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Paola Turano è professore ordinario di Chimica Generale e Inorganica all'Università di Firenze. La sua attività di ricerca è principalmente dedicata all'NMR in Life Sciences. Ha una lunga esperienza nello sviluppo e nell'applicazione di metodi NMR a sistemi inorganici di rilevanza biologica, con particolare attenzione alle proteine eme e alle ferritine. Dal 2008 ha ampliato il suo interesse di ricerca includendo la metabolomica basata sull'NMR. In questo campo ha portato un contributo originale nel settore della pre-analisi (sviluppato attraverso i progetti FP7 SPIDIA e H2020 SPIDIA4P), che l'ha portata al coinvolgimento nei comitati tecnici CEN e ISO per lo sviluppo di standard pre-analitici per la metabolomica. Dal 2020 è inoltre in corso una ricerca attiva sulla profilazione di metaboliti e liproproteine in campioni di siero o plasma di soggetti COVID-19.
Place & date of birth/Luogo e data di nascita: Firenze 05/07/1964
Nationality/Nazionalità: Italian/Italiana
Address/Indirizzo:
CERM – Via. Sacconi, 6
Dipartimento di Chimica Ugo Schiff – Via della Lastruccia 3-13
Università degli Studi di Firenze
50019 Sesto Fiorentino (Firenze) Italia
e-mail:turano@cerm.unifi.it,paola.turano@unifi.it
Education/Formazione:
1993 – Ph.D. in Chemical Sciences/Dottorato di Ricerca in Scienze Chimiche – Università di Firenze
1989 – Degree in Chemistry/Laurea in Chimica (110/110 cum laude) – Università di Firenze
Professional Appointments/Incarichi professionali
September 2021-present Full professor – Univ. of Florence
November2002–August 2021 Associate Professor – Univ. ofFlorence
October1997–October2002 Researcher at the Faculty of Sciences – Univ. of Florence
June1996–September1997 Research contract –Dept. of Chemistry –Univ. of Florence
May1994-April1996 Postdoctoral fellowship – Univ. ofFlorence
November1993-January1994 Visiting Associate in Chemistry – California Institute of Technology
Management activities (University of Florence)/Attività di gestione (Università di Firenze)
Support for the management of research centers and services:
2023-ongoing President, Magnetic Resonance Center (CERM)
2022-2024 Member of the Steering and Self-evaluation Committee, Department of Chemistry
2017-2023 Member of the Scientific Council of the Magnetic Resonance Center (CERM)
2017-2023 Scientific Director and President of the Scientific Committee, da Vinci European Biobank
2013-2015 Member of the Board of the Chemistry Department
2010-2014 Member of the Scientific Council of the Magnetic Resonance Center (CERM)
1998-2000 Member of the Board of Chemistry Department
Coordination of teaching activities:
2016-2024 Chair of the Bachelor's Degree Course in Biotechnology
2015-2022 Chair of the Master's Degree Course in Molecular Biotechnology
2001-ongoing Member of the Board of Teachers of the International Doctorate in Structural Biology / Mechanistic and Structural Systems Biology
2004-ongoing Teaching Committee, Master's Degree in Molecular Biotechnology
2001-ongoing Teaching Committee, Bachelor's Degree in Biotechnology (delegate for the biomolecular curriculum)
Offices held/Incarichi presso società o istituzioni scientifiche
National/Nazionali:
2024-ongoing Member of the Executive Board, Consorzio Interuniversitario Risonanze Magnetiche di Metallo Proteine
2016-2019 Vice-Chair, Gruppo Italiano Discussione Risonanze Magnetiche(GIDRM)
2015-2016 Treasurer, Gruppo Italiano Discussione Risonanze Magnetiche (GIDRM)
2014-2015 Vice-Chair, Gruppo Italiano Discussione Risonanze Magnetiche (GIDRM)
2014-2017 Chair of the scientific committee, da Vinci EuropeanBiobank of the FiorGen Foundation
2009-2013 Scientific committee member, da Vinci European Biobank of the FiorGen Foundation
International/Internazionali
