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We are pleased to announce the winners of the 2022 Travel Award.
The award has been granted to the following researchers.
Dr. Carlo Matera graduated with a degree in Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology at the University of Milan, where he also obtained a PhD in Medicinal Chemistry in 2010 after defending his thesis on the development of bifunctional modulators of nicotinic and dopamine receptors. He obtained a postdoctoral position funded by the EU Human Brain Project in a group led by Prof. Pau Gorostiza at the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia, where he began his studies in the field of photopharmacology in 2015. Since October 2020, Carlo Matera has been working as a researcher at the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences of the University of Milan.
Dr. Ilaria Tonazzini is currently a researcher at Nanoscience Institute—National Research Council (CNR) @ NEST in Pisa. She obtained her Master’s degree cum laude in Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Technologies and her PhD in Drug Science from the University of Pisa (IT). As a postdoc, she worked at the Institute for the Study of Nanostructured Materials—CNR in Bologna (IT) and then at the Scuola Normale Superiore and Nanoscience Institute—CNR at the NEST laboratory in Pisa. Her research focuses on the development of biocompatible nanostructured materials for the treatment of the peripheral nervous system and approaches to combat central nervous system diseases.
Dr. Elisabetta Coppi obtained her Master’s degree cum laude in Biological Science at the University of Florence, Italy, in 2003. She obtained her PhD in Pharmacology and Toxicology in April 2007 under the supervision of Prof. Felicita Pedata, University of Florence, Italy, and Prof. Alasdair Gibb, University College London, UK. She is presently a postdoctoral fellow in the same group, where she is involved in research projects under Prof. Pedata’s supervision at the University of Florence, and she spent a year at UCL as a guest researcher in Prof. Gibb’s laboratory. Her research focuses on the role of the neuromodulator adenosine and its receptors in modulating synaptic transmission and myelination in the central nervous system.
With so many high-quality applicants, the evaluation process and final decision were challenging. We would like to thank all the applicants for submitting such as diverse and fascinating range of research topics. On behalf of the assessment committee, I congratulate the winners on their accomplishments.
IJMS Editorial Office
IJMS 2022 Travel Award
Past Winners
Year:
Winner
Graciosa Quelhas Teixeira
Institute of Orthopaedic Research and Biomechanics, University Medical Center Ulm, D-89081 Ulm, Germany
Edina Poletto
Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
Inês Margarida Vieira da Silva
Research Institute for Medicines (iMed.ULisboa), Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-003 Lisboa, Portugal
Award Committee
Dr. Maurizio Battino
Chairman
Università Politecnica delle Marche
Dr. João Pedro Silva
UCIBIO, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto
Prof. Vladimir N. Uversky
University of South Florida
Prof. Setsuko Komatsu
Fukui University of Technology
Prof. Dr. Yanjie Xie
Nanjing Agricultural University
Prof. Dr. Claudio Santi
University of Perugia
Prof. Dr. Consolato Sergi
University of Alberta
Winner
Suvilesh Kanve Nagaraj
University of Missouri-Columbia, USA
Konrad Kleszczynski
University of Muenster, Germany
Maicon Landim Vieira
Florida State University, USA
Award Committee
Dr. Maurizio Battino
Chairman
Università Politecnica delle Marche
Prof. Salah Eddine Stiriba
Instituto de Ciencia Molecular, Universidad de Valencia
Prof. Dr. Irmgard Tegeder
Pharmazentrum Frankfurt, Institut für Klinische Pharmakologie Klinikum der Goethe-Universität Frankfurt
Prof. Ke Yang
Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Prof. Setsuko Komatsu
Fukui University of Technology
Prof. Dr. Masashi Tanaka
Health Science University
Prof. Dr. Yanjie Xie
Nanjing Agricultural University
Winner
Andi Cani
University of Michigan, USA
stefano tomassi
University of Naples Federico II, Italy
Adriana Vinhas
3B's Research Group, Portugal
Award Committee
Dr. Maurizio Battino
Chairman
Università Politecnica delle Marche
Dr. Marco Fiore
IBBC-CNR Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology
Prof. Joao Ramalho-Santos
Dept Life Sciences
Winner
Carlo Matera
University of Milan, Italy
ilaria tonazzini
Istituto Nanoscienze - Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Italy
Elena Piccinin
University of Bari, Italy
Award Committee
Prof. Dr. Claudiu Supuran
Chairman
Univeristy of Florence
Prof. Vladimir N. Uversky
University of South Florida
Dr. Alessandro Terrinoni
Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata
Winner
Mario Gutiérrez Tovar
University of Oxford, UK
Gloria Ravegnini
University of Bologna, Italy
Joanna Kujawa
Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Poland
Winner
Fernando Souza-Fonseca-Guimaraes
the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Australia
Erika Gyengesi
Western Sydney University, Australia
Joanne Tsui Ming Tan
the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Australia
Winner
Yi Ma
University of Connecticut, USA
Miranda Ween
Royal Adelaide Hospital, Australia
Reza M. Zadegan
Boise State University, USA
Winner
Bert De Rybel
VIB-Ghent University, Belgium
Jean-Marie Swiecicki
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
Jean Christopher Chamcheu
University of Wisconsin, USA
Pedro Rodrigues
University of Lisbon, Portugal
Renato Polimanti
Yale University School of Medicine and VA CT Healthcare Center, USA
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