Denominazione assente

• Course name: Dottorato di ricerca in Scienza del farmaco
• Course: XXXVIII
• Starting from: 2022–2023 (1 novembre 2022 – 31 ottobre 2025)
• Board committee:

  Coordinator

  MELI Rosaria

  Components

  AMATO Jussara, BORBONE Nicola, BORRELLI Francesca, CIRINO Giuseppe, FATTORUSSO Caterina, GALDIERO Stefania, GALEONE Aldo, GRIECO Paolo, LAVECCHIA Antonio, MARINELLI Luciana, MELI Rosaria, PAGANO Bruno, QUAGLIA Fabiana, RIGANO Daniela, ROSSI Antonietta, RUSSO Roberto, SEPE Valentina, UNGARO Francesca, ZAMPELLA Angela

  Didactic Commission 

  MELI Rosaria (coordinator), GALDIERO Stefania, PAGANO Bruno, RUSSO Roberto, SEPE Valentina

  Admission Commission

  GRIECO Paolo, MELI Rosaria, ZAMPELLA Angela, LAVECCHIA Antonio (first substitute), CIRINO Giuseppe (second substitute)

• Available positions: 15 (6 con borsa finanziata dall'Ateneo, 3 con borsa D.M. 351/2022, 3 con borsa D.M. 352/2022, 1 con borsa Dip. Farmacia)
• Course length: 3 years
• Course affiliation: Department of Pharmacy
• PhD candidates:
  • Dott. Abduvakhidov Avazbek

  Project: Synthesis and structural characterization of molecules with specific biological activity.

  Tutor: Prof.ssa Varra Michela, cotutor: Prof. ssa Dell'Aversano Carmela

  • Dott.ssa Barone Simona

  Project: Development of epigenetic modulators.

  Tutor: Prof.ssa Brindisi Margherita

  • Dott. Braccia Simone

  Project: Development of theranostic peptide-based nano-platforms for personalized medicine.

  Tutor: Prof.ssa Galdiero Stefania, cotutor: Prof. ssa D'Auria Gabriella

  • Dott.ssa Brusco Susy

  Project: Tackling lung barriers to inhaled drugs through engineered nanoparticles.

  Tutor: Prof.ssa Ungaro Francesca, cotutor: Prof.ssa Miro Agnese

  • Dott.ssa Casale Veronica

  Project: Role of transsulfuration pathway in the physiopathology of skeletal muscle.

  Tutor: Prof.ssa Vellecco Valentina, cotutor: Prof.ssa D'Emmanuele di Villa Bianca Roberta

  • Dott.ssa Cassese Emilia

  Project: Discovery of agents against "superbugs" with new mechanisms of action.

  Tutor: Prof. Summa Vincenzo

  • Dott.ssa Di Matteo Viviana

  Project: An innovative platform for the discovery of new marine bioactive natural substances.

  Tutor: Prof.ssa Teta Roberta, cotutor: Prof. Mangoni Alfonso

  • Dott.ssa Di Serio Teresa

  Project: Upcycling: new resources from wastes for the cosmetic market. Extraction and characterization of bioactive compounds from agro-food industries wastes.

  Tutor: Prof.ssa Laneri Sonia, cotutor: Prof.ssa Sacchi Antonella

  • Dott.ssa Maresca Daniela Claudia

  Project: The role of Innate Lymphoid Cells (ILCs) in cancer.

  Tutor: Prof. Ercolano Giuseppe

  • Dott.ssa Serino Marianna

  Project: Outcome research as a key in the regulatory process of Gene Therapies: development and validation of a Pharmacoeconomics predictive algorithm for the decision making process.

  Tutor: Prof.ssa Orlando Valentina

  • Dott. TKachuk Oleh

  Project: Identification of new bioactive molecules by computational methods.

  Tutor: Prof.ssa Fattorusso Caterina, cotutor: Prof. Persico Marco

  • Dott. Villapiano Fabrizio

  Project: Physicochemical and bioengineering studies of drug-macromolecules interactions for therapeutic applications.

