Fields of Interest and Expertise

Self-assembly of amphiphilic peptides on surface

Nanostructured surfaces

Interaction biomolecules-surface

Phospholipids on surface

SAM of Calix[n]arenes on surfaces

Surface functionalization

Curriculum Vitae

Dec 2003: Graduation in Chemistry, at the University of Catania. Title: "Bioactive metabolites from Sarcodon Leucopus”.

2005-2006: University of Catania fellowship on "Preparation and characterization of nanostructured surfaces by using self-assembling strategies of colloidal system ".

2005-2008: PhD (Dottorato di Ricerca) in Chemical Sciences at the University of Catania. Title: "A study of molecular self-organizing processes at surfaces". Advisor: Prof. G. Marletta (University of Catania).

2007-2008: Research activity at Westfalische Wilhelm-Universität Physikalisches      Institüt Münster (Germany) Supervisor: Prof. Harald Fuchs.

2009-2010: CSGI fellowship on "Chemical methodology for surface biofunctionalization".

Since 2010: Post-Doc at the Dept. of Chemistry of the University of Catania.

Unit

• Catania

Publications