Research subjects XXXII cycle

Projects funded by Federico II (last update 7/28/2016)
 
Catalysis and kinetics of levulinic acid esterification for the production of chemicals (tutor Prof. M. Di Serio)
 
Isolation and chemical and biological characterization of phytotoxins produced by phytopathogenic fungi of agrarian crops (tutor Prof. A. Evidente)
 
De novo designed oxygen-activating metalloenzymes (tutor Prof. A. Lombardi)
 
Nature-inspired antioxidants and redox-active organic systems for biomedical research and applications (tutor Prof. A. Napolitano)
 
Ab initio modeling of solar energy conversion processes at hybrid organic-inorganic interfaces (tutor Prof. M. Pavone)
 
Investigation of the molecular mechanisms involved in bacterial biofilm formation (tutor Prof. P. Pucci)
 
Development of theoretical-computational methods for the study and the design of photodynamic therapy agents (tutor Prof. N. Rega)
 
Structural and thermodynamic characterization of the protein-ligand interaction for a rational design of new compounds with enhanced ability to modulate the activity of two crucial target proteins, such as CDC25B and prothrombin (tutor Prof. F. Sica)
 
From catalytic cycles to material properties: development of an integrated experimental and theoretical approach (tutor Prof. G. Talarico)
 
 
 
Projects funded by other institutions or companies (last update 29/9/2016)
 
New "bio-inspired" devices: synthetic peroxidases for chemical and biotechnological applications (tutor Prof. V. Pavone; funded by Avantech)
 
 
 
Other projects (last update 15/9/2016)
 
Secondary bioactive metabolites, to be used in the food, phythosanitary and pharmaceutical industries, produced by endophytic fungi from food and medicinal plants. Effect of growth conditions on their production. (tutor Prof. A. Andolfi)
 
Solving the conflict between strength and toughness in heterophasic polypropylene through design of reactor blends. (tutor Prof. C. De Rosa)
 
 
 
PON projects (last update 1/2/2017)
 
Glicolipidi con attività immunomodulante e loro sviluppo come adiuvanti di vaccini nell'immunoterapia e come antitumorali (tutor Prof. Marina Della Greca)
 
Metaboliti fungini formulati in biopolimeri, con attività anti-muffa per il packaging alimentare (tutor Prof. A. Evidente)