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Università degli Studi di Trieste, Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

General Information

Università degli Studi di Trieste
Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Via Licio Giorgieri 1 - 34127 Trieste (TS)
Web site: http://dscf.units.it/eng
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Contacts
Prof. Paolo TECILLA
+39 0405583904

Detailed information

Staff
13 Full Professors
25 Associate Professors
16 Researchers
1 Technologist
11 Structured Technicians
9 Administrative Technicians
Registered students
887 (Academic year 2022/2023)
Post Lauream Training
54 enrolled in doctoral programs in Chemistry and Nanotechnologies
8 Research fellows
Patents
2

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Cheminformatics

Computational pipelines to design new bioactive compounds and identify putative targets for drugs and natural compounds
Emanuele Carosati (+39 0405583671)
emanuele.carosati@units.it
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Materials

Design and development of materials for electrocatalysis and photocatalytic organic synthesis
Michele Melchionna (+39 0405583940)
melchionnam@units.it
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Functional materials

Synthesis of chromophores for catalytic solar hydrogen production. Synthesis and study of redox switches and tehir subesequent implementation in polymeric materials.
Jacopo Dosso (+39 3714320384)
jacopo.dosso@units.it
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Crystal engineering

Synthesis and characterization of nanoporous/elactic/polar crystals and development of artificial receptors for biologically active molecules
Silvano Geremia (+39 0405583936)
sgeremia@units.it
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Photocatalysis

Design and development of molecular and nanostructured catalysts for the photo- and electrocatalytic activation and conversion of small molecules to fuels and value-added chemicals
Federico Franco (+39 0405583922)
federico.franco@units.it
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Biobased chemistry

Design, synthesis and/or production of new polymers, materials from renewable sources and biomass. Integration of chemoenzymatic and computational methods for the eco-design of biodegradable polymers and study of the impact at marine level
Lucia Gardossi (+39 0405583103)
gardossi@units.it
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Functional materials

Carbon nanostructures for bioapplication and for materials applications
Tatiana Da Ros (+39 0405583597)
daros@univ.trieste.it
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Biosensors

Design, synthesis and evaluation of peptides and polymeric materials as biosensors transducers for the quality control in agrifood
Federico Berti (+39 0405583920)
fberti@units.it
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Functional materials

Developmnet of functional (pharmaceutical and cosmetic) materials through weak supramolecular interactions
Dritan Hasa (+39 0405583987)
dhasa@units.it
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Heterogeneous catalysis

Design and synthesis of materials for energy and environment related catalytic applications
Paolo Fornasiero (+39 0405583973)
pfornasiero@units.it
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Archaeometry

Analysis of archaeological materials, or related to Cultural Heritage, particularly for the identification of biomolecular markers of nutraceutical or psychotropic substances of archaeological significance, the study of paleodiets, and the mobility of ancient populations
Enrico Greco (+39 0405583941)
enrico.greco@units.it
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Plasmonic materials

Development and application of time-dependent theoretical methods for molecular plasmonics and ultrafast spectroscopies
Emanuele Coccia (+39 0405583972)
ecoccia@units.it
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Medical chemistry

Design and synthesis of antifungal and antimycobacterial compounds
Maria Grazia Mamolo (+39 0405583724)
mamolo@units.it
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Natural products

Identification of natural products in plants and synthesis of natural product derivatives with biological activity
Cristina Forzato (+39 0405583921)
cforzato@units.it
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Bioorganic chemistry

Design and synthesis of enzymatic inhibitors with antitumor and antviral activity
Fulvia Felluga (+39 0405583924)
ffelluga@units.it
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Medical chemistry

Design and development of protein kinase inhibitors
Stephanie Federico (+39 0405583671)
sfederico@units.it
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Heterogeneous catalysis

Synthesis and characterization of nanostructured materials for photothermal and photocatalytic application in the energy field
Tiziano Montini (+39 0405583981)
tmontini@units.it
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Environmental chemistry

Analytical chemistry applied to the determination of metals in the environment (water and sediments) and cultural heritage (paper and monetary artefacts)
Gianpiero Adami (+39 0405583996)
gadami@units.it
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Functional materials

Design and synthesis of hybrid materials for application in biomedicine and material science and study of the relation structure-activity
Lucia Pasquato (+39 0405582406)
lpasquato@units.it
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Biomimetics

Development of biomimetic materials for energy and public health
Pierangelo Gobbo (+39 3475812606)
pierangelo.gobbo@units.it
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Medical chemistry

Design and synthesis of adenosine receptor antagonists
Giampiero Spalluto (+39 0405583726)
spalluto@units.it
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Skin permeation

Skin permeation studies of toxic substances (particularly metallic species) in the context of environmental and occupational health.
Matteo Crosera (+39 0405583992)
mcrosera@units.it
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Supramolecular chemistry

Development of metalcomplex-chromophore conjugates for artificial photosynthesis, photo-catalysis and molecular recognition
Elisabetta Iengo (+39 0405583955)
eiengo@units.it
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Rare diseases

Design and synthesis of GCS inhibitors for the treatment of Gaucher disease
Prencipe Filippo (+39 3926675225)
filippo.prencipe@units.it
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Air quality