2024-ongoing Member of the SBIC nomination committee
2012-2014 Chair, Division of Chemistry in Life Sciences ofEuCheMS
2008-2012 Council member, Society of Biological Inorganic Chemistry (SBIC)
Awards/Premi
“GIDRM/GIRM Gold Medal 2023”
“Raffaello Nasini Medal 2003” of the Inorganic Chemistry Division of the Italian Chemical Society
European CEN-CENELEC Project Award 2021 (Project Award to the SPIDIA4P consortium)
Research funding/Finanziamenti (bandi competitivi)
Project/Progetto
Duration/Durata (months/mesi)
Role/Ruolo
Predictive modeling of Omics biomarkers in temporal lobe Epilepsy: a comprehensive multidisciplinary and Translational Approach from rodents to humans (POETA) – PRIN 2022
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PI of Research Unit
A Flexible antibody-drug conjugate Approach for Innovative antiviral THerapy (FAITH) – PRIN 2020
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COMETA - Studio del fingerprint metabolomico dei pazienti affetti da Covid 19 per un accurato inquadramento diagnostico, prognostico e terapeutico - BANDO RICERCA COVID-19 TOSCANA
Sviluppo di nanodispositivi a base di ferritina per il trasporto mirato di farmaci e sonde per imaging - Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Firenze 2020.1519
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PI
Advanced mass spectrometry tools for cancer research: novel applications in proteomics, metabolomics and nanomedicine (AIRC - Fondazione CR Firenze Multi - user Equipment Program Call for Proposals 2016
SPIDIA4P “SPIDIA for personalized Medicine Standardization of Generic Preanalytical procedures for In-vitro diagnostics for personalized medicine” H2020
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Valutazione del tempo di vita dei campioni in biobanche di materiale biologico - Ente CRF 2013.0494
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Progetto RISE - Regione Toscana PAR FAS 2007-2013 – Realizzazione Centri di Competenza
Farmaci innovativi per Malattie Neurodegenerative - FINDING - POR CREO FESR 2007-2013
Controllo Qualità di campioni biologici conservati in biobanca – Ente CRF 2011.1073
Realizzazione laboratori di biologia cellulare e molecolare (BioLab) - Ente CRF 2008.2026
SPIDIA "Standardisation and improvement of generic pre-analytical tools and procedures for in-vitro diagnostics" HEALTH-F5-2008-222916
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"Ingegneria proteica e caratterizzazione strutturale di eme proteine per applicazioni bioelettroniche" - Progetto Finalizzato Biotecnologie
Invited Talks/Interventi su invito
Conferences /congressi:
- 17th European Biological Inorganic Chemistry Conference (EuroBIC 17), Münster (DE), August 25-29, 2024.
- Experimental and computational molecular biology, Florence (Italy) May 9, 2024
- 50th National Congress on Magnetic Resonance, Roma (Italy), September 6-8, 2023 GIDRM/GIRM MEDAL LECTURE
- XIII International Conference NMR a tool for Biology, Paris (France), May 15-17, 2023. PLENARY
- Joint Italian-French meeting on magnetic resonance, Milano (Italy), September 27-30, 2022. PLENARY
- Biobanking applications in clinical research (online event), November 19, 2021.
- National Meeting of the Italian Chemical Society, Division of Biological Systems (virtual meeting), September 14-23, 2021. KEYNOTE
- 11th International Conference on Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines (ICPP-11), (virtual meeting), June 28-July 3, 2021.
- Meeting of BBMRI.at/it/cy/cz - Strengthening Synergies, Graz (Austria), December 9-11, 2019.
- Bruker Symposium at the Jahrestagung der DGKL, Magdeburg (Germany), September 25-27, 2019.
- 19th International Conference on Biological Inorganic Chemistry (ICBIC-19), Interlaken (Switzerland), August 11-16, 2019.
