Team members
University of Bologna

Associate Professor Laura Mercolini, Ph.D.

Current position: Associate Professor in Medicinal Chemistry and Head of the Research Group of Pharmaco-Toxicological Analysis (PTA Lab) at the Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology (FaBiT), Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna

Expertise: Development and validation of innovative miniaturised procedures for biological and non-biological sampling and sample pretreatment. Bioanalysis of drugs of abuse and doping compounds, bioactive compounds of natural origin and therapeutic drug monitoring of central nervous system drugs.

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Assistant Professor Michele Protti, Ph.D.

Current position: Assistant Professor in Medicinal Chemistry at the Research Group of Pharmaco-Toxicological Analysis (PTA Lab), Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology (FaBiT), Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna

Expertise: Design and implementation of original analytical methodologies for the determination of bioactive compounds and markers in complex matrices, of biological and non-biological nature, with an emphasis on novel microsampling and pretreatment techniques.

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Ph.D. student Camilla Marasca

Current position: Ph.D. Student at the Research Group of Pharmaco-Toxicological Analysis (PTA Lab) of the Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology (FaBiT), Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna and at the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT) of Genova

Expertise: Development and validation of advanced bioanalytical platforms for small and large molecules, characterised by high automation and miniaturised systems for sample collection and pretreatment.

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Ph.D. student Marco Cirrincione

Current position: Ph.D. Student at the Research Group of Pharmaco-Toxicological Analysis (PTA Lab) of the Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology (FaBiT), Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna

Expertise: Implementation of original instrumental analytical methods for the quali-quantitative analysis of classic drugs of abuse and new psychoactive substances with a focus on innovative microsampling strategies.

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Associate Professor Roberto Mandrioli

Current position: Associate Professor of Medicinal Chemistry at the Department for Life Quality Studies, Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna (Rimini Campus)

Expertise: Development of original, innovative extraction procedures and analytical methods for the phytochemical characterisation of plant-based products

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Lorenzo Marincich

Current position: Ph.D. student of the “Science and Culture of Well-being and Lifestyles” programme, Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna (Rimini Campus)

Expertise: Plant secondary metabolites: isolation, quantification and assessment of their in vitro biological activities

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Stefano Girotti

Current position: Professor Alma Mater (PAM), Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna

Expertise: Analytical chemistry

Assistant Professor Luca Ferrari, Ph.D.

Current position: Senior assistant professor at Department of Education Studies "G.M. Bertin", University of Bologna.

Expertise: education and technology; teaching and learning strategies; didactic innovation; open educational resources.

Marco Nenzioni

Current position: PhD student in Pedagogical Sciences at the Department of Education Studies "G.M Bertin" of University of Bologna.

Expertise: Universal Design for Learning; new technologies for education and training; eLearning design and development.

Stefano D'Ambrosio

Current position: PhD Student, Department of Education Studies "G.M. Bertin", University of Bologna.

Expertise: Labour, inclusion and lifelong learning, eLearning design and development; study methods and learning theories.

Team members University of Bologna