1994 Laurea in Chemistry with honours,
University of Bologna.
1995 Qualification to Chemist Profession
.
1995/96-1998/99 Fellowship for a Ph.D in Medical
Biotechnologies, at “G. Moruzzi” Biochemistry Department,
University of Bologna (“Bioceramics and composites with osteogenic
properties”).
2000 Ph.D in Medical Biotechnologies .
2000 Fellowship (6 months) at “G. Moruzzi”
Biochemistry Department, University of Bologna (“Raman vibrational
spectroscopic analysis of bioactive composite biomaterials”).
2000-2001 Post-Doctoral fellowship on Medical Sciences at
“G. Moruzzi” Biochemistry Department, University of Bologna (
“Vibrational spectroscopic characterization of ceramic and
polymeric biomaterials before and after treatment in vitro
and/or in vivo”) .
2000-2001 Research consultant for the Laboratory of
Medical Technology, Istituti Ortopedici Rizzoli, Bologna.
2001-2002 C1 technician (technical-scientific area and
data elaboration) at “G. Moruzzi” Biochemistry Department,
University of Bologna
2002-2006 D1 technician (technical-scientific area and
data elaboration) at “G. Moruzzi” Biochemistry Department,
University of Bologna
2006 D2 technician (technical-scientific area and data
elaboration) at “G. Moruzzi” Biochemistry Department, University of
Bologna
Since 1st October 2007 Associate Professor in
Biochemistry (SSD BIO/10) at the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery,
University of Bologna.
The scientific activity of Professor Paola Taddei, in
cooperation with national and international scientific
institutions, mainly concerned the study (by Raman and IR
spectroscopy and thermal analysis) of bioceramic and polymeric
biomaterials and the structural characterization of active
pharmaceutical ingredients. In the latter research field, she was
member of the Scientific Committee of National and International
Workshops organized from 2006 to 2009 by the group of Molecular
Crystal Engineering of “G. Ciamician” Chemistry Department
and PolyCrystalline s.r.l.. In 2009 she was designated as Academic
Partner of Progetto Più “Research, development and patency of new
crystal forms deriving from active pharmaceutical ingredients”
presented by PolyCrystalLine Srl to Camera di Commercio Industria
Artigianato Agricoltura of Bologna
She was in the Organising Committee of GISR2012 (Bologna 6th-8th
june 2012).
She is author of 148 scientific in extenso
publications (mainly on peer-reviewed international journals
with IF) and 135 communications to national and international
conferences (20 published on peer-reviewed international journals
with IF).
She acts as reviewer for numerous international journals. She
acted as referee for the Austrian Science Fund.
Main and most recent research subjects in biomedical
field
- Wear study on articular ceramic or polyethylene prostheses
after in vivo implant and in vitro tests on hip joint
simulator.
- Study on the degradation mechanism and bioactivity of composite
scaffolds based on biodegradable polymers for bone tissue
repair.
- Structural study on silk fibroin-based materials chemically
modified for biomedical applications
- Conformational study on self-assembling peptides absorbed on
titanium oxide for bone tissue engineering
- Study on the hydration mechanism and bioactivity on modified
Portland cements for endodontic use
Main collaborations:
- Department of Chemistry "G. Ciamician"
- Laboratory of Medical Technology, Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli
(Bologna);
- Division of Applied Biology, Faculty of Textile Science and
Technology, Shinshu University, Nagano (Giappone).
- Department of Chemical Processes in Engineering, University of
Padua
