Luigi Panza
1983: Graduated in Chemistry, (Diploma di Laurea in Chimica), Milano
University, Dept. of Organic and Industrial Chemistry, on "Stereospecific
synthesis of phosphono analogs of 2-Z-isoprenyl phosphates".
1985–1986: Fellow of Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei
1986–1988: PhD in Chemistry (Dottorato di Ricerca in Scienze Chimiche), Milano
University, Dept. of Organic and Industrial Chemistry, on "Stereoselective
synthesis of carbohydrates of biological relevance".
1988–1990: Post-Doc at the Zurich University, Prof. Andrea Vasella group, on
synthesis and reactivity of glycosylidene diazirines.
Teaching and work experience
1990–1998: Research Assistant at
Milano University
1994–1998: Assistant Professor of
Laboratory of Organic Chemistry at Milano and Como Universities
1998–present: Associate Professor of
Organic Chemistry at the University of Piemonte Orientale
2020–present: President of IBIS
Consortium and co-manager of Piedmont regional Innovation Cluster CGREEN –
Green Chemistry and Advanced Materials
Research areas:
Sugar-containing boron clusters for
boron neutron capture therapy
Synthesis of oligosaccharides and
glycoconjugates of biological relevance
New methods of glycosylation
Use of enzymes in carbohydrate
chemistry
Synthesis of sugar analogs
His scientific activity is demonstrated by more than 130 papers in
international journals and many oral presentations