- 15th International Symposium on Applied Bioinorganic Chemistry (ISABC15), Nara (Japan) June 2–5, 2019.
- Nuclear Magnetic Resonance for Nanomedicine and Metabolomics Research – NMR 4 NMR Kick-off Meeting, Padova (Italy), February 21, 2019.
- Past, present and future of inorganic chemistry in italy: a path defined by the winners of the Nasini prize, February 11-12, 2019.
- Giornata Nazionale di BBMRI.it, Roma (Italy), January 10, 2019.
- 14th European Biological Inorganic Chemistry Conference (EuroBIC 14), Birmingham (UK), August 26-30, 2018. KEYNOTE
- 10th International Conference on Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines (ICPP-10), Munich (Germany), July 1-6, 2018
- Cecam Workshop Physiological role of ions in the brain: towards a comprehensive view by molecular simulation, Pisa (Italy) May 21-23, 2018
- NMR Day: HR-MAS NMR, metabolomics and multivariate analysis, Milano (Italy) 6 June, 2017.
- NMR & MS in metabolomica, Padova (Italia), February 3, 2017.
- NMR Pharma Day, IRBM Science Park, Pomezia (RM; Italy) November 16 2016.
- 6th EuCheMS Chemistry Congress: Chemistry, Seville (Spain), September 11-15,2016. KEYNOTE
- 9th International Conference on Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines (ICPP-9), Nanjing (China), July 3-8,2016.
- 3rd Jena HHDP Symposium, Jena (Germany), May 25-27,2016.
- Biobanking National Infrastructures meeting, Nice (France), May 17-19,2016.
- XIII International Symposium on Inorganic Biochemistry, Karpacz (Poland), September 1-6,2015.
- IV International Conference on Cofactors (ICC04), Parma (Italy), August 25-28,2014.
- 12th European Biological Inorganic Chemistry Conference (EuroBIC 12), Zürich (Switzerland), August 24-262014. PLENARY
- 8th International Conference on Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines (ICPP-8), Istanbul (Turkey), June 22-27,2014.
- XII International Symposium on Inorganic Biochemistry - Collaboration and Beyond, Wrocław (Poland), August 28- September 1, 2013. PLENARY
- Italian Meeting on Porphyrins and Phtalocyanines (IMPP-1), Roma (Italy), July 1-3,2013.
- 5th European Conference on “Chemistry for Life Sciences” (5th ECCLS), Barcelona (Spain), June 10-12, 2013. PLENARY
- The quality of molecular methods in the age of personalized medicine, Florence (Italy), May 18,2013.
- Metabolomics in clinics, Milan (Italy), November 30,2012.
- Convegno nazionale della Divisione di Chimica dei Sistemi Biologici, Napoli (Italy), September 24-25,2012.
- XLI National Congress on Magnetic Resonance, Pisa (Italy) September 17-19,2012.
- 7th International Conference on Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines (ICPP-7), Jeju (Korea), July 1-6,2012.
- 221st ECS Meeting, Seattle (WA, USA), May 6-10,2012.
- ACS 241st National Meeting, Anaheim (CA, USA), March 27 – 31,2011.
- 3rd EuCheMS Chemistry Congress: Chemistry - the Creative Force, Nürnberg (Germany), August 29 agosto – September 2, 2010.
- 6th International Conference on Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines (ICPP-6), Albuquerque (USA), July 4-9,2010.
- Early stage drug discovery, Berlin Buch (Germany), May 27-28,2010.
- N.M.R: a tool for biology IX, Paris (France), January 25-27,2010. PLENARY
- CEUM 2009, Cluj-Napoca (Romania), October 4-6,2009.
- 3rd European Conference on Chemistry in Life Sciences, Frankfurt am Main (Germany), September 2-5,2009.
- ICBIC 14, Nagoya (Japan), July 25-30,2009.
- Gordon Research Conference - Metals in Biology Ventura (CA, USA), January 25-30,2009.
