carbonyl Compounds of Crotylhalides and Bromoesters in the presence of Chromium Chiral Complexes". Tutor: Prof. A. Umani-Ronchi; Co-tutor: Prof. P. G. Cozzi.
Chemical Professional Qualification (2001).
Ph.D. in Chemical Sciences of the University of Bologna (XVI cycle, 2001-2003) performed at the Department of Chemistry "G. Ciamician". Supervisor: Prof. G. Cainelli. Thesis title: "Synthesis of 4-alkylidene-beta-lactams: a new class of enzymatic inhibitors".
National Scientific Qualification as Associate Professor in Organic Chemistry (CHIM06-03/C1) (2017).
Teaching activity:
Teacher of the course of Laboratory of Organic Chemistry (6 CFU, Course integrated with Organic Chemistry 2) for the Degree in Chemistry and Materials Chemistry (CS: 8006), Faculty of Sciences, University of Bologna (2018-2019).
Teacher of the second teaching unit (2 CFU) of the Organic Chemistry Course for the Degree in Natural Sciences (CS: 8016), Faculty of Sciences, University of Bologna (2017-2018).
Agreements for teaching activities at the University of Bologna: Organic Chemistry Laboratory for Biological Sciences, Organic Chemistry I Laboratory for Bachelor Degree in Chemistry, Chemistry Laboratory for Bachelor Degree in Biotechnology.
Participation in research projects:
- HOLDER OF THE RESEARCH GRANT: "PROGETTO GIOVANI RICERCATORI" (2001) assigned by the University of BOLOGNA. Project: "Synthesis of enzymatic inhibitors with a beta-lactam scaffold”.
- Participant in PRIN 2002 (Prot. 2002034485_001) – “Design and synthesis of glycosyl-beta-lactams as new molecules with potential antibacterial activity against resistant bacterial strains”.
- Participant in PRIN 2004 – “Glycosyl-beta-lactams: New molecules with potential antibacterial activity against resistant strains. Design, synthesis and evaluation of in vitro activity”.
- Participant in MAE Italia-India 2012 (PGR00042) – “Design and development of new antimalarial compounds active against chloroquine-resistant Plasmodium strains”.
- Participant in FARB 2012 (RFBO128121) – “Advanced ultrasensitive multiplex diagnostic systems based on luminescence techniques”.
- Participant in PRIN 2015 - 20154JRJPP - LS7, “Towards multi-stage drugs to fight poverty related and neglected parasitic diseases: synthetic and natural compounds directed against Leishmania, Plasmodium and Schistosoma life stages and assessment of their mechanisms of action”.
- Participant in PROJECT 2016 funded by FONDAZIONE DEL MONTE DI BOLOGNA E RAVENNA - “Leishmania, an infectious agent emerging in Emilia-Romagna: Diagnostic implications and development of new drugs".
- Participant in PRIN 2017 (Prot. 2017EKCS35), "Supramolecular and Nanostructured Systems for the analysis of Emerging pollutants through optical Transduction".
- Participant in PROJECT 2018 funded by FONDAZIONE CASSA DI RISPARMIO IN BOLOGNA - “Study of new synthetic endoperoxides as potential drugs for Leishmaniasis".
Publishing Activities:
Since 2012 AQ works as reviewer for: ADVANCED SYNTHESIS & CATALYSIS (Wiley); ORGANIC LETTERS (ACS Publications); STUDIES IN NATURAL PRODUCTS CHEMISTRY (Elsevier Science Publishers); CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS (Royal Society of Chemistry); TETRAHEDRON LETTERS (Elsevier); CHIRALITY (Wiley); ACS CATALYSIS (ACS Publications); CHEMISTRY - A EUROPEAN JOURNAL (Wiley); THE JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY (ACS Publications); MOLECULES (MDPI); SYNLETT (Georg Thieme Publishers); SYNTHESIS (Georg Thieme Publishers);CURRENT ORGANIC CHEMISTRY (Bentham Science);MINI-REVIEWS IN MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY (Bentham Science); RECENT PATENTS ON CATALYSIS (Bentham Science); LETTERS IN ORGANIC CHEMISTRY (Bentham Science); CHINESE JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY (Wiley); ORGANIC AND BIOMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY (Royal Society of Chemistry); CHEMISTRY SELECT (Wiley); NATURE COMMUNICATIONS (Springer Nature Publishing AG); NEW JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY (Royal Society of Chemistry); CATALYSTS (MDPI); CHEMCATCHEM (Wiley).
Patents:
- INVENTOR of the INTERNATIONAL PATENT WO2008/074717 A2 (International Application Number: PCT/EP2007/063844). Title: "Process for the preparation of chiral 2-arylpropylic alcohols". Inventors: P. GALLETTI, D. GIACOMINI, G. CAINELLI, A. QUINTAVALLA, G. GUCCIARDO.
- INVENTOR of the INTERNATIONAL PATENT WO2014/024106 A1 (International Application Number: PCT/IB2013/056340). Title: "Method for the production of thermochemiluminescent silica nanoparticles and their use as markers in bioanalytic methods". Inventors: A. RODA, M. DI FUSCO, A. QUINTAVALLA, M. GUARDIGLI, M. MIRASOLI, M. LOMBARDO, C. TROMBINI.
Additional Activities:
Member of ITALIAN MALARIA NETWORK (IMN)- CENTRO INTERUNIVERSITARIO DI RICERCHE SULLA MALARIA (CIRM), Department of Experimental Medicine and Biochemical Sciences (Via del Giochetto, 06126 PERUGIA).
