DRUG DESIGN DEVELOPMENT AND DELIVERY JOURNAL (ISSN: 2631-3278)

Biography:

Concettina La Motta completed her degree Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology, in 1992, at the Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Pisa, Italy. From 1992 to 1996 she worked at the pharmaceutical company Farmigea S.p.A, Research and Development Division, then she obtained her Ph.D. in Medicinal Chemistry, in 1999. Assistant Professor, from 2000 to 2011, she now works as associate professor of medicinal chemistry at the Department of Pharmacy of the University of Pisa, Italy. She is the author of more than 140 publications in the fields of medicinal chemistry, including research articles in leading international journals, national and international patents, chapters in books, published by major presses, and a number of oral and poster communications at national and international congresses. On the basis of her researches, many students have been awarded their master and Ph.D. degrees in medicinal chemistry.

Research Interests:

Her research interest, mainly focuses on rational design and the synthesis of novel inhibitors of enzymes like aldehyde dehydrogenase, tyrosine kinases, COX2, aldose reductase, and adenosine deaminase, to develop as drug candidates for the treatment of cancer and inflammation.