Education
2001 University of Bologna , Italy , Ph.D. in
Pharmaceutical Sciences in the frame of the European Project
BIOMED2 entitled â€Structure, function and molecular pharmacology
of neurotransmitter receptors- Polyamines as key tools and potent
neuroprotectantsâ€.
1997 University of Bologna, Italy, Laurea cum
laude in Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology.
Current And Previous Positions
2014-present Associate Professor of Medicinal Chemistry (CHIM/08), University of Bologna, Department of Pharmacy and Biotecnology
2005-2014 Assistant Professor ("Ricercatore") of
Medicinal Chemistry (Chim08), University of Bologna , Faculty of
Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
2001-2004 Postdoc researcher,
University of Bologna
1997-2001 Ph. D. student,
University of Bologna, spending a period at the Royal Danish School
of Pharmacy of Copenhagen
Teaching Responsibilities:
2015/16-present: Analysis of medicines I (lab-based course)
2014/2015: Chemical toxicological analysis II; Analysis of
medicines I (part II)
2013/14-2014/2015: Medicinal and toxicological chemistry II
(part II)
2012/13- present: Lab-based course on extraction and synthetic
preparation of drugs
2008/09-2011/12 : Drug Analysis II
2007/08: Analysis of Drug Substances I
2006/07: Pharmaceutical Analysis I: Quantitative Analysis
Professional Society Memberships:
Member of the Italian Chemical Society, 1998-present.
Reviewing Activities:
Reviewer for several medicinal chemistry journals,
2005-present.
Reviewer of the Alzheimer's Association grant program,
2008-present.
Service Activities (2006-present):
Secretariat of the Course of Study of Pharmacy, University of
Bologna (2006-2009)
Responsible for the monitoring of teaching activities (Faculty
of Pharmacy, University of Bologna, 2006-2009)
Research interests:
Design and synthesis of small molecules as probes for the
investigation of biological processes or as drug candidates for
neurodegenerative diseases and cancer. This activity has resulted
in the publication of more than 75 original papers
and 2 international patent.
