TRAINING
2000: Degree in Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Padua (108/110). Thesis title: "Synthesis and study of bimetallic catalysts for the hydrolysis of phosphoric esters", supervisor Prof. U. Tonellato.
2000: Examination for the qualification to practice the profession of chemist
2001: Civil service, alternative to compulsory military service
2005: PhD in CHEMICAL SCIENCES, University of Padua. Thesis title: "Fluorescent Nanosensors". Supervisor Prof. Umberto Tonellato.
2013: ASN - National Scientific Qualification: competition sector 03 / C1 (ORGANIC CHEMISTRY - associate professor).
2013: ASN - National Scientific Qualification: competition sector 03 / B1 (FOUNDATIONS OF CHEMICAL SCIENCES AND INORGANIC SYSTEMS - associate professor).
ACADEMIC CAREER
2005: Post-Doc, Dept. of Chemical Sciences, University of Padua. Supervisor: Prof. Umberto Tonellato.
2006 - 2008: "Young FIRB Researcher". Dept. of Chemistry "G. Ciamician "- University of Bologna. Project title: LATEMAR (Laboratory of Miniaturized Technologies for Analysis and Research) - FIRB RBLA03Z3LN (2003-2004). Supervisor: Prof. Luca Prodi.
2009 -2011: Post-doc. Dept. of Chemistry "G. Ciamician "- University of Bologna. Project title: "Synthesis and photophysical and electrochemical characterization of photo- and electroactive nanoparticles". Supervisor: Prof. Luca Prodi.
2011 -2013: Post-doc. Dept. of Chemistry "G. Ciamician "- University of Bologna. External unit of the ERC Starting grant: "MOSAIC: patterning the surface of monolayer-protected nanoparticles to obtain intelligent nanodevices". Supervisor: Dr. Marco Montalti.
2013 - 2016:, Fix term Researcher (RTD-a, junior, Art. 24 co.3, a) Law 240/2010). Dept. of Chemistry "G. Ciamician "- University of Bologna (2-9-2013 / 1-9-2016).
2016 - 2019:, Fix term Researcher (RTD-b, senior, Article 24 paragraph 3, a) Law 240/2010), Dept. of Chemistry "G. Ciamician "- University of Bologna (8-10-2016 / 10-27-2019).
TEACHING
From 2013-2014 has continuously carried out teaching activity in courses of General Chemistry at the School of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine (Bologna) and at the School of Sciences (Single-cycle Master's Degree in Pharmacy - Rimini), University of Bologna .
He is currently involved in the following teaching course:
00088 CHEMISTRY - MODULE 1 (60h) and 2 (20h). School of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine - Bologna; Three-year degrees: 8525 Local and agro-forestry sciences (STAAF) and 8526 Economics and marketing in the agro-industrial system (EMSA).
00088 - CHEMISTRY - (60h), 6 cfu. School of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine - Bologna; Three-year degrees: 8882 Animal Production (PA)
PUBLICATIONS
Co-author of more than 60 publications in international peer reviewed journals (index h = 24. Source WoS, July 2020) and co-inventor of 4 patents.
ORAL PRESENTATIONS AT CONGRESSES AND SCHOOLS
2005: VII National Congress of Supramolecular Chemistry, Florence, Italy
2006: National Photochemical Conference, Salice Terme (PV), Italy
2007: PHOTOBIOCHEM'07 - IV Joint National Congress of Photobiology and Photochemistry. Acquafredda di Maratea (Italy)
2008: ISLS - XIII International Symposium on Luminescence Spectroscopy, Bologna (Italy)
2009: FISPHOTON, 2nd France-Italy Symposium on Photosciences. Marseille, France.
2011: National Congress of Photochemistry - Giardini Naxos, Messina (Italy)
2011: MAF12 - 12th Conference on Methods and Applications of Fluorescence. Spectroscopy, Imaging and Probes.
2012: OWLS - "12th OPTICS WITHIN LIFE SCIENCES", 4-6 July - Genoa, Italy.
2013: MAF13 - 13th Conference on Methods and Applications of Fluorescence - Genoa, ITALY.
2014: CECP - Central European Conference on Photochemistry - Bad Hofgastein, Austria.
2014: ECL - International meeting on Electrogenerate Chemiluminescence Bertinoro, Ravenna, Italy.
2015: 5th International Colloids Conference, Colloid and Interface Science for a future brighter, - Amsterdam, the Netherlands
2017: Methods and Applications in Fluorescence, MAF2017, Bruges, Belgium
ORGANIZATION OF CONFERENCES AND SCHOOLS
"Giacomo Ciamician, genius of chemistry and prophet of solar energy", Department of Chemistry "G. Ciamician "- University of Bologna, 16-18 September 2007.
4th National course of introduction to photochemistry. Department of Chemistry "G. Ciamician "- Bologna, 3-7 September 2007
"IPM 2012 - Italian Photochemistry Meeting 2012", and of the international symposium "The Photochemistry of the Future - 100 Years Later", Department of Chemistry "G. Ciamician "- University of Bologna 11-13 October 2012
6th National course of introduction to photochemistry. 3-6 June 2013Bologna,
ECL 2014- "International meeting on Electrogenerate Chemiluminescence" 7-10 September 2014 Bertinoro (FC, Italy)
CNIF 2016 - National Course of Introduction to Photochemistry Bologna, 6-10 June 2016. Bologna, Italy.
46th National Congress of Inorganic Chemistry 10-13 September 2018, Bologna, Italy.
RESEARCH
At the beginning of his scientific activity he was involved in the synthesis and the study of bimetallic catalysts (Zn (II), Cu (II)) for the hydrolysis of phosphoric esters, to produce suitable units for the development of artificial restriction enzymes (DNA hydrolysis).
He then worked on the development of fluorescent chemosensors based on surfactant aggregates, to measure the concentration of metal ions in aqueous solution.
Later, his research interest shifted towards the design, synthesis and characterization of luminescent colloidal systems. In this new research activity he was initially involved in the development of luminescent sensors based on silica nanoparticles, to determine the concentration of biological and environmental relevant metal ions, and also in the synthesis of core-shell / Ag-silica nanoparticles with fluorescence amplification processes promoted by the presence of metal nanoparticles (MEF - Metal Enhanced Fluorescence).
The research field of silica doped nanoparticles with luminophores was then intensively analyzed by exploiting the analytical potential offered by organized systems containing an high number of chromophoric units. These systems have been applied effectively and in numerous examples in fluorescence imaging in vitro and in vivo, in the detection of analytes of environmental and biological interest and in applications related to electrochemically generated chemiluminescence (ECL - electrochemiluminescence). Very recently, his research interest is moving towards the development of systems able to combine diagnostic and therapeutic functions (theranostics).
