Process of identification and development of new chemical entities from natural and / or synthetic sources as potential reference compounds for the discovery of new drugs and study of their molecular mechanisms of action

• Identification, design, synthesis, structural characterization, formulation of small organic molecules, including natural substances, as new therapeutic, diagnostic and biological agents;
• Sintesi, scale-up ed ottimizzazione di composti bioattivi;
• Design, synthesis and characterization of multivalent and / or multifunctional systems for the delivery and release of functional compounds;
• Ligand-receptor interaction, study of molecular and cellular pathways, biosynthesis;
• Design and development of adjuvants and vaccines;
• Development of in vivo models also in unconventional organisms;
• Characterization of the mechanism of action of physiological mediators and drug candidates;