- EUROBIC9, Wroclaw (Poland), September 2-6,2008.
- ACS 236th National Meeting, Philadelphia (PA, USA), August 17 – 21,2008.
- 5th International Conference on Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines (ICPP-5), Moscow (Russia), July 6-11,2008.
- XXXVII National Congress on Magnetic Resonance, Verbania Pallanza (Italy), September 12-15,2007. KEYNOTE
- NMR solid state Bruker user’s meeting, Florence (Italy), April 19,2007.
- VI International Symposium on Metals, Environment and Health, Szklarska Poreba (Poland), September 6-9,2006.
PLENARY
- 4th International Conference on Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines (ICPP-4), Roma (Italy), July 2-7,2006.
- COST D21 Final Workshop on “Metalloenzymes and Chemical Biomimetics”, Leuven (Belgium), May 25-28,2006.
- XXXIII National Congress of the Inorganic Chemistry Division of the Italian Chemical Society, Siena (Italy), July 11-16,2005.
- 3rd International Conference on Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines (ICPP-3), New Orleans (USA), July 11-16,2004.
- 11th International Conference on Biological Inorganic Chemistry (ICBIC), Cairns (Australia), July 19-23,2003.
- National Meeting of the Italian Chemical Society, Division of Inorganic Chemistry Turin (Italy), June 22-25,2003. NASINI AWARD LECTURE
- 7th FIGIPS Meeting in Inorganic Chemistry, Lisboa (Portugal), June 11-15,2003.
- 10th Chianti Workshop on Magnetic Resonance, San Miniato (Pisa, Italy), May 25-30,2003.
- Sapio Meeting 2003, Florence (Italy), May 10, 2003.
- COST D21 Working Group meeting “Structural and Spectroscopic Studies of Metalloproteins and Electron Transfer Proteins”, Marseille (France), October 3-6,2002.
- 2nd International Conference on Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines (ICPP-2), Kyoto (Japan), June 30–July 5, 2002.
- Progress meeting of EEC METALBIOREDUCTION RTD project, Marseilles (France), June 11-12,2001.
- SAPIO NMR/MRI Conferences 2001 “NMR in Puglia: ambiente, alimentazione, salute” Bari (Italy), June 1,2001.
- Tavola Rotonda “La biologia strutturale e le biotecnologie” Collaretto Giacosa (Turin - Italy), February 14,2001.
- On the occasion of the Laurea honoris causa to K. Wuthrich, Siena (Italy), March 20,1997.
- IV Convegno Nazionale di Chimica dei Sistemi Biologici, Siena (Italy), September 24-26,1996.
- Workshop: The Dynamics of Protein Structure, San Miniato (Pisa - Italy), September 14-15,1996.
- 4th Joint Greek-ltalian Meeting on Chemistry of Biological Systems and Molecular Chemical Engineering, Turin (Italy), June1-3, 1996.
- Convegno Nazionale di Risonanze Magnetiche, Rome (Italy), October 21-23, 1992.
Schools/Scuole
-Scuola Nazionale di Bioinorganica, SCI, Caserta (Italy) 27-30 giugno 2023.
-NMR School – Advanced NMR, GIDRM/Università di Torino, Turin (Italy) 18-22 luglio 2022.
-NMR School – Advanced NMR, GIDRM/Università di Torino (via web), 20-23 luglio 2020.
-3rd Summer School of Medicinal Chemistry, Santa Margherita di Pula, Cagliari (Italy) August 28–September 1, 2017.
-Schulich Winter School, Frontiers in Inorganic Chemistry, Haifa (Israel), December 1-3, 2015.
-Summer Inorganic Medicinal Chemistry School, Cagliari (Italy), September 28-October 1, 2015.
-Summer School of Bioinorganic Chemistry, Cagliari (Italy), September 8-11, 2013.
-Scuola Nazionale di Chimica Bioinorganica, Siena (Italy), July 3-6, 2011.
