Our research focuses on the combination of custom-designed photoresponsive molecules with nanomaterials to develop  photoactivatable nanoconstructs for biomedical applications. Discover more by exploring the website.

News from the Lab !

  • November 2022 – Dr. Tassia Joi Martins (Brazil) joined the group as post-doc in the frame of the Horizon Europe – Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions – SUPREME. Welcome Tassia!
  • November 2022 – Dr. Juliana Guerra Pinto (Brazil) joined the group as Visiting Scientist with a grant from the European Society for Photobiology. Welcome Juliana!
  • November 2022 – Dr. Benjamin Clepoint (France) joined the group as PhD student. Welcome Benjamin!
  • November 2022 – Dr. Adriana Graziano got a position as Assistent Professor at the Kore University of Enna. Congratulations Adriana! It was a pleasure having you in the group!
  • December 2022 – Dr. Nadia Licciardello got a permament position in STMicroelectronics. Congratulations Nadia! It was a pleasure having you in the group!
  • December 2022 – Dr. Cristina Parisi received the PhD in Chemical Sciences. Congratulations Cristina! Well done!

Latest Publications

A Generator of Peroxynitrite Activatable with Red Light

C. Parisi, M. Failla, A. Fraix, L. Menilli, F. Moret, E. Reddi, F. Spyrakis, B. Rolando, L. Lazzarato, R. Fruttero, A. Gasco and S. Sortino
Chemical Science 2021, 12, 4740-4746.

 

 

Nitric Oxide Photoreleases with Fluorescent Reporting

A. Fraix, C. Parisi, M. Seggio and S. Sortino
Chem. Eur. J. 2021, Doi: 10.1002/chem.202101662

 

 

NO Release Regulated by Doxorubicin as Green Light-Harvesting Antenna

A. Fraix, C. Parisi, M. Failla, K. Chegaev, F. Spyrakis, L. Lazzarato, R. Fruttero, A. Gasco and S. Sortino
Chem.Commun. 2020, 56, 6335-6335.