EDUCATION
1993: BS in Medicinal Chemistry University of Bologna; 1997: Ph.D. in Toxicology, University of Bologna; visiting Scientist (1996, 1997, 2000, 2002) at the GSF-National Research Center for Environment and Health, Munich, Germany.
POSITIONS HELD
1993-1998: Lecturer in Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Bologna, Italy
1998-2014: Assistant Professor of Pharmacology, University of Bologna, Italy
2014-2021: Associate Professor, University of Bologna, Italy
2021-: Full Professor, Department for Life Quality Studies, University of Bologna, Italy
2019-2023: Coordinator of the PhD Programme of Science and Culture of Well-being and Lifestyles, University of Bologna, Italy
2022-2023: Coordinator of the PhD Programme of Sport, Health and Well-being, University of Bologna, Italy.
2020-2022: Member of the Groups of evaluation experts (GEV) in the Italian Evaluation of Research Quality 2015-2019 (VQR)
2021-2023: Member of the Qualification Committee for the procedure for obtaining the national scientific qualification to function as associate or full professor in Italian Universities for the Italian Ministry of Education, universities and research (MIUR), Academic discipline: BIO/14 Pharmacology
2021-present: Deputy Director of the Department for Life Quality Studies, University of Bologna, Italy
SCIENTIFIC MEMBERSHIPS
Italian Society of Toxicology (SITOX)
Italian Society of Pharmacology (SIF)
Italian Society for Clinical Cell Analysis (ISCCA)
European society for clinical cell analysis (ESCCA)
RESEARCH TOPICS
1) Cellular and Genetic Toxicology
- Investigation of critical cellular and molecular events related to carcinogenesis induced by exposure to xenobiotics (drugs, phytochemicals, pesticides, etc.).
- Study of the risk of cancer in exposed populations by using biomarkers of effect.
2) Antitumor Pharmacology
- Identification of plant-derived compounds with potential cancer chemopreventive activity and definition of their mechanism of action at cellular and molecular levels.
- Preclinical development of phytochemicals and their synthetic derivatives as antitumor drugs.
HONORS AND AWARDS
- 2021: Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer (JITC) Best Basic Tumor Immunology Paper Award 2021 for the article Efimova I., Catanzaro E., Van der Meeren L., Turubanova V.D., Hammad H., Mishchenko T.A., Vedunova M.V., Fimognari C., Bachert C., Coppieters F., Lefever S., Skirtach A.G., Krysko O., Krysko D.V. (2020). Vaccination with early ferroptotic cancer cells induces efficient antitumor immunity. J Immunother Cancer. 8(2):e001369. doi: 10.1136/jitc-2020-001369.
- 2020: Marine Drugs Best Paper Award 2019 for the article Calcabrini C, Catanzaro E, Bishayee A, Turrini E, Fimognari C. (2017). Marine sponge natural products with anticancer potential: an updated review. Mar Drugs. 15(10):pii: E310. doi: 10.3390/md15100310.
- 2018: Member of the International Natural Product Sciences Taskforce, bringing together scientists and key opinion leaders of the natural product scientific research field, as well as representatives of multiple scientific excellence centers and pharmaceutical and natural product-related industry. Major aims of the taskforce are to promote collaborative natural product-focused research and science communication.
- 2017: The article Fimognari C., Lenzi M., Ferruzzi L., Turrini E., Scartezzini P., Poli F., Gotti R., Guerrini A., Carulli G., Ottaviano V., Cantelli-Forti G., Hrelia P. (2011). Mitochondrial pathway mediates the antileukemic effects of Hemidesmus indicus, a promising botanical drug. PLoSOne 6(6): e21544 is among the top 25% most cited PLOS ONE articles.
- 2012-2015: Advisory Board member of "The Halifax Project", focused on an advanced anticancer therapeutic design that will be aimed at a broad-spectrum of targets in an attempt to tackle the problem of therapeutic resistance and disease relapse.
- 2008: “Top Ten Cited Author in 2007 & 2008” in Mutation Research Reviews for the paper Fimognari C., Hrelia P. (2007). Sulforaphane as a promising molecule for fighting cancer. Mutat Res-Rev Mutat 635: 90-104.
- 2001: Recipient of the Italian Society of Pharmacology Award for the best paper published in the journal “Pharmacological Research” in 2000 for the paper Fimognari C., Nüsse M., Cantelli-Forti G, Hrelia P. (2000). New in vitro approaches to explore cellular and molecular events related to carcinogenesis. Pharmacol Res 41: 385-390.
- 2000: Recipient of the Italian Society of Toxicology Award for the best paper published in 1999 for the paper Fimognari C., Nüsse M., Hrelia P. (1999). Flow cytometric analysis of genetic damage, effect on cell cycle progression and apoptosis by Thiophanate-methyl in human lymphocytes. Env Mol Mutagen 33: 173-176.
SCIENTIFIC PRODUCTION AND METRICS (Scopus, 21.03.24)
N° of original articles: 155
N° of original articles on indexed and peer-reviewed journals: 135
N° of nationwide book chapters: 6
N° of international book chapters: 10
N° of short communications: 2
Citations: 5229
h-index: 36
TEACHING ACTIVITY
Undergraduate Courses
