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Postdocs
Giuseppina Sabatino, currently Researcher at CNR – Istituto di Cristallografia, Catania
Chiara Testa
PhD Students
Patrycja Ledwon, (Cotutorate between the PhD Schools in Drug Research and Innovative Treatments (University of Florence) and in Chemical Sciences (Wroclaw University of Science and Techology): Design, synthesis and biological investigation of new peptides and peptidomimetics of cosmeceutical interest.
Annunziata D'Ercole, (PhD in Chemical Sciences, University of Florence): Development and scale-up of synthetic strategies for exotic macrocyclisation to increase druggability of peptides as active pharmaceutical ingredients of industrial interest.
Hendrik Rusche, (PhD in Chemistry, Ecole Doctorale Sciences et Ingénierie, Cy Cergy Paris Université): Aberrant immune response to xenobiotics triggering autoimmunity The proof-of-concept of antibodies against biologics and non-typeable Haemophilus influenza adhesin protein
Raffaello Paolini (PhD in Chemistry, Ecole Doctorale Sciences et Ingénierie, Cy Cergy Paris Université, Bourse CIFRE): Research & Development of chimeric peptides involved in the hypothalamic-pituitary axis to optimise their cell proliferation regulatory activity in different disease conditions
Antonio Mazzoleni (PhD in Chemical Sciences, University of Florence and Paris Sorbonne Université): Autoimmune diseases: identification of glycopeptides, autoantigens resulting from aberrant glycosylations and preparation of specific columns for a plasmapheresis-based treatment.
Lorenzo Altamore (PhD in Chemical Sciences, University of Florence): Uso di peptidi mimetici di proteine per la caratterizzazione della risposta immunitaria in differenti condizioni patologiche
Anne-Sophie Champy ( PhD in Chemical Sciences University of Florence and Ecole Doctorale Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté): Glycosylated natural product as autoantibody mimetic activating an immune response and development of glycopepidomimetics as diagnostic tools
Matthaia Ieronymaki (Ecole Doctorale Sciences et Ingénierie, Cy Cergy Paris Université, 18 moths Erasmus Traineeship @ PeptLab): Immunological and conformational characterization of synthetic peptide probes for autoimmune diseases
Cedric Rentier (PhD in Chemical Sciences, University of Florence and Ecole Doctorale Sciences et Ingénierie, Cy Cergy Paris Université): Autoimmune diseases: design, synthesis and immunological screening of post-translationally modified peptides to characterize autoantibodies in patients' sera.
Margherita di Pisa (PhD in Chemical Sciences, University of Florence): Synthetic peptide probes mimicking aberrant modifications of protein antigens involved in autoimmunity. Currently Project Manager at Flamma S.p.A.
Yihong Cao (PhD in Chemical Sciences, University of Florence and Ecole Doctorale Sciences et Ingénierie, Cy Cergy Paris Université): Sugar and Peptide mimetics for SPR characterization of antibodies in monoclonal gammopathy
Shashank Pandey (PhD in " Sistemi Complessi e dinamiche non lineari Sistemi Complessi e dinamiche non lineari", University of Florence): Native aberrantly glucosylated myelin proteins cross-reacting with anti-glucopeptide antibodies
Alisa Santarlasci (PhD in " Sistemi Complessi e dinamiche non lineari Sistemi Complessi e dinamiche non lineari", University of Florence): Bioinformatic approach to develop a general mechanism of autoimmunity
Stefano Carganico (PhD in Chemical Sciences, University of Florence): Glycation in type-1 diabetes and N-glucosylation in Multiple Sclerosis: a parallel mechanism of autoimmunity?
Alexandra Le Chevalier-Isaad (PhD in Chemical Sciences, University of Florence and Ecole Doctorale Sciences et Ingénierie, Cy Cergy Paris Université): Peptides modified with unnatural amino acids as synthetic tools for protein-protein interaction studies
Fabio Rizzolo (PhD in Chemical Sciences, University of Florence): Design, synthesis and characterization of peptides for the study of transfer of ions in bio-mimetic systems of membranes.
