Cristina Nativi

Professor

Department of Chemistry

University of Florence

Current research interests

• stereoselective glycosylation
• sulfur-mediated reactions
• design, synthesis and application of glycosides as immunostimulants or anti-pathogens
• design and synthesis of matrix-metalloproteinases inhibitors
• molecular recognition of carbohydrates

Publications and Patents

            >140 papers and 5 patents

Education

1993-1994:     Post Doc, University of Montrèal (CDN) (Prof. S. Hanessian)
1989-1991:     Fellowship, CNR, University of Florence
1987-1989:     Grant (Swiss Government), Université de Laussanne (CH) (Prof. P. Vogel)
1980-1986:     Chemistry Degree, University of Florence

Academic Career

2005-present:    Full Professor, University of Florence
2000-2005:        Associate Professor, University of Florence
1991-2000:        Assistant Professor, University of Florence

Chair of the Italian Meeting-School of Carbohydrate Chemistry, Member of the Scientific committee of the Divisione Italiana of Carbohydrate Chemistry, of Giotto Biotech (start-up of the University of Florence), of the Leonardo da Vinci (LdV) BioBank and of FiorGen (Farmaco genomic Foundation).