Claudia Caltagirone

Biography

Dr. Claudia Caltagirone graduated in Chemistry (Graduation Degree 110/110 magna cum laude) in September 2001 at the University of Cagliari with a thesis titled "Molecular Sensors for the recognition of metal ions based on the 1 oxa-4,10-dithia-7-aza-cyclododecane [12] aneNOS 2". After conducting a volunteer internship at the Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry at the University of Cagliari in the period from October 2001 to May 2002 and having been in charge of a coordinated and continuous collaboration agreement for the conduct of the research "Synthesis and characterization of new high-delocalization dithiolenes with macrocyclic and fluorinated substituents "at the same Department in the period June 2002-March 2003, attended the PhD program (XVIII Cycle) in Chemistry. She received her Ph.D. degree on January 13, 2006, discussing a thesis in Chemistry Supramolecular on the synthesis and redox and luminescent properties of new macrocyclic receptors for the selective and specific recognition of metallic ions. On April 1, 2006 he served as a researcher in the scientific-disciplinary field CHIM / 03-General Chemistry and Inorganic at the Faculty of Science MM. FF. NN. of the University of Cagliari. In the period from October 2006 to September 2008 he was an academic visitor at the School of Chemistry at the University of Southampton (UK) where he worked in the research group co-ordinated by Prof. Philip A. Gale on the synthesis and study of the selectivity of new receptors anions. Dr. Caltagirone is co-author of thirty-eight scientific papers published on major international journals, an anion receptor review and a chapter on a book dedicated to molecular fluorescence sensor for anions. He has presented his findings at various national and international congresses and has won the award as the best oral presentation to the Inorganic Reaction Mechanism and Coordination Chemistry Meeting in Edinburgh in June 2008. Starting from AAR 2007-2008, own didactic activity at the Faculty of Science MM.FF.NN of the University of Cagliari with the following teaching assignments: 2007-2008: Professor in charge of the "Bioinorganic Chemistry" course for the Biology Degree Course; 2008-2009: Professor in charge of the "Chemistry of Coordinating Compounds" course for the Bachelor Degree in Chemistry; 2009-2010; 2010-2011; 2011-2012; 2012-2013: Professor in charge of the "General Chemistry Laboratory" course for the Chemical Degree Course. He was the founder of five thesis thesis ("New Synthetic Anhydical Receptors for the Recognition of Organic and Inorganic Anions" Valeria Meli AA 2008-2009; "1- (1H-Indol-7-yl) -3 - (quinolin-2-yl) urea: a new fluorescence sensor for the recognition of anions "Graduate thesis of Arianna Casula AA 2010-2011;" Synthesis and study of the selectivity of a new family of ureid receptors for species recognition anionic "dissertation by Giacomo Picci A: 2010-2011;" Synthesis and study of the selectivity towards cations and anions of two new naphthalene ureid derivatives "Laura Pala AA graduate thesis 2011-2012;" Study of selectivity for anions and cations of two new tripodic binders based on the macrocycle [9] AneN 3"Walter Cucchiara graduate thesis 2011-2012) and two master theses (" Summary and study of the selectivity of new neutral amidal receptors for anions "by Andrea Mulas AA 2008-2009;" Fluorescent cubic nanoparticles for applications in teranostic field "Valeria Meli graduate thesis 2011-2012). He is a scientific director of a doctoral project (Cycle XXVI) and is a member of the School of Ph.D. School of Chemistry and Chemistry at the University of Cagliari. He has participated in two research projects Prin (2007-2007C8RW53, PRIN 2009 - 2009Z9ASCA) and has submitted three research projects under the Future Research Program (Call for Proposals 2008 RBFR08PUNG (National Coordinator); Bando 2010 RBFR10HJZK (National Coordinator) Announcement 2012 RBFR12OW7C (Local Unit Coordinator) In particular, the RBFR10HJZK project was awarded under Regional Law No. 7 of August 7, 2007 Award for Scientific Productivity of the Autonomous Region of Sardinia. 

Research Interest

Synthesis, characterization and study of the selectivity of new molecular fluorescence sensors based on macrocyclic and open chain receptors for the selective recognition of anionic and cationic substrates of environmental and biological interest and their applications in analytical and clinical fields.