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Name | Giovanni Nicola Roviello |
Area | Research&Development |
Position | Researcher |
Work site | Naples - Castellino |
Address | Via Pietro Castellino 111, 80131 Naples - Italy |
giroviel@unina.it | |
Web page | https: / /www.researchgate.net /profile /Giovanni-Roviello |
Curriculum Vitae Dr. Giovanni N. Roviello, Ph.D.
Ist Level Researcher at Italian National Council for Research (CNR), Institute of
Biostructure and Bioimaging (IBB)
E-mails: giroviel@unina.it; giovanni.roviello@cnr.it;
H-index: 25 (Scopus), 25 (WoS), 27 (Google Scholar)
ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6065-2367
June 2002: Degree in Chemistry cum laude. Federico II University, Naples – Italy
June 2002-Jan. 2003: partecipation in the European Research Project Centre for Design and Structure in Biology (CDSB) -Jena (Germany), Istituto di Biostrutture e Bioimmagini del CNR, Napoli/IMB-Institut fr Molekulare Biotechnologie, Jena (Germany).
November 2002-January 2006: Ph. D. in Biotechnology Federico II University, Naples - Italy. Thesis: PNA/DNA chimeras for biotechnological applications.
March 2005-June 2005: Research activity at the Georg-August-Universität of Goettingen (Germany).
April 2006-May 2006: scientific collaboration with RiboVax Biotechnologies S. A.
June 2006-November 2006: scientific collaboration with Biostructure and Bioimaging Institute of National Council of Research (IBB-CNR).
November 2006-today: CNR Researcher at Biostructure and Bioimaging Institute of National Council of Research.
1st April 2017 -31st May 2017: visiting researcher at UCD-Dublin /O'Brien Science Centre and collaboration with Kelada Pharmachem Ltd (H2020 Marie Sklowdowska-Curie RISE grant - ChemoEnz).
1st September 2018 -30 November 2018: supervisor of Dr. Marta Fik (post-doc activity at IBB-CNR, SONATINA 1 Research Programme no. 2017/24/C/ST5/00181) and Martyna Szymanska (doctorate activity at IBB-CNR, CHEMINTER Research Programme no. POWR.03.02.00-00-IO26/16), both from Department of Bioinorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry - Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan, POLAND.
IBB CNR Research Coordinator for the scientific collaborations with Adam Mickiewicz University - Poznan, POLAND, (Agreement prot n. IBB CNR 0001777 26/09/2018)
7th January 2019 -28th January 2019: visiting researcher at Friedrich-Alexander University - Erlangen, Germany and collaboration with prof. Andriy Mokhir (Department Chemie und Pharmazie). CNR Short Term Mobility programme (STM 2018 prot.n. CNR0067802/2018 - 15/10/2018)
25th October 2021 - Scientific Consultant for the Research Project 'Synthesis and biological evaluation of unnatural alpha-amino acids and peptide-based systems for biomedical strategies' (Scientific Committeee of Republic of Armenia; Code 21T-1D057, start date 25-10-2021, duration 3 years)
January 2023-2025: Project leader/coordinator of the international research project “Synthetic alpha-amino acids and peptide-based systems for anticancer strategies”; Joint research Project – CNR/MESRA (Armenia) cooperation (CNR Prot. N. 19140 del 20230125 (2023-CNR0A00-0019140))
Teaching activities:
September 2004-September 2006: Lecturer at Chemistry introductive course, Faculty of Sciences Federico II University of Naples.
November 2007-November 2010 and May 2012 - November 2012: Lecturer in Chemistry, Federico II University of Naples.(Facoltà di Biotecnologie; Facoltà di Agraria; Chimica Generale ed Inorganica)
November 2010-March 2012: Lecturer in Chemistry, Parthenope University of Naples. (Facoltà di Scienze e Tecnologie; Chimica Generale ed Inorganica con Laboratorio)
January 2019: Lecturer in Chemistry, Friedrich-Alexander University - Erlangen, Germany ('Bioanorganische Chemie III' CME3-B5, M.Sc. Chemistry WS 18/19)
April 2021: Teaching activity (15 h) for the Ph.D. students Adam Mickiewicz University - Poznan, POLAND (Faculty of Chemistry): Advanced Course on Nucleic acid chemistry for Biomedical application
June 2021: participation in the Evaluation Committee for the doctoral candidates of Adam Mickiewicz University - Poznan, POLAND (Faculty of Chemistry): AMU University - EU European Social Fund
Mar 2022-today: Lecturer for the course "The Biotechnological Basis of Rehabilitation'' (45 academic hours) for the Georgian State Teaching University of Physical Education and Sports (Tbilisi, Georgia; Level of Education: Bachelor's Level; Education Program: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation)
Project Leaderships:
January 2012-2015: Project leader/coordinator of the international research project “Nucleopeptides for biomedical strategies”; Joint research Project – CNR/SRNSF (Georgia) cooperation (CNR Prot. N. 0001165 del 10/01/2011);
Project leader of the project \"sintesi chimica di agenti chemiluminescenti\" (prot. IBB CNR N. 0001626 25/09/2012 ; prot. IBB CNR N. 0001024 30/04/2014) in collaboration with Altergon Italia S.r.l.
