Research Topics XXXVI Cycle

 

Ph.D. in Chemical Sciences Cycle XXXVI

 

Projects granted by University Federico II

Advanced strategies for chemistry for cultural heritage.

Proposer: Prof. Leila Birolo

Synthesis and study of photoactive compounds for applications in organic electronics and biotechnologies.

Proposers: Proff. Ugo Caruso, Alessandro Pezzella

Isolation and chemical and biological characterization of phytotoxins produced by phytopathogenic fungi of agrarian crops.

Proposer: Prof. Alessio Cimmino

Microbial Polysaccharides as flexible and renewable resources for innovative applications: structural and functional studies. Acronym: MICROPOLYS

Proposer: Prof. Antonio Molinaro

Design and characterization of metal/gel-based nanostructured composites.

Proposer: Prof. Luigi Paduano

Mechanism of protein self-assembly: from amyloid fibrils to innovative bionanomaterials.

Proposer: Prof. Delia Picone

Investigation of the mechanism of action of antimicrobial peptides.

Proposer: Prof. Pietro Pucci

New candidates for neurodegenerative diseases: synthesis and investigations of new natural product-based libraries.

Proposers: Proff. Armando Zarrelli, Giovanni Di Fabio

 

No-granted projects

 

Structural and Dynamic complexity of isobutylene-based homo- co-polymers.

Proposer: Prof. Finizia Auriemma

Study of natural and/or natural-inspired synthetic molecules from marine sources with immunomodulating activity and their development in immunotherapy and as antitumors.

Proposers: Proff. Marina Della Greca/Emiliano Manzo

Rational design of charge-transport materials for perovskite solar cells.

Proposer: Prof. Michele Pavone

 

INPS granted project, reserved to children and orphans of INPS employees (Management Public Employees)

 

Microbial and plant metabolites with stimulating and / or inhibiting activity for parasitic weed germination.

Proposer: Prof. Alessio Cimmino

 

Research project, granted by Department grant, in collaboration with GSK Vaccines  S.r.l

 

Development of new NMR approaches for vaccine antigens characterization and interaction in complex matrix

PI: Alba Silipo

Co-PIs: Antonio Molinaro, Francesco Berti