Postdoctoral research fellow at the Department of Chemistry "G. Ciamician" of the University of Bologna since 2023, her activity focuses on the development and characterisation of "smart" biomaterials for biomedical applications.
EDUCATION
Ph.D. in Chemistry at the Department of Industrial Chemistry "Toso Montanari" of the University of Bologna. Thesis title: "Historic and modern alloys: atmospheric corrosion and development of accelerated ageing methodologies", supervised by Professor Elena Bernardi.
Master's degree in Photochemistry and Molecular Materials obtained in 2018 from the University of Bologna with a thesis titled "Tissue engineering of biocompatible nanostructured materials for biomedical applications", supervised by Professor Nelsi Zaccheroni, grade 110/110.
Bachelor's degree in Chemistry and Materials Chemistry obtained in 2016 from the University of Bologna with a thesis titled "Solvatochromic probes for the characterisation of silica core/shell nanoparticles for drug delivery", supervised by Professor Nelsi Zaccheroni, grade 104/110.
Classical Lyceum Diploma obtained in 2011 from the State Classical Lyceum "M. Minghetti," Bologna (IT).
RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
Her main interests cover the fields of photochemistry, nanotechnology and materials science, with a particular focus on biopolymers and composites for biomedical applications.
After completing hes master's degree in photochemistry and molecular materials, she worked as a research fellow at the Institute of Ceramic Science and Technology (ISSMC, formerly ISTEC) of the National Research Council of Italy (CNR) within a project funded by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation - ONLUS, aimed to develop calcium phosphate-based nanoparticles as drug delivery systems for antimicrobial peptides to treat cystic fibrosis-related pathologies.
During her Ph.D. research at the Department of Industrial Chemistry "Toso Montanari" of the University of Bologna, she studied the corrosion mechanisms of materials exposed to outdoor environments due to atmospheric agents, with particular attention to the role of atmospheric particulate matter (PM). As a member of the research team of the European project JPI-CH "PROcraft: Protection and conservation of heritage aircraft", she spent three monthsin France, specifically at the "Arc'Antique" laboratory in Nantes and the CEMES CNRs in Toulouse, where she deepened her knowledge of characterisation techniques for metallic materials (mainly aluminum alloys) subjected to atmospheric corrosion.
Since 2023, she has been a postdoctoral research fellow in the Polymer Sciences and Biomaterials group at the Department of Chemistry "G. Ciamician," under the supervision of Professor Chiara Gualandi, Her studies involve the development and characterisation of functionalised hydrogels for biomedical applications within the project "NUTperOA: A novel functionalized NUTraceuticals-laden hyaluronic hydrogel for gender-based PERsonalized treatment for osteOArthritis care: a novel proof-of-concept in viscosupplementation.