Ilaria Paolini (PhD in Chemical Sciences, University of Florence): Post-translational modifications of peptides, as antigenic models of proteins by studies of correlations structure-activity
Barbara Mulinacci (PhD in Chemical Sciences, University of Florence): Synthesis and semi-synthesis of glycosylated peptides and proteins for dissecting the sugar-specific autoantibody recognition in Multiple Sclerosis.
Maria Claudia Alcaro (PhD in Chemical Sciences, University of Florence and Ecole Doctorale Sciences et Ingénierie, Cy Cergy Paris Université): Synthèse de peptides contraints cycliques et linéaire.
Elena Nardi (PhD in Chemical Sciences, University of Florence ): Synthesis of lipo and glycopeptides for interaction studies with biological receptors
Master students
Aurora Battistini Research Project (Master thesis in Medical and Pharmaceutical Biotechnology): Development of bioactive peptides of cosmetic interest through environmentally sustainable processes. Tutor: Paolo Rovero
Hermon Berhani Tesfay Research project (Master thesis in Advanced Molecular Sciences): Synthetic glucosylated peptide antigens of Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein and of the bacterial protein adhesin of non-typable Haemophilus Influenzae to detect antibodies in Multiple Sclerosis and its animal model Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis. Tutor: Anna Maria Papini
Greta Calamai, Research project (Master thesis in Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology): Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of peptides of cosmeceutical interest. Tutor: Paolo Rovero
Diletta Farnioli, Research Project (Master thesis in Chemical Sciences): Design and synthesis of bioactive peptides of cosmeceutical interest. Tutor: Anna Maria Papini
Gemma Marchi,Research Project (Master thesis in Chemical Sciences): Synthesis, design and formulation of peptides for cosmeceutical interest. Tutor: Anna Maria Papini
Sara Pavone, Research project (Master Thesis in Chemistry): Introduction of exotic sugars in proteins using specific glycosyltransferases (Erasmus traineeship at University of Groningen, Netherlands). Tutor Anna Maria Papini
Bachelor Students
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Student |
Title of the bachelor thesis in chemistry (B025 or equivalent). Tutor (T) or Cotutor (C): Anna Maria Papini |
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2006 |
Giampiero D’Adamio (T) |
Sintesi di glicopeptidi analoghi del collagene CII per lo studio della risposta anticorpale nell’Artrite Reumatoide. |
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2 |
2006 |
Elisa Innocenti (T) |
Procedure per la marcatura CE del test MS PepKit: sintesi di un lotto pilota del principio attivo glicopeptidico. |
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3 |
2005 |
Lorenzo Caciolli (T) |
Sintesi di tripeptidi glucosilati per la ricerca dell’epitopo minimo responsabile della risposta autoanticorpale nell sclerosi multipla. |
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4 |
2006 |
Elvira Fantechi (T) |
Azido amminoacidi e strategie semisintetiche di proteine modificate. |
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5 |
2006 |
Lorenzo Cavaciocchi (T) |
Sintesi di alchinil amminoacidi protetti per la sintesi peptidica in fase solida. |
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6 |
2006 |
Olatokumbo Ogunleye (T) |
Sintesi di [Ser7(Gal)]CSF114 per la caratterizzazione di una galattosilazione aberrante nell’Artrite Reumatoide |
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7 |
2006 |
Chiara Testa (T) |
N-galattosilazione di uno scaffold universale con struttura a I- hairpin per studi di caratterizzazione della risposta autoanticorpale nell’artrite reumatoide. |
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8 |
2007 |
Eleonora Cantini (T) |
Sintesi di neoglicopeptidi come epitopi minimi per il riconoscimento di autoanticorpi nella Sclersoi Multipla. |
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9 |
2008 |
Iuliana Vasiliu (T) |
Analisi UPLC del profilo di ammino acidi nel siero di pazienti affetti da malattie autoimmuni. |
