MedChem Lab projects related to the Nature Aided Drug Discovery were presented at 2° Congresso Intersocietà sui prodotti vegetali per la salute: il ruolo delle piante medicinali nella medicina moderna (https://ecmitalianmr.it/event/2-congresso-prodotti-vegetali) that took place from 10 to 12 April 2025 in Naples (IT). This conference was an exciting opportunity to share ideas and findings with experts in the field of natural products.
Four presentations were given:
- Emanuela Martino. Exploring the Medicinal Value of Nature Reserves: the case of Bosco Siro Negri.
- Valeria Cavalloro. Eremurus species as new sources of metabolites with neuroprotective activity.
- Alice Fossati. Targeting Melanoma: Exploring Plant Extracts for Tyrosinase and RAGE inhibitors
- Elisabetta Tumminelli. Valorization of Olea europaea L. Tree Pruning Waste: Optimization of Phytochemicals Extraction by D-optimal Design Approach
Always in the field of NADD, MedChem Lab is actively involved in the National Biodiversity Future Center (https://www.nbfc.it), the first National Research and Innovation Center dedicated to biodiversity, funded by the MUR through European Union funds – NextGenerationEU. It is a coordinating structure that unites and enhances research efforts, while simultaneously making knowledge and technologies accessible to diverse actors working on theterritory.
In 2025 we participated to different events. Particularly, we presented two posters at Forum NBFC 2025 (19-22 May 2025, Milano IT), the first one presented by Alice Fossati entitled Set-up of a chlorophyll removal methodology from leaf extracts and the second one presented by Valeria Cavalloro and entitled The role of Nature Reserve Bosco Siro Negri to preserve biodiversity and its medicinal value. Forum Nazionale della Biodiversità.
Our PhD Student Dr Alice Fossati attended NBFC PhDday 2025 from 26 to 27 May 2025 with an oral presentation entitled Identification of Natural Products with Potential Against Tyrosinase-Linked Disorders.