Physical, chemical and microbiological characterization and control technologies of aerosols and vapors. Risk assessment and LCA
Pierluigi Barbieri (+39 0405583950)
barbierp@units.it
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Structural biology

3D structural characterization of proteins and complexes via crystallography using synchrotron radiation and cryo-electron microscopy
Rita De Zorzi (+39 0405583935)
rdezorzi@units.it
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Phytomedicine

Development of new formulations containing actives of natural origin
Dario Voinovich (+39 0405583106)
d.voinovich@units.it
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Medical chemistry

Design and synthesis of sigma ligands
Daniele Zampieri (+39 04045583677)
dzampieri@units.it
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Other R&D organizations

Bioaerosol and Air Quality Laboratory (BAQLab)
The laboratory is equipped with sampling and analysis systems for atmospheric particulates and bioaerosols, and for gases. Assemble aerosolization chambers for testing air sanitization technologies
Contacts: Sabrina Semeraro (+39 0405583950) - ssemeraro@units.it
Trace Element in the Environment Laboratory (TREELab)
The laboratory is equipped with instrumentation (ICP-AES, ICP-MS, XRF, IC, ...) suitable for the analysis of trace and ultratrace elements in different matrices for research in the environmental, occupational, geochemical and cultural heritage fields
Contacts: Gianpiero Adami (+39 0405583991) - gadami@unist.it
Mass Spectrometry Laboratory
The laboratory is equipped with mass spectrometers with ion trap technology for structural elucidation and qTOF and Orbitrap for the determination of accurate masses. The systems are coupled to HPLC and UHPLC chromatographic systems.
Contacts: Fabio Hollan (+39 0405583674) - hollan@units.it
Web site: https://dscf.units.it/it/servizi-strumenti/strumenti/Spettrometro-di-Massa

Collaborations with companies

  • Basell
  • Bracco Imaging
  • Demus
  • Dr. Shar
  • Eni
  • Enphos
  • Esteco
  • Eurofins
  • FIS
  • Illy
  • Phenbiox srl
  • TCR Tecora
  • Versalis

Pubblicazioni

  • ACS Catal.2022, 12, 3430−3443, 10.1021/acscatal.1c05326 Tunable“In-Chain”and“At the End of the Branches”MethylAcrylate Incorporation in the Polyolefin Skeleton through Pd(II)Catalysis - Chiara Alberoni, Massimo C. D’Alterio, Gabriele Balducci, Barbara Immirzi, Maurizio Polentarutti,Claudio Pellecchia, and Barbara Milani
  • Chem Catalysis, 2022, 2, 1177–1190, 10.1016/j.checat.2022.03.015 Defect engineering over anisotropic brookite toward substrate-specific photo-oxidation of alcohols - S. M. Hossein Hejazi, Mahdi Shahrezaei,  Piotr Błon ski, Mattia Allieta, Polina M. Sheverdyaeva, Paolo Moras, Zdenek Badura, Sergii Kalytchuk, Elmira Mohammadi, Radek Zboril, Stepa ́n Kment, Michal Otyepka, Alberto Naldoni, and Paolo Fornasiero
  • ACS Nano2022,16, 20902−20914, 10.1021/acsnano.2c08467 Spotting local environments in self-assembled monolayer-protected gold nanoparticles - Cristian Gabellini, Maria Şologan, Elena Pellizzoni, Domenico Marson, Mario Daka, Paola Franchi, Luca Bignardi, Stefano Franchi, Zbyšek Posel, Alessandro Baraldi, Paolo Pengo, Marco Lucarini, Lucia Pasquato, and Paola Posocco
  • J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 31, 14021–14025, 10.1021/jacs.2c05857 Enhancing Oxygenic Photosynthesis by Cross-Linked Perylenebisimide “Quantasomes” - Thomas Gobbato, Francesco Rigodanza, Elisabetta Benazzi, Paolo Costa, Marina Garrido, Andrea Sartorel, Maurizio Prato, Marcella Bonchio
  • Environmental Pollution 292 (2022) 118353, 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.118353  - Percutaneous metals absorption following exposure to road dust powder - Greta Camilla Magnano , Giovanna Marussi , Elena Pavoni , Gianpiero Adami, Francesca Larese Filon, Matteo Crosera 
  • Construction and Building Materials, Volume 338, 4 July 2022, 127349, 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2022.127349 Photocatalytic TiO2 nanosheets-SiO2 coatings on concrete and limestone: An enhancement of de-polluting and self-cleaning properties by nanoparticle design - M. Luna, J.J. Delgado, I. Romero, T. Montini, M.L. Almoraima Gil, J. Martínez-Lopez, P. Fornasiero, M.J. Mosquera
  • ACS Catal. 2022, 12, 8, 4290–4295, 10.1021/acscatal.2c00565 Unveiling the Synthetic Potential of Substituted Phenols as Fully Recyclable Organophotoredox Catalysts for the Iodosulfonylation of Olefins - Cristian Rosso, Sara Cuadros, Giorgia Barison, Paolo Costa, Marina Kurbasic, Marcella Bonchio, Maurizio Prato, Luca Dell’Amico, and Giacomo Filippini