Postdoc Research Experience


Post-Doctoral Research in Medicinal Chemistry  (April 2021 - December 2023)
Fondazione Ri.MED, Via Bandiera 11, 90133 Palermo, Italy 
Design, synthesis of organic compounds by traditional or microwave-assisted methods, isolation, purification by crystallization and chromatographic techniques, characterization by 1H-NMR, 13C-NMR, LC-MS of new organic compounds with potential biological activity 
Post-Doctoral Research Associate Chemistry (September 2020 - February 2021)
University of Sunderland, Faculty of Health Sciences and Wellbeing, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. City Campus, Chester Road, Sunderland, SR136D United Kingdom 
Design, synthesis of organic compounds by traditional or microwave-assisted methods, isolation, purification by crystallization and chromatographic techniques, characterization by 1H-NMR, 13C-NMR, LC-MS of new organic compounds with potential biological activity 

Doctoral Research

PhD in Molecular and Biomolecular Sciences (XXXII cycle) 
Double Degree awarded jointly by the University of Palermo (Italy) and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (Netherlands) 
Thesis Title: Synthesis and biological evaluation of new imidazo[2,1-b][1,3,4]thiadiazole derivatives as anticancer and antibiofilm agents, and preclinical investigation of anti-LDH-A compounds against malignant mesothelioma