Organic Small Molecules for Therapeutic Applications
- Design and synthesis of epigenetic drugs, peptides, prodrugs, hybrid anticancer agents (e.g. taxanes, camptothecin, dihydroartemisinin) and oligonucleotide conjugates for multimodal therapies.
CLAUDIA FERRONI – GRETA VARCHI – MARIA LUISA NAVACCHIA – DANIELE TEDESCO – ELISA MARTELLA
- Design and synthesis of multifunctional π-conjugated organic compounds and cyclodextrin-based supramolecular systems enabling light-controlled therapies and optical stimulation of living systems.
FRANCESCA DI MARIA – MATTIA ZANGOLI – MARCO AGNES – ILSE MANET
- Advanced structural and functional characterisation (lipidomics, patch-clamp analysis, etc.) for biomarker discovery, membrane studies, drug-target interactions and smart interfaces.