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10 |
2009 |
Virginia Mazzanti (T) |
Sintesi di building blocks esteri glicosidici dell’acido aspartico protetti per la sintesi di peptidi su fase solida. |
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11 |
2009 |
Daniele Franchi (T) |
Sintesi e determinazione della purezza enatiomerica di Fmoc-Arg(Boc)2H |
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12 |
2010 |
Lorenzo Sernissi (T) |
sintesi di building block per la costruzione dell’unità ripetitiva della capsula polisaccaridica dello streptococcus pneumoniae tipo 1. |
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13 |
2010 |
Niccolò Zanella (T) |
Sintesi di derivati glicati della Lisina utili per la messa a punto di un test diagnostico/prognostico per il diabete. |
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14 |
2011 |
Erica Landi (T) |
Click Chemistry per l’ottenimento di ciclopeptidi analoghi dell’ormone paratiroideo, basati su triazolo. |
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15 |
2011 |
Lorenzo Traversi (T) |
Sintesi di radiotraccianti peptidici modificati con tetraazamacrocicli via click-chemistry per lo sviluppo di metodologie diagnostiche per immagini. Laurea in Scienze e Tecnologie Chimiche |
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16 |
2011 |
Alessia Vignoli (T) |
Sintesi di peptidi della gliadina e della traglutamminasi tissutale per lo studio della risposta anticorpale nella celiachia. |
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17 |
2011 |
Chiara Gaetani (T) |
Identificazione di leganti pittorici a base di uovo tramite SDS-PAGE e Western Blot. Laurea in Tecnologie per la Conservazione e il Restauro |
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18 |
2011 |
Fabiana Lippi (T) |
Caratterizzazione tramite tecniche cromatografiche di biomolecole, quali luteina e fucoxantina, a partire da microalghe. |
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19 |
2011 |
Francesco Cantini (C) |
Determinazione del contenuto amminoacidico della caseina nei leganti pittorici mediante analisi cromatografica UPLC. Laurea in Tecnologie per la Conservazione e il Restauro dei Beni Culturali |
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20 |
2012 |
Stefano Benci (C) |
Studio elettrochimico dell’interazione dei polipeptidi CSF114 e CSF114(Glc) con membrane biomimetiche |
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21 |
2013 |
Lorenzo Squillantini (T) |
Azobenzene derivati come switch conformazionali in un peptide modello di β turn. Laurea in Biotecnologie |
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22 |
2014 |
Costanza Papucci (T) |
Sintesi di peptidi per lo sviluppo di antigeni caratterizzanti la celiachia. Purificazione e caratterizzazione chimica e immunochimica. |
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23 |
2015 |
Gina Giacomazzo (T) |
Peptidi da digerito enzimatico di Spirulina platensis. |
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24 |
2016 |
Chiara Capitani (C) |
Messa a punto di una tecnica per la rivelazione di anticorpi anti-hERG1 utilizzando il peptide sintetico S5-P(575-588). Laurea in Scienze Biologiche |
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25 |
2017 |
Alberto Ulivelli (C) |
Coltura di differenti ceppi di Arthrospira spp. (Spirulina) e caratterizzazione della componente proteica di interesse alimentare e nutraceutico. Laurea in Tecnologie Alimentari |
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26 |
2019 |
Lorenzo Macchia (T) |
Oxitocin clicked peptides. |
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27 |
2019/2020 Settembre 2020 |
Angela Sofia Tino(T) |
Synthesis of glucosylated MOG immunodominnt epitope to investigate the role of sugars in immune-mediated diseases |
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2019/2020 Ottobre 2020 |
Margherita Marino (T) | Synthesis of functionalized phenyl boronate ChemMatrix® Rink resins to capture glycated peptides in diabetes |
| 29 |
2021/2022 Luglio 2022 |
Monaci Ursula | Synthesis of tripeptides and evaluation of tyrosinase inhibitory activity for cosmeceutical applications |
Last update
23.08.2024