-IX Laboratorio di Metodologie Sintetiche in Chimica Farmaceutica, Siena (Italy), February 14-18, 2010.
-Scuola Nazionale di Chimica Bioinorganica per Dottorandi, San Miniato (Pisa, Italy), June 24-28,2002.
-Metodologie in Biologia Strutturale, Collaretto Giacosa, Turin (Italy), February 12-15, 2001.
- Modern Techniques in Industrial Biology: Metodi per la determinazione della struttura delle proteine”, Turin (Italy), January 31–February 4, 2000.
Seminars/Seminari:
- ISA-Lyon, April 6, 2018
- Università di Perugia, May 3,2016
- Università di Roma - La Sapienza, April 7,2017
- Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa, October 1,2014
- Medical University of Graz, October 10, 2012.
- University of Arizona, July 13,2010.
- University of Bayreuth, November 29,2006.
- Institut Pasteur, Paris, June 21,2005.
- Siena Biotech, Siena, March 16,2005.
- Institut de Chimie Minérale et Analitique, Université de Lausanne, April 16,1996.
- Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Universitat Basel, April 15,1996.
- Fachbereich Chemie, Universität Dortmund, February 1,1996.
Conference and school organization/Organizzazione di congressi e scuole
- Member of the Organizing Committee 51th National Congress on Magnetic Resonance, Firenze, September 4-6, 2024
- Member of the Organizing Committee Italian Metabolomics Network General Meeting Genova, November 9-10, 2023
- Session Chair (T13 – Metals in biology) 44th International Conference on Coordination Chemistry (ICCC2022) Rimini, August 28-September 2, 2022.
- Member of the Scientific Committee Advances in NMR and MS Based Metabolomics, Lucca, November 20-22, 2019.
- Member of the Scientific Committee XLVIII National Congress on Magnetic Resonance, L’Aquila, September 11-13 2019.
- Member of the Scientific Committee - GIDRM day “Metabolomics in cancer”, Florence, November 28, 2018.
- Member of the Scientific Committee XLVII National Congress on Magnetic Resonance, Torino, September 19-21 2018.
- Member of the Scientific Committee - Workshop “CHANCES” - Crystallography And Nmr in Complementary Structural Investigations, Florence, September 4th, 2018.
- Member of the Scientific Committee - Advances in NMR and MS Based Metabolomics, Padova, November 14-16, 2017.
- Member of the Scientific Committee - XLVI National Congress on Magnetic Resonance, Fisciano (Salerno), September 27-29 2017.
- Member of the Scientific Committee - XLV National Congress on Magnetic Resonance, September 5-7 2016, Modena.
- Organizer - NMR Day: “Industrial applications of proteins: what role for NMR?”, Firenze, June 15 2016.
- Member of the Scientific Committee - XLIV National Congress on Magnetic Resonance, Roma, September 28-30 2015.
- Member of the Scientific Committee - XLIII National Congress on Magnetic Resonance, Bari, September 22-24 2014.
- Chair, EMBO Practical Course, Solution and solid-state NMR of paramagnetic molecules, Sesto Fiorentino (Italy) 13–19 July 2014
- Session organizer, 8th International Conference on Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines (ICPP-8), Istanbul (Turkey), June 22-27, 2014.
- Organizer of the “12th Chianti/INSTRUCT Workshop on BioNMR”, Montecatini (Italy), June 17-22, 2012.
- Session organizer, 7th International Conference on Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines (ICPP-7), Jeju (Korea), July 1-6, 2012.
- Member of the organizing Committee of “NMR to lay the bricks for molecular systems biology”, Montecatini Terme, Italy, December 14-18, 2008
- Session organizer of “2nd European Conference on Chemistry for Life Sciences”, Wroclaw, Poland, September 4-8 2007.
- Organizer of “Second EuCheMS School on protein Chemistry”, Alba di Canazei, January 15-20, 2006.
