2019 – present: Associate Professor in Pharmaceutical Technology at the (Dept. of Pharmacy and Biotechnologies, Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna, Italy).
2015 – 2019: Associate Professor in Pharmaceutical Technology at the (School of Pharmacy, University of Camerino, Italy).
2007 – 2015: Assistant Professor in Pharmaceutical Technology (College of Pharmacy, University of Perugia, Italy)
2006 - Doctorate Degree in Pharmaceutical Technology (Dept. Chemistry and Technology of Drugs, University of Perugia, Italy), discussing a thesis entitled “Multicompartment systems for modified release of drugs”.
2002 - State Exam for Pharmacist (PharmD)
2002 - Graduation in Chemistry and Technology of Drugs (College of Pharmacy, University of Perugia, Italy)
Extramural experiences
2006 - 2007, visiting Postdoc at the College of Pharmacy (University of Kentucky, Lexington), in Professor Patrick P. DeLuca’s laboratories.
2006, guest in Professor Atilla Hincal’s laboratories at Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey.
2003 - 2004, visiting researcher at the College of Pharmacy (University of Kentucky, Lexington), in Professor Patrick P. DeLuca’s laboratories.
1998 - 1999, Socrates-Erasmus program at the “Université Louis Pasteur” (Strasburg, France) under the supervision of Professor Pascal Wehrlé.
Foreign Languages
English and French are fluent either spoken or written, Spanish at conversation level.
Scientific Research: production and bibliometric indicators
Research has been focused on the fields of drug delivery/targeting and nanomedicine, microparticulate system for inhalation and tissue engineering. I have been working on the development of lipid nanoparticles for targeted brain drug delivery, pancreatic cell encapsulation and transplantation for the treatment of diabetes mellitus, and the development of inhalable dry powders for the treatment of resistant tuberculosis.
Paolo is co-author of 70 scientific full-length articles published in international peer-reviewed journals, 1 international and 2 Italian patents and one book chapter, more than 20 oral communications and about 80 abstracts and/or proceedings at national and international meetings. Paolo Blasi delivered more than 10 invited lectures in Academia and private Companies.
The 67 publications present on Scopus have been cited 2846 times, generating an H-index of 28 (data from Scopus).