  Tutor: Prof. Biondi Marco, cotutor: Prof.ssa Giancola Concetta
• Useful information:

  Doctoral Course in Pharmaceutical Sciences – XXXVIII cycle – List of topis for the oral admission

  Topic #	Title	Tutor e co-tutor
  Topic 1	Development of computational methods in Pharmacoeconomic and Drug utilization field based on Real World Data (RWD) to generate evidence for decision-making	Prof.ssa Orlando Valentina  D.M. 351 (Pubblica Amministrazione)
  Topic 2	Discovery and optimization of new GPBAR1 agonists for the treatment of inflammatory and metabolic diseases	Prof.ssa Festa Carmen  D.M. 352 convenzione BAR Pharmaceuticals Srl
  Topic 3	Development of small molecule modulators of epigenetic targets	Prof.ssa Brindisi Margherita  D.M. 352 convenzione Dompè farmaceutici S.p.A.
  Topic 4	Discovery of new agents against "superbugs" with novel mechanism of action	Prof. Summa Vincenzo  D.M. 352 convenzione Sybylla Biotech srl
  Topic 5	A comprehensive pipeline for the discovery of new bioactive marine natural products	Proff. Teta Roberta e Mangoni Alfonso
  Topic 6	Multi-omic studies to develop effective anti-cancer drugs from DNA G-quadruplex and i-motif ligands	Proff. Randazzo Antonio e Limongelli Vittorio
  Topic 7	Design, synthesis, physicochemical characterization, and biological evaluations of new drugs for inflammatory-based disease treatment	Proff. Rimoli Maria Grazia e Albrizio Stefania
  Topic 8	Identification of new bioactive molecules by computational methods	Proff. Fattorusso Caterina e Persico Marco
  Topic 9	Role of trans-sulfuration pathway in skeletal muscle physiopathology	Proff. Vellecco Valentina e D'Emmanuele Roberta
  Topic 10	Function and therapeutic potential of N-acyl taurines in gastrointestinal diseases	Proff. Borrelli Francesca e Izzo Angelo Antonio
  Topic 11	Anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective effects of a new FPR2 receptor agonist evaluated in a human model of Fragile X Syndrome	Proff. Volpicelli Floriana e Lippiello Pellegrino
  Topic 12	Synthesis and structural characterization of new photo-responsive molecular systems endowed with biological activities	Proff. Varra Michela e Dell'Aversano Carmela
  Topic 13	Investigating the individual contribution of inflammatory chemokine receptors (iCCRs) to cardiovascular disease	Proff. Maffia Pasquale e De Simone Alfonso
  Topic 14	Nanoparticle-mediated delivery of drugs and nucleic acid therapeutics for cancer treatment: physicochemical and technological studies	Proff. Biondi Marco e Giancola Concetta
  Topic 15	Artificial intelligence and deep learning-assisted design of novel Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors ligands for the treatment of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH)	Proff. Lavecchia Antonio e De Biase Margherita
  Topic 16	Insight sin seleno-proteins interactions with metal complexes to develop new bioinorganic drugs. Studies of model systems with high toxic heavy metals	Proff. Tesauro Diego e De Marco Anna
  Topic 17	Personalized medicine: development of theranostic nano-platforms based peptides against cancer	Proff. Galdiero Stefania e D'Auria Gabriella
  Topic 18	Upcycling: new resources from waste for the pharmaceutical and cosmetic market	Proff. Sacchi Antonia e Laneri Sonia
  Topic 19	Advanced nano- and micro-technologies for pulmonary delivery of small molecules and biotherapeutics	Proff. Ungaro Francesca e Miro Agnese
  Topic 20	Novel serotoninergic ligands for breast cancer treatment	Proff. Fiorino Ferdinando e Santagada Vincenzo
  Topic 21	The role of innate lymphoid cells (ILC) in cancer development and progression	Dott. Giuseppe Ercolano

   

  Admission tests results for XXXVIII cycle

  • Results of applicants' assessment of qualifications