- Member of the Organizing Committee of “4th International Conference on Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines (ICPP-4), Roma (Italy), July 2-7, 2006.
- Member of the Organizing Committee of “First European Conference on Chemistry for Life Sciences”, Rimini, October 4-8, 2005.
- Organizer of “First FECS School on Protein Chemistry”, Brixen, January 9-14, 2005.
- Member of the Organizing Committee of “1st International Meeting on: Genome Based Drug Discovery”, Florence, March 22-27, 2004.
- Organizer of “X Chianti Workshop of Magnetic Resonance, Nuclear and Electron Relaxation”, San Miniato, Pisa, May 25 – 30, 2003.
- Organizer of “IX Chianti Workshop of Magnetic Resonance, Nuclear and Electron Relaxation”, Tirrenia, Pisa, May 26 – June 1, 2001.
- Organizer of the “VIII Chianti Workshop of Magnetic Resonance, Nuclear and Electron Relaxation”, San Miniato, Pisa, May 30 – June 5, 1999
- Member of the Organizing Committee of "NMR for the development of Science and Technology", Florence, June 7-8, 1996.
Editorial activities/Attività editorial2017- Section Board Member for 'Molecular Biophysics' - International Journal of Molecular Sciences2016- Member of the Editorial Board – Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry2009-2012 Member of the Editorial Board – Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry2008-2011 Member of the Editorial Board – Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry1996-1999 Assistant to the Editor – Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry1994-1995 Assistant to the Editor – La Chimica & l’Industria (SCI)
Reviewing activities/Attività di revisoreReferee for journal in chemistry/chemical biology/Riviste scientifiche:JACS, Chemical Science, Chem Com., BBA, Inorg. Chem, Analytical Chemistry, ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering, Journal of Chemical Information and modeling, Dalton Transactions, FEBS Letters, J. Biol. Inorg. Chem, Journal of Proteome Research, RSC Advances, npj Parkinson’s Disease, Journal of colloid and interface Science, Materials & Design, Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Sci. Reports, Molecular Oncology, Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, Metabolomics, ….Referee for national and international funding agencies/agenzie di finanziamento nazionali e internazionali:ERCMIUR/ANVURFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT); Chair of the Chemistry panelSwiss national Science FoundationFrench National Research Agency (ANR)Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation)Dutch Research Council (NWO)National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
Israel Science Foundation (ISF)
Member of selection or evaluation commitees at international institutions/Partecipazione a comitati di selezione o commissioni presso istituzioni straniere
Universidad del Pais Vasco, PhD Thesis defense committee
Ecole Normale Superior Lyon, PhD Thesis defense committee
Universidad de Sevilla, PhD Thesis defense committee
IRB Barcelona, Panel member for a position as Group Leader in Chemical Biology.
Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Member of the classification Jury for Job/Fellowships in "Biochemistry, Spectroscopy, and Molecular Biology" CIENCIA 2008 CQFB 05.
