International Doctorate in
Structural Biology
PhD students
XLI Cycle
Tommaso Attucci
title: In-silico analysis of metal-dependent enzymes
supervisor: Claudia Andreini
co-supervisor: Antonio Rosato
SSD: CHEM-03/A
Cristina Ciabini
title: Exploring the druggability of Intrinsically Disordered Proteins (IDP)
supervisor: Isabella Felli
co-supervisor: Roberta Pierattelli
SSD: CHEM-03/A
Linda Fantato
title: Metabolomics using high- and low-field NMR spectroscopy for biomedical research
supervisor: Alessia Vignoli
co-supervisor: Leonardo Tenori
SSD: CHEM-03/A
Leonardo Galeotti
title:
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co-supervisor:
SSD: CHEM-03/A
Giovanni Sussi
title: Conformation and dynamics of intrinsically disordered proteins in human cells via in-cell NMR approaches
supervisor: Enrico Luchinat
co-supervisors: Lucia Banci, Roberta Pierattelli
SSD: CHEM-03/A
XL Cycle
Love Elizabeth Afolayan
title: Characterization of protein-ligand and protein-metal interactions in living human cells by NMR spectroscopy
supervisor: Enrico Luchinat
co-supervisors: Lucia Banci and Roberta Pierattelli
SSD: CHEM-03/A
Rebecca Calamandrei
title: Study of interactions between Fusobacterium envelope glycans and proteins belonging to the siglec family by NMR techniques
supervisor: Marco Fragai
co-supervisor: Linda Cerofolini
SSD: CHEM-03/A
Giorgio Di Paco
title: Computational and experimental strategies for the optimization of metal-based drugs in cancer therapy
supervisor: Paola Turano
co-supervisors: Antonio Rosato
SSD: CHEM-03/A
Paula Gonzalez Gomez
title: Development of saccharide analogues for protein functionalization and as ligands for binding studies with carbohydrate binding molecules (CBMs)
supervisor: Cristina Nativi
co-supervisor: Oscar Francesconi
SSD: CHEM-05/A
Chiara La Guidara
title: Development of broad-spectrum antiviral drugs by exploiting PROTAC technology to trigger the proteolysis of the main viral protease
supervisor: Antonio Rosato
co-supervisor: Francesca Cantini
SSD: CHEM-03/A
Caterina Lippi
title: Integrated approach to study the druggability of structurally heterogeneous proteins involved in the onset of pathologies of various origins
supervisor: Roberta Pierattelli
co-supervisors: Isabella Felli
SSD: CHEM-03/A
Silvia Oliveti
title: Tracing structure, function, and modulation of intrinsically disordered regions
supervisor: Roberta Pierattelli
co-supervisor: Isabella Felli
SSD: CHEM-03/A
Gabriele Olivieri
title: Structural-functional characterization of biomarkers, antigenic molecules and innovative biomolecules to be used for the prophylaxis and treatment of infectious diseases
supervisor: Simone Ciofi-Baffoni
co-supervisors: Francesca Cantini and Claudia Sala (Toscana Life Sciences)
SSD: CHEM-03/A
Ricardo Pereira
title: Functionalization and labelling of recombinant proteins with sugars for NMR interaction studies
supervisor: Marco Fragai
co-supervisors: Tommaso Martelli (Giotto Biotech) and Francesca Cantini
SSD: CHEM-03/A
Ileana Zeravica
title: Design, Synthesis and Characterization of Human Milk Oligosaccharides analogues as NoV ligands
supervisor: Cristina Nativi
co-supervisors: Marco Fragai and Oscar Francesconi
SSD: CHEM-05/A
XXXIX Cycle
Andrea Baldi
title: Rational design, synthesis and screening of inhibitors in enzyme-mediated diseases
supervisor: Cristina Nativi
co-supervisors: Paola Turano and Stefano Roelens (INSTM - Chemistry Dept.)
SSD: CHIM/06
Jlenia Bindi
title: Interactions and mobility of biomolecules by integrative biophysical and relaxometric methods supervisor: Giacomo Parigi
co-supervisors: Enrico Ravera and Marco Fragai
SSD: CHIM/03
Cosimo Ciofalo
title: Machine learning and bioinformatics methods for the investigation of metalloproteins
supervisor: Antonio Rosato
co-supervisors: Claudia Andreini and Vincenzo Laveglia
SSD: CHIM/03
Rosanna Cuccaro
title: Expression and characterization of proteins involved in cellular metal transport and redox processes
supervisor: Lucia Banci
co-supervisors: Francesca Camponeschi and Roberta Pierattelli
SSD: CHIM/03
Adam Krzysztof Kubrak
title: Proton relaxivity of paramagnetic proteins and nanoparticles in confined environments
supervisor: Giacomo Parigi
co-supervisors: Marco Fragai and Pedro Sebastiao (Instituto Superior Tecnico, Lisbona)
SSD: CHIM/03
Siyu Lin
title: Expression and NMR Characterization of Labelled P Domains of Emerging NoV
supervisor: Marco Fragai
co-supervisors: Cristina Nativi and Linda Cerofolini
SSD: CHIM/03
Martina Masini
title: Functional and structural characterization of metalloproteins and their interactions
supervisor: Lucia Banci
co-supervisors: Francesca Camponeschi and Francesca Cantini
SSD: CHIM/03
Madalina Ranga
title: Pure proton-exchange based relaxation agent for MRI applications
supervisor: Giacomo Parigi
co-supervisors: Enrico Ravera, Zsolt Baranyai (Bracco Imaging SpA), Sophie Laurent (Université de Mons, Belgio)
SSD: CHIM/03
Bianca Susini
title: Expression and characterization of proteins involved in neurodegenerative diseases
supervisor: Marco Fragai
co-supervisors: Enrico Ravera and Linda Cerofolini
SSD: CHIM/03
Giulio Tassini
title: Characterization of antibody-antigen binding interactions aimed to develop an In Vitro Potency Assay for Strep A vaccine
supervisor: Antonio Rosato
co-supervisors: Paola Turano and Francesca Necchi (GSK Vaccines)
SSD: CHIM/03
XXXVIII Cycle
Tessa Bolognesi
Title: Preparation and structural and dynamic characterization of biomolecules at the atomic level by means of cutting-edge biophysical and spectroscopic techniques for the study of biological processes at the molecular level
Supervisor: Roberta Pierattelli
co-supervisors: Isabella Felli and Marco Schiavina