ROMANELLI ALESSANDRA

01/10/2017–up to today : Associate professor of General and Inorganic Chemistry - University of Milan- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
27/ 12/2004-30/09/2017: Assistant Professor of General and Inorganic Chemistry- University of Naples “Federico II”- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
11/2003-11 2004: Research fellow -Consorzio Interuniversitario di Ricerca in Chimica dei Metalli nei Sistemi Biologici.-Naples
11/ 2001- 02/ 2003 Post-doc - Rockefeller University of New York - T.W. Muir lab
1999-2001 PhD in Chemical Sciences- University of Naples “Federico II”- Thesis title:Design, synthesis and characterization of PNA-DNA conjugates with potential pharmacological applications.
15/01/2000- 15/05/2000 and 01/11/2000-20/12/2000 Research at the University of Leiden. Prof. J. H. van Boom lab
1/10/1998-31/05/1999 Research at Centro di Studio di Biocristallografia- Naples
A.A. 1997/1998 Training Course in Chemical Synthesis at University of Naples “Federico II”
10/1992- 07/1997 Master Degree in Chemistry (110/110 cum laude)
Dr. Romanelli received in 2008 the prize: “Gastone De Santis” by the Società Chimica Italiana- Divisione di Chimica nei Sistemi Biologici- and Italfarmaco.
Dr. Romanelli published 93 paper in international peer reviewed journals.
h index:24 (Scopus)
She is member of the Editorial Board of Scientific Reports since 2014.
She was referee for several journals including: Nanoscale, Chem Comm, PlosOne, Journal of Medicinal Chemistry.
Alessandra teaches General and Inorganic Chemistry since 2004.
She is member of the Board for the PhD school in Pharmaceutical Sciences since 2018.
The scientific activity is focused on two main projects:
1) Self-assembly of peptide-PNA hybrid systems
2) Study of the mechanism of action of antimicrobial peptides using biophysical techniques and development of new antimicrobial compounds.