Education
PhD in Computational Organic Chemistry at University of Bologna - “Computational Investigation on catalyzed organic reactions: Carbocatalysis, Biocatalysis, Metal and Organo Catalysis". Supervisor Prof. Andrea Bottoni.
Master degree in Organic Chemistry at University of Bologna (110/110). Thesis in Computational Organic Chemistry "Human Tyrosylprotein Sulfotransferase 2: a computational study of binding and catalytic mechanism". Supervisor Prof. Andrea Bottoni
Bachelor degree in Chemistry at University of Bologna (101/110) - Thesis in Synthetic Organic Chemistry “Synthesis of Endomorphin-1 analogues containing beta-dehydro-proline". Supervisor Prof. Alessandra Tolomelli
Grants and awards
2022-2023: Winner of European PRACE-ICEI (Call #8) for computational resources as Principal Investigator of the project: "CARGON: Carbon nanoparticles as cargo for Proteins"
2021 -2022: Winner of European PRACE-ICEI (Call #4) for computational resources as Principal Investigator of the project: "CADOB: Computer-aided design of Boron Carriers for Boron Neutron Capture Therapy"
2020(1) - 2023(4): Winner of a 3-year fellowship funded by AIRC (Associazione Italiana per la Ricerca sul Cancro) as Principal Investigator of the project: “BOBCAT: Biocompatible Boron Carriers for Boron Neutron Capture Therapy"
2018 - 2020: Scholarship winner on "Computational Study on Enzymatic processes" at University of Bologna. Supervisor Prof. Matteo Calvaresi
Prize for Master Thesis on "Theoretical Simulations of enzymatic mechanisms" at University of Bologna.
Students Tutoring
Supervision and Co-supervision of Master and Bachelor Students, Department of Chemistry, University of Bologna.
