On this page potential research projects for PhD-students are presented to provide an overview of the research that takes place within the Graduate Course in Molecular Sciences. The projects have been written by members of the Collegio dei Docenti that are interested in supervising a PhD-student. Candidates that are interested in one of the research projects described in this document are strongly invited to contact the respective PI prior to the admission procedure and express their interest.

It is noted that these are just proposals for research projects to provide candidates with an idea of the research carried out by the members of the Collegio dei Docenti. Candidates that have obtained a scholarship (without defined research theme) are free to choose their project and supervisor.

Curriculum: Chemical Sciences

Biotechnology

BERGANTINO Elisabetta 
Producing and engineering enzymes for biocatalysis and bioremediation

Analytical chemistry

BOGIALLI Sara
Toxic algal metabolites in the North Adriatic Sea: identification, risk assessment and early warning systems

Environmental impact of micro and nanoplastic litters: identification and analysis by Raman spectroscopy and mass spectrometric techniques

DI MARCO Valerio
Towards the development of new radiopharmaceuticals based on thermody-namically strong and kinetically inert metal-ligand complexes

FRASCONI Marco
Smart sustainable biosensors for biomarker detection - eligible for the DM11823 PNRR scholarships

PASTORE Paolo
pH-Colorimetric Sensor Arrays: Preparation, Characterization and Applications

TAPPARO Andrea
Metal-ligand complexes in atmospheric particles: formation processes, proper-ties and relevance for public health in urban environment

Industrial chemistry

BENETTI Edmondo
Controlled Radical Polymerizations Compatible with Biological Environments

Physical chemistry

ABDIRISAK Ahmed Isse
Electrochemical conversion of carbon dioxide to formic acid on nanostructured electrocatalysts

ANTONELLO Sabrina

Exploring molecular approaches to the heterogenization of metal nanoclusters for electrocatalytic applications

BORTOLUS Marco
EPR spectroscopy in cellula, developing new strategies

CARBONERA Donatella
Extending the red limit of oxygenic photosynthesis: basic principles and implications for biotechnological applications to improve crops and photobioreactors - eligible for the DM11823 PNRR scholarships

COLLINI Elisabetta
Multidimensional and Ultrafast Optical Spectroscopy

CORNI Stefano
Multiscale simulations of protein-surface and protein-nanoparticle interactions

DI VALENTIN Marilena
Innovative spin labels for high-sensitivity distance measurements in proteins by advanced EPR spectroscopy

FERRANTE Camilla
Dynamics of protein corona formation on inorganic nanoparticles investigated with time resolved fluorescence techniques in microfluidic devices

FRANCO Lorenzo
Electron Paramagnetic Resonance investigation on new generation organic and hybrid electronic materials.

MARAN Flavio
Atomically Precise Metal Nanoclusters

ORIAN Laura

REBEL (REdox state role in Bio-inspired ELementary reactions)

POLIMENO Antonino, ZERBETTO Mirco
Stochastic Approaches to LargE Molecules (SALEM)

Organic chemistry

BATTISTUTTA Roberto
How a molecular motor works: deciphering the molecular bases of the hearing process in mammals

BONCHIO Marcella
Bio-inspired Frameworks for CO2 FIXATION

DELL'AMICO Luca
Development of new sustainable processes mediated by light to access bio-logically relevant targets - eligible for the DM118/23 PNRR scholarships

DE ZOTTI Marta
Development of a Chemoenzymatic Green Synthesis of Bioactive Peptides

FORMAGGIO Fernando
Tumor-targeting peptidomimetics: synthesis and bio-medical applications

GABRIELLI Luca

Stimuli-responsive nanodevices - eligible for the DM118/23 PNRR scholarships

GOBBO Marina
Targeted nanoprobes for imaging and dual mode therapy

LICINI Giulia
Catalyst Design for Innovative Sustainable Chemical Transformations

MANCIN Fabrizio
Hydrolytic nanozymes - eligible for the DM118/23 PNRR scholarships

MAROTTA Ester
Study of the interaction of non-thermal plasma with activated carbon saturated with pefluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in treatments for the regeneration of the adsorbing material - eligible for the DM118/23 PNRR scholarships

