Dr. Sandra Monti

ISOF  -  CNR Via Gobetti, 101 40129 Bologna (Italy) Phone: +39 051 639 9813 Fax:      +39 051 639 9844 E-mail: sandra.monti @isof.cnr.it

Education: Doctor in Physics, University of Pisa (Italy)
Affiliation: Senior Researcher National Research Council (CNR)
Istituto per la Sintesi Organica e la Fotoreattività (ISOF)
Area della Ricerca, Via Piero Gobetti 101, I-40129 Bologna, Italy
Specialization: Photophysics, Photochemistry and Spectroscopy by Steady State and Time- resolved (nanosecond and picosecond absorption/emission) Techniques. Circular Dichroism.
Research Interests: Spectroscopy, Photophysics and Photochemistry of Drug:Protein and Drug:DNA Complexes and Cyclodextrin Inclusion Complexes.
Mechanisms and Intermediates in the Photochemistry of Photoactive Drugs.
Project leader of:

• COMMESSA PM.P06.005 : "Studio delle interazioni ligando-recettore in sistemi modello mediante metodi spettroscopici e fotofisici"
• FP7- PEOPLE- Marie Curie ITN 237962, 2009-2012 at ISOF:
  CYCLON: Novel multifunctional cyclodextrin-based nanocarriers for drug encapsulation and delivery as a strategy to overcome current therapeutic drawbacks.