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Università degli Studi di Perugia, Department of Chemistry, Biology and Biotechnology

General Information

Università degli Studi di Perugia
Department of Chemistry, Biology and Biotechnology
Via Elce di sotto 8 - 06123 Perugia (PG)
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Contacts
Prof. Alceo MACCHIONI
+39 0755855634

Cristina Mencolini (Administrative Secretary) - +39 075585 5504
 

Detailed information

Staff
14 Full Professors
32 Associate Professors
25 Researchers
14 Structured Technicians
10 Administrative Technicians
7 General Services
Registered students
2,500 (Academic year 2022/2023)
Post Lauream Training
30 enrolled in doctoral programs in Chemical Sciences
37 enrolled in doctoral programs in Biotechnology
7 enrolled in doctoral programs in Biological and Natural Sciences
46 enrolled in doctoral programs of national interest in Photo-Induced Processes and Technologies
28 enrolled in doctoral programs of national interest in Catalysis
16 Research fellows
14 fellows 
Patents

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Photocatalysis

Degradation of polluting species of wastewater photocatalyzed by TiO2 and assisted by surfactants
Tiziana Del Giacco (+39 0755855540)
tiziana.delgiacco@unipg.it
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CO2 decomposition

Calculation of kinetic coefficients for the plasma assisted CO2 splitting to carbon and oxygen
Andrea Lombardi (+39 0755855511)
andrea.lombardi@unipg.it
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Micro/nano plastics

Toxicity assessment of micro- and nano-plastics isolated from environmental matrices
Roberto Fabiani (+39 0755857332)
roberto.fabiani@unipg.it
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Activation

Cooperative small molecule activation by apolar and weakly polar M-M' bonds is studied through a suitable computational protocol which allows to both rationalize the observed reactivities and infer general principles applicable to activation processes
Paola Belanzoni (+39 0755855520)
paola.belanzoni@unipg.it
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Artificial intelligence

Design and implementation of chemical systems that mimic some performances of human intelligence
Pier Luigi Gentili (+39 0755855573)
pierluigi.gentili@unipg.it
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Lipidomics

Lipidomic profile from biological samples
Gabriele Cruciani (+39 0755855629)
gabriele.cruciani@unipg.it
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Vescicole extracellulari

Purification of plant derived Extracellular vesicles with anticancer, antinflammatory and antioxidant activity
Carla Emiliani
carla.emiliani@unipg.it
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Struttura proteine

Design of Invariant parameters for the classification of biomolecular structure by machine learning methods
Andrea Lombardi (+39 0766855511)
andrea.lombardi@unipg.it
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Renewable materials

Development of methods of storage of small gas molecules by adsorption (CO2/ CH4/H2) on various types of carbon-nanostructures using semi-empirical potentials relating to the formulation of the Van der Waals (vdW) intermolecular interaction
Noelia Faginas Lago (+39 0755855527)
noelia.faginaslago@unipg.it
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Catalysis

Development of homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysts to facilitate the production and storage of fuels from renewable sources and for energy storage
Alceo Macchioni (+39 3404778271)
alceo.macchioni@unipg.it
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Catalysis

Mechanistic study and optimization of catalytic processes through quantum chemical simulations and machine learning techniques. Development of computational models and protocols for applications in catalysis
Giovanni Bistoni (+39 3791928461)
giovanni.bistoni@unipg.it
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Nanomaterials

Moledding and simulation of carbon membranes for CO2 separation
Noelia Faginas lago (+39 0755855511)
noelia.faginaslago@unipg.it
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Polymers

Synthesis, characterization and application of catalytic systems for olefin polymerization and plastic depolymerization
Cristiano Zuccaccia (+39 0755855578)
cristiano.zuccaccia@unipg.it
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Biological markers

Identification of new biological markers in cancer and mendelian diseases
Paolo Gorello
paolo.gorello@unipg.it
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Medicinal mushrooms

Bioactivity and mycochemical profile of medicinal mushrooms cultivated on different agri-food byproducts
Paola Angelini (+39 0755857346)
paola.angelini@unipg.it
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Protein hydrolysates

Production of Protein Hydrolysates from waste biomasses to create high-added value products
Carla Emiliani
carla.emiliani@unipg.it
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Chemo-prevention

Valorisation of molecules with anti-tumour activities from agro-food chain wastes
Patrizia Rosignoli (+39 0755857336)
patrizia.rosignoli@unipg.it
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Biomass

Carbon-based materials derived from biomass waste
Assunta Marrocchi (+39 0755855536)
assunta.marrocchi@unipg.it
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Drug discovery

