Education:
2017-2022 Postdoctoral Fellow, Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland and Saarland University, Saarbrücken, DE
Postdoc supervisor Prof. A. K. H. Hirsch
Project: Design and synthesis of novel anti-infective agents targeting enzymes of the MEP pathway
2020-2022 Project manager (part-time), H2020-MSCA-ITN, Grant Agreement n° 860816."Tackling antimicrobial resistance by targeting the MEP pathway"
2016–2017 Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Groningen, NL
Postdoc supervisor Prof. A. K. H. Hirsch
Project: Design and synthesis of compounds against the Energy-Coupling Factor (ECF) Transporter, an hitherto underexplored anti-infective target
2016-2016 Postdoctoral Fellow, Italian Institute of Technology (iit), IT
Postdoc supervisor Prof. D. Piomelli
Project: Identification and development of novel N-acylphosphatidylethanolamine phospholipase D (NAPE-PLD) inhibitors
2015 Ph.D. in Medicinal Chemistry, iit Genova, IT
PhD supervisor: Prof. D. Piomelli
Project: Targeting Acid Ceramidase (AC): identification, design and synthesis of novel small-molecule inhibitors with potential application in the treatment of cancer and inflammation.
2015 Exchange, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
Supervisor: Prof. V. Aggarwal
Project: Total synthesis of hydroxyphthioceranic acid using a traceless lithiation-borylation-protodeboronation strategy on gram scale
2011 Internship, University of Camerino, IT
Supervisor: Prof. M. Giannella
Project: Design and synthesis of novel adrenergic ligands with dual α2A antagonism/α2C agonism activity
2011 Visiting student, University of Turku, Finland
Supervisor: Prof. M. Scheinin
Project: Binding assay and 35S-GTPgammaS binding of alpha2-adrenoceptors inhibitors
2010 M.Sci. in Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology, University of Camerino, IT
Master’s supervisor: Prof. M. Pigini