Teaching (University of Florence)/Insegnamenti (Università di Firenze)
Bachelor and Master’s degree/Corsi di Studio
Insegnamento B015921 - INTERAZIONI BIOMOLECOLARI: METODI IN SILICO ED IN VITRO
Modulo B015922 - INTERATTOMICA: STRUTTURA, TERMODINAMICA E CINETICA
Insegnamento B016769 - CHIMICA GENERALE E INORGANICA
Insegnamento B020968 - METABOLOMICA E PROTEOMICA STRUTTURALE NEL DRUG DISCOVERY
Insegnamento B012841 - STRUTTURA ELETTRONICA E PROPRIETA' MOLECOLARI
Insegnamento: A000938 - CHIMICA GENERALE E INORGANICA
Insegnamento: 0105787 CICLI BIOGEOCHIMICI
Insegnamento: 0105907 - LABORATORIO DI TECNOLOGIE STRUMENTALI A (modulo A)
Insegnamento: 0106110 - LABORATORIO DI TECNOLOGIE CHIMICHE A (modulo A)
Insegnamento: 0106073 - METODI DI INDAGINE DI MOLECOLE BIOLOGICHE
Modulo 0106073 - METODI DI INDAGINE DI MOLECOLE BIOLOGICHE (Parte B)
Insegnamento 0105910 - METODI DI INDAGINE STRUTTURALE (Parte B)
Insegnamento: Chimica Generale e Inorganica + Laboratorio di Chimica I
Insegnamento Modelli di Sistemi Biologici
Insegnamento: Chimica Generale e Inorganica con Laboratorio
Insegnamento: Chimica Inorganica II
International Doctorate in Structural Biology/Mechanistic and Structural Systems Biology:
2016 - NMR of large molecular assemblies
2013 - NMR of large molecular assemblies
2012 - Biophysical methods to study biomolecular interactions
2010 - NMR of large molecular assemblies
Other teaching activities/Altre attività didattiche
2013-2014 Docente - Percorso Abilitante Speciale (PAS) – Classe di concorso A013
2011-2012 Docente - Tirocinio Formativo Attivo per Insegnanti (TFA) – Classe di concorso A013
2014-2015 Docente - Tirocinio Formativo Attivo per Insegnanti (TFA) – Classe di concorso A013
2020: Fondamenti di chimica generale (3° edizione italiana; McGraw-Hill Education), Autori Raymond Chang & Kenneth Goldsby; Curatori: Alberto Costanzo, Roberta Galeazzi, Paola Turano.
Technology transfer/Trasferimento tecnologicoSpin-off activities:- Co-founder of the Research Biobank da Vinci European biobank (https://www.unifi.it/vp-11370-da-vinci-european-biobank.html) associated to BBMRI-ERIC via the Italian node BBMRI.itInternational standard development:- Member of the CEN/TC 140/WG 3 Working group "Quality management in the medical laboratory"- Member of the ISO/TC212/WG4 Working group “Clinical laboratory testing and in vitro diagnostic test systems” Public engagement/DivulgazionePublications/PubblicazioniCo-author of the book: L’Ateneo e il mondo della scienza. Firenze e l’Università: Passato, presente e futuro, Firenze University Press, 2024.P. Turano “L'importanza del biobanking nella ricerca”, contributo sulla testata Scenari Sole 24 Ore, Biotecnologie-Innovazione e ricerca tecnologiche, 27 maggio 2019.Bertini I, Turano P, Mangan S, La struttura delle proteine: dal cristallo alla soluzione. Le Scienze, 1998Vari contributi su La Chimica e l’Industria e Il Giorno (1994-1995). Events open to the public/Incontri aperti al pubblicoP. Turano “Via col ferro! "Nano" trasporto e vita “ Lezione aperta alla cittadinanza - Incontri con la città.Leggere il presente per comprendere il futuro. nell' Aula Magna del Rettorato - 14 dicembre 2014: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cz4v0RMBFk4)P. Turano (& C. Luchinat) “Diagnosi precoce e la ‘rivoluzione’ metabolomica” BRIGHT La notte dei ricercatori in Toscana, settembre 2016.P. Turano “Don’t alter the individual metabolome!” Open Workshop Scientific Background of a European Standardization Activity and Implications for Molecular Diagnostics and Biomarker Development, Medical University of Graz, ottobre 2012. P. Turano “Biobanca: una realtà di ricerca regionale, italiana ed europea al servizio dell’industria biomedica” Convegno FiorGen: opportunità per Firenze, eccellenza per l’Europa. Audotirium Ente Cassa di Risparmio di Firenze, Firenze, 15 giugno 2012. Interviste rilasciate a TG3 Leonardo (2004), TGR Toscana e Controradio (2022), Panorama (2023) Promoting science education/Promozione educazione scientificaP. Turano “La biologia strutturale nell'era dell'AI” in occasione dell’evento di Ateneo “UniStem Day L'infinito viaggio della ricerca scientifica”, 22 Marzo 2024.P. Turano “Prima lezione di ... Scienze Matematiche, Fisiche e Naturrali” in occasione dell’evento di ateneo “Un giorno all’Università”, 1 aprile 2017.P. Turano & S. Menichetti, AIRC nelle Scuole, Scuola secondaria I grado Convenevole da Prato (Prato), 13 aprile 2014.Partecipazione ad attività promosse dalla LM in Biotecnologie Moelcolari e dalla biobanca daVEB in occasione della European Biotech Week (2018-2022).Partecipazione a varie altre attività di orientamento in ingresso promosse dall’ateneo.
