Who we are

 

Marialessandra Contino and Alessia Ligresti are, respectively, a Medicinal Chemist and Biochemical Pharmacologist interested in developing cannabinoid-based molecules for therapeutical and diagnostic applications.

RESEARCH TEAMS

The multidisciplinary interplay of biologists, informaticians, and medicinal chemists results in greener and cost-saving approaches to be applied throughout the hit-to-lead optimization phase as well as the entire drug discovery process

Team

Marialessandra Contino, The Principal Investigator (Associate Professor at the Department of Pharmacy of the University of Bari ALDO MORO)

Pi

Marialessandra Contino
Associate Professor at the Department of Pharmacy of the University of Bari ALDO MORO

Investigator

Angela Stefanachi
Associate Professor at the Department of Pharmacy of the University of Bari ALDO MORO

Investigator

Nicola Antonio Colabufo
Full Professor at the Department of Pharmacy of the University of Bari ALDO MORO

Team 

Alessia Ligresti, Director of Research at the Institute of Biomolecular Chemistry (ICB) – National Research Council of Italy (CNR)

Co-Pi

Alessia Ligresti
Research Director at the Institute of Biomolecular Chemistry (ICB) – National Research Council of Italy (CNR)

Investigator

Teresa Maria Creanza
Researcher at the Institute of Industrial Technologies and Automation (STIIMA) – National Research Council of Italy (CNR)

DISCOVER

“AID-CARE: Artificial Intelligence-aided Design of CAnnabinoid REceptor subtype 2 (CB2R) Multitarget ligands: a new strategy for the treatment of inflammation”