The team deals with the synthesis of second and third-generation photosensitizers belonging to the families of porphyrins, phthalocyanines and BODIPYs for their subsequent application in vitro photodynamic therapy both in the anticancer and antibacterial fields.
Staff and contacts
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- Prof. Enrico Caruso (associate professor)
- Dr. Miryam Chiara Malacarne (postdoc)
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Find us: Campus Bizzozero; via Dunant, 3; 21100 Varese; red floor
Keywords: Photodynamic Therapy, Photosensitizers, synthesis of organic substances
ERC sectors: PE5_11 Biological chemistry; PE5_17 Organic chemistry; PE5_18 Medicinal chemistry; LS7_3 Pharmacology, pharmacogenomics, drug discovery and design, drug therapy; LS3_4 apoptosis.
Collaborations: CNR di Bologna; CNR di Messina; Istituto Mario Negri; Università Statale di Milano; John Moores University di Liverpool, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research.