MENNA Enzo
Nano‐carbon hybrid materials for biomedical applications - eligible for the DM118/23 PNRR scholarships

MORETTO Alessandro
Photo-flexible molecules to target neurodegenerative diseases [FlexMol]

ORLANDI Manuel 

Development of New Enantioselective Transformations and Application to Asymmetric Synthesis - eligible for the DM118/23 PNRR scholarships

PARADISI Cristina
Design and synthesis of mitochondria-targeted molecular probes to report on or manipulate mitochondrial function and dysfunction

PEGGION Cristina
Development of new therapeutic textiles through green chemical methods

PRINS Leonard
Chemically-fueled Synthesis of Organic Molecules - eligible for the DM118/23 PNRR scholarships

RASTRELLI Federico
Nanoparticle-assisted NMR spectroscopy - eligible for the DM118/23 PNRR scholarships

SCRIMIN Paolo
Cooperative nanosystems: from catalysis to nanomedicine

ZONTA Cristiano
Supramolecular Catalysis and Sensing within Confined Systems - eligible for the DM118/23 PNRR scholarships

Inorganic chemistry

ALIPRANDI Alessandro
Regenerative chemiluminescent systems

ARMELAO Lidia
Development of new luminescent thermometers

BARON Marco

First-row transition metal complexes with N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) lig-ands as homogeneous catalysts in the chemical valorization of CO2 - eligible for the DM11823 PNRR scholarships

BIFFIS Andrea
Transition metal catalysis in unconventional media  - eligible for the DM118/23 PNRR scholarships

CASALINI Stefano
Functional nanomaterials and their implementation in electronic devices

GROSS Silvia
Crystallisation of inorganic nanostructures under confinement

SAMBI Mauro
On-Surface Synthesis of Functional Nanomaterials

SONCINI Alessandro

Computational Design of Single-Molecule Magnetic Skyrmions - eligible for the DM11823 PNRR scholarships

TUBARO Cristina
Gold(I) complexes with N-heterocyclic carbene ligands for catalytic, bio-medical and luminescence applications - eligible for the DM11823 PNRR scholarships

ZECCA Marco, CENTOMO Paolo
Mesoporous polymer catalysts for heterogeneous catalysis

Curriculum: Pharmaceutical Sciences

Pharmaceutical sciences

CHILIN Adriana
New generation trimethylangelicin (TMA) analogues for selective modulation of defective CFTR or inflammation

DALL’ACQUA Stefano
Extraction of bioactive products as pest control agents

DALLA VIA Lisa
Novel anticancer strategies to fight drug resistance

DALLA VIA Lisa
New agents for multifaceted targeting of neurodegenerative diseases

DOLMELLA Alessandro
Metal-based Radiopharmaceuticals

GANDIN Valentina
Development of target-specific metallodrugs

GATTO Barbara
Targeting RNA with small molecules to study multicomponent RNA-based interactions - eligible for the DM118/23 PNRR scholarships

MARZARO Giovanni
Dual kinase/HDAC inhibitors for cancer treatment

MASTROTTO Francesca

Development of RNA delivery systems - eligible for the DM11823 PNRR scholarships

MORO Stefano
New computational methodologies in inspecting ligand-receptor recognition pathways: a valuable strategy to speed up the identification of drug candidates.

SISSI Claudia

The fluid interplay of nucleic acid interaction networks - eligible for the DM118/23 PNRR scholarships

Pharmaceutical technology

CALICETI Paolo
Smart nanocarriers for oligonucleotide delivery

MORPURGO Margherita

Probing composition/efficacy relationships towards effective delivery of nucleic acid drugs

PASUT Gianfranco
Targeting of mRNA delivery systems - eligible for the DM118/23 PNRR scholarships

POLVERINO DE LAURETO Patrizia
Molecular basis of the interaction between α-synuclein and compounds with anti-fibrillogenic properties

REALDON Nicola

European regulatory system for veterinary medicinal products - eligible for the DM118/23 PNRR scholarships

SALMASO Stefano
Engineered smart nanovehicles for enhanced drug delivery across barriers - eligible for the DM118/23 PNRR scholarships