Project leader/coordinator of the research project “Nuovi sistemi nucleopeptidici per applicazioni diagnostiche”; Legge Regionale 5. Annualità 2007 - Regione Campania (funded research project started in November 2015)
Other appointments:
May 2012: achievement of the title of Professor honoris causa in Medicinal Chemistry, Geomedi Medical University of Tbilisi - Georgia.
May 2012: Nomination as an Expert consultant in the field of Chemistry for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Centres of Excellence (CoE).
November 2012-September 2016 Supervisor for the General Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Biological Sciences, Parthenope University of Naples.
June 2012: Poster Prize awarded at COST Conference Personalised Medicine: Better Healthcare for the Future 17-22 Giugno 2012, Larnaca, Cipro
January 2014-July 2016: participant in the Caspases
Project supported by Regione Sardegna
Italian National Scientific Qualification (Abilitazione Scientifica Nazionale): habilitation as "Associate Professor" (II fascia)
2017 - 03/C1 - Organic Chemistry
2017 - 03/B1 - Inorganic & General Chemistry
2017 - 05/E1 - General Biochemisty
habilitation as "Full Professor" (I fascia):
2021 - 03/C1 - Organic Chemistry
Papers selected for Journal's cover page:
1) Roviello V, Gilhen-Baker M, Vicidomini C, Roviello GN* The healing power of clean rivers: in silico evaluation of the antipsoriatic potential of apiin and hyperoside plant metabolites contained in river waters.§ Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 . DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19052502
§selected for the cover of the Issue 5, Volume 19 (March-1 2022 – 656 articles) https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/19/5
Vicidomini, C.; Roviello, V.; Roviello, G.N. In Silico Investigation on the Interaction of Chiral Phytochemicals from Opuntia ficus-indica with SARS-CoV-2 Mpro. Symmetry 2021, 13, 1041. https://doi.org/10.3390/sym13061041§§
§§selected as paper recommended by the Scientific Editor ('Editor's choice' appointment)
Editorial Board Member, Modern Issues of Medicine and Management, publisher: Geomedi University, Georgia, ISSN 1512-4169
Topic Editor:
Molecules, publisher: MDPI, ISSN 1420-3049
Guest Editor:
Molecules, publisher: MDPI, ISSN 1420-3049
Biomolecules, publisher: MDPI, ISSN 2218-273X
Pharmaceuticals, publisher: MDPI, ISSN 1424-8247
Inorganics, publisher: MDPI, ISSN 2304-6740
Membership in conference scientific/organizing committees:
1- 3rd International Conference of Young Scientists – Chemistry Today - 2013, Georgia;
2- 4th International Conference of Young Scientists - Chemistry Today - 2014, Armenia;
3- Novel Strategies in Anticancer Therapy and Diagnostics - Workshop in the frame of the POR FESR 2014 - 2020 - 2019, Italy.
4- Towards Novel Anticancer Strategies: It’s Time to Build a New Research Community - Workshop in the frame of the POR FESR 2014 - 2020 - 2019, Italy.
https://sites.google.com/view/anti-cancer-strategy/home
5-I Chimici per le Biotecnologie- Workshop Federico II University, Naples, 2023 -Italy https://www.chimiciperlebiotecnologie.it/workshop-2023
Some conferences and achievements:
Aug 2011 EBSA bursary by European Biophysical Societies\' Association for the attendance to the \"8th EBSA European Biophysics Congress\" August 23rd–27th 2011, Budapest, Hungary, as reported in Eur Biophys J (2011) 40 (Suppl 1):S11
Oct 2011 CNR bursary – Individual Training Plan for the attendance to the \"ESF-COST High-Level Research Conference - Systems Chemistry III 23-28 October 2011 – Amoudara – Crete, Greece. (formazione individuale CNR Quota A; prot. N. 0009547 - 31/01/11).
Referee
Journal of Physical Chemistry - American Chemical Society, Bioconjugate Chemistry - American Chemical Society, Molecular Biology and Evolution - Oxford University Press, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules - Elsevier, New Journal of Chemistry - Royal Society of Chemistry, Current Medicinal Chemistry, Bentham Science Publishers; Current Pharmaceutical Design, Bentham Science Publishers; Medicinal Chemistry, Bentham Science Publishers; International Journal of Nanomedicine, Dove Medical Press; International Journal of Pharmaceutics, Elsevier; Nucleosides, Nucleotides and Nucleic Acids, Taylor & Francis.
Memberships:
EPS (European Peptide Society), member since 2008.
EFB (European Federation of Biotechnology), member since 2016
Reviewer Credits, member since 2017
SCI (Società Chimica Italiana)