Mentoring/Supervisione
PhD Supervisor:
Giorgio Di Paco ”Computational and experimental startegies for the optimization of metal-based drugs in cancer therapy” (Doctorate in Structural Biology 2024-...)
Lucrezia Cosottini “Ferritin-based anticancers” (Doctorate in Chemical Sciences; 2021-2024)
Silvia Ciambellotti “Human ferritin nanocages: from iron oxidation to drug delivery” (International Doctorate in Structural Biology; 2013-2016)
Camilla Rosa “Labeling strategies for metalloprotein structural and functional characterization” (International Doctorate in Mechanistic and Structural Systems Biology; 2009-2012)
Daniela Lalli “Structure and dynamics of complexes and molecular aggregates trough NMR: from protein-ligand interactions to nanobioreactors” (Doctorate in Chemical Sciences; 2007-2010)
Elisa Libralesso “hSOD fALS mutants: an insight into molecular mechanisms of aggregation” (International Doctorate in Structural Biology; 2002-2005)
Visiting PhD students:
Ana Isabel Tristan - University of Almeria (hosted at CERM 15/01/2024-19/04/2024)
Deborah Quaglio - Università di Roma La Sapienza (hosted at CERM 11/01/2016-30/09/2016)
Galit Kuznets - Technion, Haifa (hosted at CERM 07/01/2014-08/02/2014)
J Blas Moreno-Beltrán - University of Seville (hosted at CERM 17/11/2012-28/02/2013)
Post-doc supervisor:
Veronica Ghini (04/2021-present)
Gaia Meoni (07/2021-12/2021), presently: young researcher (RTDa PON) @ Univ. of Florence
Silvia Ciambellotti (02/2017-01/2020), young researcher (RTDa PON) @ Univ. of Florence (31/12/2021-30/06/2023)
Caterina Bernacchioni (10/2014-09/2015 & 02/2013-01/2014), presently: associate professor @ Univ. of Florence
Daniela Lalli (02/2011-01/2014), presently: associate professor @ Univ. Piemonte Orientale
Michael Assfalg (2002), presently: associate professor @ Univ. of Verona
Author identifiers:
Scopus: 7003433915
WOS: F-9089-2011
ORCID: 0000-0002-7683-8614
Principali linee di ricerca:
ottimizzazione degli esperimenti NMR su sistemi paramagnetici
relazione-struttura funzione in metalloproteine
biologia strutturale
NMR di sistemi parzialmente foldati o unfoldati
NMR di sistemi ad alto peso molecolare
interazioni proteina-leganti via NMR
metabolomica via NMR
biobanche
Legenda
Paola Turano is full professor of General and Inorganic Chemistry at the University of Florence. Her research activity is mainly dedicated to NMR in Life Sciences. She has a long term experience in the development and application of NMR methods to inorganic systems of biological relevance, with a special focus on heme proteins and ferritins. Since 2008, Paola Turano expanded her research interest to include NMR-based metabolomics. In this field, she brought an original contribution in the pre-analytics sector (developed through the FP7 SPIDIA and H2020 SPIDIA4P projects), which led to her involvement in CEN and ISO technical committees for the development of pre-analytical standards for metabolomics. Since 2020 active research is also ongoing on the profiling of metabolites and liproproteins in serum or plasma specimens from COVID-19 subjects.
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