Bernardi Group

CV

1986  
PhD in Industrial Chemistry at the University of Milano

1987 - 1988 
Post-doctoral research with Prof. W. Clark Still 
(Columbia University, New York)

1989 - 1997 
Research Associate of Organic Chemistry at the Department 
of Organic and Industrial Chemistry

1998 - 2004 
Associate Professor of Organic Chemistry at the University of Milano 

2005 - present
Full Professor of Organic Chemistry

 

Research Activity

The interaction of sugars with proteins initiates many biological processes. We can achieve control of these processes using sugar-like structures to antagonize the natural ligands at the protein receptor level. Our group is using chemical knowledge and computational techniques to design and synthesize sugar mimics, based on known structural properties of bioactive oligosaccharides and of their protein complexes.