Funding from Foundations

UPO research thrives also thanks to the support of the banking foundations, who fund the following projects at DSF.

Fondazione CARIPLO

• "High added-value bioactive polyphenols recovered from waste of olive oil production", Call 2018 "Circular Economy: research for a sustainable future", Project leader Prof. Michela Bosetti

• "Deciphering molecular aspects of Mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA repair to disclose its role in the pathogenesis of tuberculosis in humans", Call 2016 "Biomedical Research by young researchers", Project leader Dr. Riccardo Miggiano

• "Discovery of new PI3Kgamma scaffold activity disruptor via molecular dynamics, virtual screening and click chemistry to identify novel treatments for cystic fibrosis", Call 2015 "Biomedical Research by young researchers", Project leader Dr. Alberto Massarotti

• "Identification of new inflammatory pathways driving liver carcinogenesis", Call 2014 "Biomedical Research by young researchers", Project leader Dr. Elena Riboldi
• "Role of astroglial calcineurin-mediated signaling in Alzheimer's disease" Call 2014 "Biomedical Research by young researchers", Project leader Dr. Dmitry Lim
• "Epigenetic basis for infection and persistence of human papillomavirus: identification and characterization of ubiquitin-based modifications involved in chromatin remodelling and cancer progression", Call 2013 "Scientific Research in the Biomedical Field", Project leader Dott.ssa Lorenza Penengo)

• "Shaping and reshaping the synapses: from physiology to Intellectual Disability syndromes", Call 2013 "Scientific Research in the Biomedical Field", Project leader Prof. Pier Luigi Canonico
• "Understanding the pathogenesis of oxaliplatin-induced peripheral neurotoxicity", Call 2013 "Scientific Research in the Biomedical Field", Project leader Prof. Armando Genazzani

• "Multifunctional gold nanoparticles as a platform for new carbohydrate-based vaccines", Call 2013 "Scientific Research in Advanced Materials", Project leader Prof. Grazia Lombardi

AIRC Foundation for cancer research

• “Disease-specific universal vaccines as new combinatorial immunotherapy for metastatic melanoma, sarcoma and osteosarcoma AIRC”, Call AIRC 5 per Mille 2019, Project leader Prof. Antonio Sica

Compagnia di San Paolo

• "Synthesis and characterization of TRPV1 channel modulators as skin-cleavable softdrugs. An innovative strategy for the management of refractory dermatological diseases", Call 2014, Project leader Prof. Tracey Pirali
• "Biosurfactant-based coatings for the inhibition of microbial adhesion on materials for medical use: experimental models, functionalization strategies and potential applications", Call 2014, Project leader Prof. Letizia Fracchia
• "New boronated sugars and their incorporation in functional nanocarriers for a breakthrough in neutron capture therapy", Call 2014, Project leader Prof. Luigi Panza

• "Nicotinamide Phosphoribosyl Transferase NAMPT Inhibitors As Potential Chemotherapeutic Agents", Call 2012. Project leader Prof. Armando Genazzani