Curriculum

• Tecnologia farmaceutica
• Legislazione farmaceutica nazionale e comunitaria – Organizzazione dei servizi sanitari

• Componente del Collegio dei Docenti per il Dottorato di Ricerca in Scienze Farmaceutiche (2005-2012)
• Componente del Dottorato in Scienze Chimiche (2013-2016);
• Componente del Comitato Tecnico Organizzatore del master in Farmacologia Clinica: compounding oncologico;
• Componente del consiglio della Scuola di Specializzazione in Farmacia Ospedaliera, UniME (2013-2016)
• Componente del Comitato Tecnico Organizzatore della Scuola di Specializzazione in Farmacia Ospedaliera, UniME (2016-2020);
• Componente del Gruppo AQ del CLM in Farmacia dell’Università di Messina Dal 2020 componente della Commissione paritetica studenti docenti del Dipartimento CHIBIOFARAM.
• Componente della commissione per gli esami di abilitazione alla professione di farmacista, UniME (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021)
• Guest Editor per lo Special Issue “Nanosystems in pharmaceutical technology”, sezione Nanochemistry, della rivista open access Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049) pubblicata da MDPI.
• Responsabile scientifico di Progetti di ricerca di Ateneo (PRA– Anni 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008-2009);
• Componente di Progetti di ricerca di Ateneo (PRA - Anni 1999, 2001
  2006/2007;)
• Componente dell'Unità di Ricerca nei Progetti di interesse nazionale (COFIN Anni 2000, 2002, 2004; PRIN 2007, 2009; FIRB 2003)

• Impiego di ciclodestrine per la complessazione di sostanze di interesse farmaceutico
• Realizzazione di sistemi nano e microparticellari per il rilascio controllato dei farmaci (Drug Delivery Systems)
• Studi di stabilità e rilascio di principi attivi da forme farmaceutiche solide
• Prodotti naturali e sostanze di interesse farmaceutico: fotostabilità ed analisi

Curriculum

CURRENT POSITION: ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR SSD CHIM/09 (Farmaceutico Tecnologico Applicativo),

AFFILIATION: DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY, BIOLOGICAL, PHARMACEUTICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES (UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA)
 
 
 
EDUCATION

•1986 – Master degree with honour in Pharmacy
•1990 – PhD in Pharmacognosy
•1991 –  Pharmaceutical Technology Researcher (SSD C08, then SSD CHIM/09 – Pharmaceutical Technological Application) at the Faculty of Pharmacy - University of Messina
•2002 - Associate Professor (SSD CHIM/09) at the Faculty of Pharmacy-  University of Messina

TEACHING ACTIVITY
 
Since 1995 she has been continuously teaching as a holder of various courses, for the Pharmacy Degree Course,  the Pharmaceutical Chemistry & Technology Degree Course (CTF), the Scientific Information on the Drug Degree Course (ISF), the Biotechnology Degree Course and for the School of Specialization in Hospital Pharmacy of the University of Messina.
Currently, she is responsible for the teaching of
• Pharmaceutical Technology
• National and Communitarian Pharmaceutical Legislation – Healthcare Organization
In Pharmacy Degree Course and she is teaching in the School of Specialization in Hospital Pharmacy of the University of Messina.



DIRECTIVE ASSIGNMENTS AND RESEARCH PROJECTS
 
- Member of the Scientific Committee of the PhD program in ‘Pharmaceutical Sciences’ (2005-2012)
- Member of the Scientific Committee of the PhD program in ‘Chemical Sciences’ (2013-2016)
- Member of the Organizing Committee of Master “Clinical pharmacology: oncological compounding”
- Member of the Organizing Committee of Specialization School in Hospital Pharmacy (2016-2020)
- Member of the council, Specialization School in Hospital Pharmacy, UniME (2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16)
- Member of the Quality Management Group of the CLM in Pharmacy, University of Messina.
- Member of  Parithetic Commission for relationships between students and Professors, Dept. ChiBioFarAm, UniME (2020-today)
- Member of commission for the qualifying examinations for the profession of pharmacist, UniME
- Guest Editor for open access Molecules journal in “Nanosystems in pharmaceutical technology” special issue, Nanochemistry section
- Scientific responsible of research projects financially supported by the University of Messina (PRA– 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008-2009)
- Member of a Research Team financially supported by the University of Messina (PRA 1999, 2001, 2006/2007)
- Member of a Research Team financially supported by the Italian Ministry of Education (COFIN  2000, 2002, 2004; PRIN 2007, 2009; FIRB 2003)
 
MAIN RESEARCH INTERESTS
 
The scientific research activity is documented by numerous papers published in the most qualified international journals and by numerous communications at national and international meetings. Main research interests are:

-        Employ of cyclodextrins to improve physico-chemical properties of substances of pharmaceutical interest
- Preparation and characterization of micro and nanoparticles for drug delivery
- Stability studies e release of active principles from solid dosage form
-       Natural products and substances of pharmaceutical interest: photostability and analysis
 
ORGANIZING ACTIVITIES

- Member of the Organizing Committee of 9th International Meeting on Recent Development in Pharmaceutical Analysis (RDPA’01), Lipari, Messina, 3-8 Giugno 2001.
- Member of the Organizing Committee of XX Simposio A.D.R.I.T.E.L.F., Catania 4-7 Ottobre 2006.