Curriculum
Dr. Giulia Mazzoccanti
Current Position:
Research Fellow (RTDa), Department of Chemistry and Drug Technologies, Sapienza University of Rome
Academic Background
PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome (2018)
Dissertation: Advanced techniques in separation science for unraveling natural substances complexity: from small chiral molecules to large proteins
Supervisors: Prof. Claudio Villani and Prof. Francesco Gasparrini
MSc in Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology, Sapienza University of Rome (2015) – 110/110 cum laude
Research Interests
Chirality and stereochemistry in natural and synthetic compounds
Chiral stationary phases: synthesis and application in UHPLC, UHPSFC
Absolute configuration assignment and stereostability of chiral systems
Separation and profiling of cannabinoids (CBC, Δ⁹-THC)
Functionalized nanomaterials (carbon nanodots)
Epimeric peptide impurities in pharmaceutical products
Academic Appointments
Research Fellow (RTDa), Sapienza University of Rome (2021–present)
Postdoctoral Researcher, Sapienza University of Rome (2019–2021)
Visiting Researcher, CIC biomaGUNE, Spain (Oct 2024 – Mar 2025)
Teaching Experience
Organic Chemistry (in English), 6 CFU, BSc in Molecular Biology, Medicinal Chemistry and Computer Science for Pharmaceutical Applications – 48 hours
Organic Chemistry and Natural Products Chemistry, 5 CFU of 9, BSc in Applied Pharmaceutical Sciences – 40 hours
Participation in final exam commissions and co-supervision of theses (CTF degree program)
Lecture (1.5 h) on chiral selector design for enantiodiscrimination – PhD in Chemistry, University of Milan
Teaching module (8 h) titled Advanced techniques in separation science for unraveling the complexity of natural products and (bio)pharmaceuticals – PhD in Molecular Design and Characterization for Health, Sapienza
Editorial and Scientific Roles
Topic Editor for MDPI journals: Molecules, Biomolecules, Metabolites, Separations
Reviewer for journals: RSC Advances, Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research, etc.
Member of the Local Scientific Committee – Chirality 2023, Rome
Selected International Conferences
Invited Lecturer, HANDS 2024 – International School on Chirality (Como, Italy)
Keynote Speaker, Extreme Chromatography Workshop, CNR Rome, 2023
Invited Speaker, Global Summit on Catalysis and Chemical Engineering, Rome, 2023
Numerous oral presentations at ChirItaly, HPLC, CDCO, SFC, ISOS, etc.
Grants & Scientific Coordination
Principal Investigator of two research agreements (2023, 2024) with Fresenius Kabi iPSUM, focused on stereoselective high-performance separations
Participation in university-funded major research projects (e.g., MACbyMOCC, asymmetric catalysis in flow)
Publications and Metrics
43 peer-reviewed articles (2016–2024)
H-index: 12 – Citations: 506 (Scopus, April 2024)
Publications in J. Org. Chem., Chirality, J. Nat. Prod., TrAC, Anal. Chem., ChemCatChem, etc.