Design, synthesis and optimization of organic compounds endowed with anticancer and antiviral drugs
Laura Goracci (+39 0755855632)
laura.goracci@unipg.it
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Ionic channels

Role of ion channels in cell volume regulation, migration, and invasion of glioblastoma cells, underlying tumor malignancy
Luigi Catacuzzeno (+39 0755855755)
luigi.catacuzzeno@unipg.it
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Tissue engineering

Development of tissue engineering models with stem cells and biomaterials
Sabata Martino
sabata.martino@unipg.it
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Ionic channels

Use of electrophysiology and molecular dynamics techniques to study the gating and selectivity of ion channels
Luigi Catacuzzeno (+39 0755855758)
luigi.catacuzzeno@unipg.it
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Contaminant analysis

Quantification of essential and toxic elements in environmental matrices (soil, water, vegetal biomass, selected animal tissues, particulate matter)
David Cappelletti (+39 0755855528)
david.cappelletti@unipg.it
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Aptamers

Development of aptamers through computational systems
Francesco Morena
francesco.morena@unipg.it
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Polaritonic chemistry

Use of quantum electromagnetic fields to control properties and chemical processes in molecular systems
Enrico Ronca
enrico.ronca@unipg.it
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Biochemical assays

Development of biochemical assays for monitoring enzymatic activity and antibodies in biological samples of patients with genetic diseases after gene therapy
Sabata Martino
sabata.martino@unipg.it
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Metabolomics

Metabolomic profile from biological samples
Gabriele Cruciani (+39 0755855629)
gabriele.cruciani@unipg.it
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Nanomaterials

Synthesis of inorganic nanostructured microporous materials for gas sorption/separationand catalysis
Ferdinando Costantino (+39 0705855563)
ferdinando.costantino@unipg.it
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Insect-environment interaction

Sensory biology and attachement ability of insects
Manuela Rebora (+39 0755855722)
manuela.rebora@unipg.it
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ADME

Prediction and experimental evaluation of ADME properties of chemical compounds
Gabriele Cruciani (+39 0755855629)
gabriele.cruciani@unipg.it
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Organometallic chemistry

Synthesis of organometallic and coordination compounds for mechanistic investigations on stochiometric and catalytic small molecule activation reactions
Luca Rocchigiani (+39 0755855577)
luca.rocchigiani@unipg.it
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Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence for the automatic identification of impurities in synthetic processes
Gabriele Cruciani (+39 0755855629)
gabriele.cruciani@unipg.it
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Photovoltaic

Characterization and optimization of hybrid organic/inorganic materials for photovoltaics using computational simulations
Francesca Nunzi (+39 0755855607)
francesca.nunzi@unipg.it
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Enzymatic immobilisation

Enzyme Immobilization for industrial and biomedical application
Carla Emiliani
carla.emiliani@unipg.it
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Atmospheric modelling

Investigation into the transport and transformation of atmospheric pollutants
Stefano Crocchianti (+39 0755855515)
stefano.crocchianti@unipg.it
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Other R&D organizations

SMAArt Centre of Excellence (Scientific Methodologies applied to Archaeology and Art)
S.M.A.Art is a Centre of research and education of the University of Perugia devoted to develop activities such as to promote the co-operation between human and physical sciences; to offer academic and research Institutions, dedicated to the study and preservation of national and European cultural heritage, an integrated body of resources and competence in both historical and scientific fields; to create, through research, new highly-qualified professional figures with a knowledge on the cultural heritage also from the point of view of materials and their properties; to develop new investigation methods and portable instruments for non-destructive in situ studies
Contacts: Aldo Romani (+39 0755855620)
Web site: https://smaart.unipg.it/en/
Istituto CNR di Scienze e Tecnologie Chimiche "Giulio Natta" (CNR-SCITEC)
"SCITEC in Perugia carries out research activities aimed at developing knowledge and technologies in the field of materials science relating to the following topics: computational methods for predictive modeling of processes and functionality of materials in photovoltaic, optoelectronics and catalysis applications; chemical methodologies and technologies for the knowledge, conservation and protection of our cultural heritage
Contacts: Laura Cartechini (+39 0755855645) 
Simona Fantacci (+39 0755855522)

Web site: https://www.scitec.cnr.it/en/

Collaborations with companies

  • Italmatch Chemicals S.p.A.
  • Master-tec S.r.l.

Pubblicazioni

  • Valença Ferreira de Aragão E, Mancini L, Faginas-Lago N, Rosi M, Skouteris D, Pirani F., "Semiempirical Potential in Kinetics Calculations on the HC3N + CN Reaction", Molecules. 2022; 27(7):2297. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27072297