Università di Salerno
Dipartimento di Farmacia
EpigeneticMedChemLab
Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132 - 84084, Fisciano (SA)
Italy
 | gsbardella@unisa.it |
Head of Epigenetic Med Chem Lab - University of Salerno
Director of PhD program in Drug Discovery and Development, University of Salerno
Member of the Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer Commission of the University of Salerno
Member and Secretary of the Executive Committee of the Italian Chemical Society - Division of Medicinal Chemistry
Management Committee Member of COST Action CM1406: Epigenetic Chemical Biology (EPICHEMBIO)
Management Committee Substitute Member of COST Action CA15135 - Multi-target paradigm for innovative ligand identification in the drug discovery process (MuTaLig)
Management Committee Substitute Member of COST Action CA15126 - Between Atom and Cell: Integrating Molecular Biophysics Approaches for Biology and Healthcare (MOBIEU)
Education:
1997: Ph.D. in Medicinal Chemistry, University of Rome ''La Sapienza'', Italy
1993: Master degree in Pharmaceutical Chemistry, summa cum laude, University of Rome ''La Sapienza'', Italy
Research experience:
2016-present: Full Professor, University of Salerno, Italy.
2004: Visiting professor, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA (USA).
2002-2016: Associate Professor, University of Salerno, Italy.
2001: Assistant Professor, University of Salerno, Italy
2001: Research Associate, University of Siena, Italy
2000 : Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Rome ''La Sapienza'', Italy
2000: Italian Pasteur Institute Research Fellow, Medicinal Chemistry Department, University of Rome, Italy
1998-1999: Italian NIH Research Fellow, Medicinal Chemistry Department, Rome, Italy
1997: CNR (Italian National Research Center) Research Fellow, Drug Chemistry Center, University of Rome, Italy
Research Interests: Design, synthesis and optimization of antiviral (HIV and HRVs) and antibacterial agents of MAO-inhibitors and of small-molecule modulators of epigenetic enzymes (HDAC, HAT, HKMT, DNMT, PRMT, LSD1 and PAD4 as well as endogenous non-telomeric RT); pharmacological principles of active drugs, new methodologies for the synthesis of heterocyclic compounds.
Awards
2008: Farmindustria Italian National Award for Research Excellence in Medicinal Chemistry.
1998: Italian Pasteur Institute Award for best Ph.D. thesis
1995: Italian Federation of Chemical Industry (Federchimica) Award
1994: Italian Pasteur Institute Award for best Master Degree thesis
Memberships
Italian Chemical Society (SCI) - Medicinal Chemistry Division
European Federation for Medicinal Chemistry (EFMC)
American Chemical Society (ACS) - Medicinal Chemistry Division
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) - Biological and Medicinal Chemistry Sector (BMCS)
Epigenetics Society
International Chemical Biology Society
Director of PhD program in Drug Discovery and Development, University of Salerno
Member of the Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer Commission of the University of Salerno
Member and Secretary of the Executive Committee of the Italian Chemical Society - Division of Medicinal Chemistry
Management Committee Member of COST Action CM1406: Epigenetic Chemical Biology (EPICHEMBIO)
Management Committee Substitute Member of COST Action CA15135 - Multi-target paradigm for innovative ligand identification in the drug discovery process (MuTaLig)
Management Committee Substitute Member of COST Action CA15126 - Between Atom and Cell: Integrating Molecular Biophysics Approaches for Biology and Healthcare (MOBIEU)
Education:
1997: Ph.D. in Medicinal Chemistry, University of Rome ''La Sapienza'', Italy
1993: Master degree in Pharmaceutical Chemistry, summa cum laude, University of Rome ''La Sapienza'', Italy
Research experience:
2016-present: Full Professor, University of Salerno, Italy.
2004: Visiting professor, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA (USA).
2002-2016: Associate Professor, University of Salerno, Italy.
2001: Assistant Professor, University of Salerno, Italy
2001: Research Associate, University of Siena, Italy
2000 : Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Rome ''La Sapienza'', Italy
2000: Italian Pasteur Institute Research Fellow, Medicinal Chemistry Department, University of Rome, Italy
1998-1999: Italian NIH Research Fellow, Medicinal Chemistry Department, Rome, Italy
1997: CNR (Italian National Research Center) Research Fellow, Drug Chemistry Center, University of Rome, Italy
Research Interests: Design, synthesis and optimization of antiviral (HIV and HRVs) and antibacterial agents of MAO-inhibitors and of small-molecule modulators of epigenetic enzymes (HDAC, HAT, HKMT, DNMT, PRMT, LSD1 and PAD4 as well as endogenous non-telomeric RT); pharmacological principles of active drugs, new methodologies for the synthesis of heterocyclic compounds.
Awards
2008: Farmindustria Italian National Award for Research Excellence in Medicinal Chemistry.
1998: Italian Pasteur Institute Award for best Ph.D. thesis
1995: Italian Federation of Chemical Industry (Federchimica) Award
1994: Italian Pasteur Institute Award for best Master Degree thesis
Memberships
Italian Chemical Society (SCI) - Medicinal Chemistry Division
European Federation for Medicinal Chemistry (EFMC)
American Chemical Society (ACS) - Medicinal Chemistry Division
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) - Biological and Medicinal Chemistry Sector (BMCS)
Epigenetics Society
International Chemical Biology Society
