PhD in Biomedical Sciences and Biotechnology

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CURRICULUM VITAE ALESSANDRA GUERRINI

Date and place of birth: Ferrara (Italy), March 6^th, 1970. Nationality: Italian

Affiliation and official address: Dept. of Life Sciences and Biotechnology (SVeB), University of Ferrara, p.le Chiappini, 2, 44123 Malborghetto di Boara (Ferrara), Italy
Telephone: +39 0532 293374 (office) +39 0532 293783 (lab)
e-mail: grrlsn@unife.it

EDUCATION
1996: Chemistry Degree summa cum laude (University of Ferrara)
2003: Master degree in Safety and Hygiene (CEIDA, School of Public Administration and Local Authorities, ROMA)

CAREER/EMPLOYMENT
1997-2002: research fellow (Consorzio Ferrara Ricerche, Ferrara and I.C.E. Industria Chimica Emiliana, Reggio Emilia, Italy)

2002-2005: technical graduate (University of Ferrara)

2005-2006: research fellow (University of Ferrara)

2006-present: Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutical Biology (University of Ferrara)

TEACHING EXPERIENCES
2007 to present: Professor of Plant Biology and Pharmacognosy

GRANTS
2010-2013: co-investigator in the project AGERINNOVAPERO grant no. 2010-2107 "Innovations in process and product quality in pear cultivation" (WP 1, Task 1.4 Defense against parasites with biocompatible molecules).

2011-2014: co-investigator in the project PRIN 2009LR9YLF “Phytochemical fingerprinting and bioactivity as a contribution to the Healthy validation (quality, safety, efficacy) of drugs of ayurvedic medicine. Formulation of plant products with isolated and characterized artificial compounds from ayurvedic drugs, and new active principles derived from biotransformation as innovative development of herbal products".

2013-2014: scientific coordinator of a research project between Universidad Estatal Amazonica (Ecuador) and University of Ferrara, for phytochemical and bioactivity study of fixed oils and essential oils from plant sources for health benefits.

2012-2016: scientific coordinator of a competitive project of Decentralized Cooperation: "Support for the activities of the national laboratory of pharmacy and the supply of drugs and medicines for the Sahrawi refugee population in Algeria”.

2015: co-investigator of PRIA competitive project of University of Ferrara "Chemical Library of UniFe (CheLiFe) generation, management and high throughput screening for the discovery of lead compounds for biomedical applications".

2015: co-investigator of competitive research project of Ferrara Commerce Chamber project of 2014 "Feasibility study for the construction of an integrated system of analytical traceability for local supply chain: the enhancement of Ferrara crops".

2016: principal investigator of FIR, competitive project of University of Ferrara “Sahrawi medicinal plants for the development for new health products-HEALTHSAHARAWI)”

2016: co-investigator of competitive research project Valsovit “Sustainable valorization of waste from wine production chain for chemical and health industry”, POR-FESR 2014-2020 (http://www.valsovit.it).

PUBLICATIONS (at August 2017)

50 papers in refereed journal, 4 book chapters, 35 meeting abstract (Total IF 110, h-index 15, citation 599)

Researcher unique identifiers: ORCID: orcid.org/0000-0002-6553-3938;  ScopusID: 7004559357; ResearcherID: N-1419-2015