Giorgio DELLA SALA | Curriculum
Giorgio DELLA SALA Curriculum
Giorgio Della Sala received in 1997 a Magna Cum Laude degree in Chemistry from the University of Salerno. He earned his Ph.D. degree in Chemistry from the University of Salerno in 2002, with a thesis entitled “Diastereo- and enantioselective oxidations catalyzed by cyclopentadienyl transition metal complexes of group 4”, under the mentorship of prof. Arrigo Scettri. Later, he held a Post-doc fellowship at the Department of Chemistry of the University of Salerno, through April 2002-December 2003, working on a project entitled “Synthesis of (L)-N-1-(1,1-dimethyl-2,3-epoxypropyl)-beta-hydroxytryptophan, an aminoacid constituent of cyclopeptide Cyclomarin A, and of structurally related alcaloids”, under the supervision of prof. Aldo Spinella. He held the position of Assistant Professor at the Department of Chemistry of the University of Salerno (Department of Chemistry and Biology “A. Zambelli”, DCB, since 2011), through January 2004-November 2020. Since December 2020, he is Associate Professor at the Department of Chemistry and Biology “A. Zambelli” (DCB), of the University of Salerno.
Research activity: Development of novel metal-catalyzed and organocatalyzed methodologies in asymmetric synthesis, and their application to the synthesis of natural products and potentially bioactive analogs. Synthesis, study of the properties, and applications of peptidomimetics.
Author of over 50 papers on peer-reviewed international journals, chapters in specialized books (invited), and several talks and poster communications at national and international congresses. He served as a reviewer for many chemistry journals of the most important international publishers in chemical sciences (Wiley, Royal Society of Chemistry, American Chemical Society, Elsevier, Thieme and others), for international funding agencies (Independent Research Fund Denmark, Danish Agency for Science and Higher Education), as well as for the evaluation of international doctoral theses.
Work experience in research institutions abroad: As a part of a funded Italy-Spain integrated action plan, he worked, through May-June 2003, as a visiting researcher in the laboratories of Dr. Susagna Ricart, at the Department of Molecular Materials, Materials Science Institute of Barcelona (CSIC), focusing on the synthesis and the applications of new Fischer-type carbene complexes. He also worked as a visiting researcher in the laboratories of Professor Karl Anker Jørgensen, at the Center for Catalysis, University of Aarhus in Denmark, through February-July 2007, in the field of asymmetric organocatalysis.
Publishing activity: He served as a Guest Editor for two Special Issues on Catalysts (MDPI).
Institutional activity: Member of “Help Teaching Committee” (2017-19) and of “IRIS/UNIBAS database, research quality and Anvur Committee” (since 2020) of Department of Chemistry and Biology “A. Zambelli” (DCB).
Participation to funded programmes: Recipient of “Fondo di Finanziamento delle attività base di ricerca - FFABR2017”. Participant to many funded projects (PRIN, PON, Italy-Spain integrated actions).
Teaching activity: Since 2004, he has held teaching positions in the undergraduate and graduate programmes in Chemistry at the University of Salerno. He is currently teaching “Enzymology and Bioorganic Catalysis” (6 CFU) and “Advanced Synthetic Methods in Organic Chemistry” (Laboratory Teaching Unit, 3 CFU) in the Master’s Degree Programme of Chemistry, and “Laboratory of Chemistry” (1 CFU teaching unit) in the Degree Programme of Environmental Sciences. He is responsible for a Erasmus+ bilateral agreement for “student mobility” and “staff mobility” with the Autonomous University of Madrid (UAM). Under this programme, he has co-tutored master’s degree theses, promoted learning, undergraduate and postgraduate traineeship mobilty for students, as well as carrying out teaching activity for doctoral students at UAM. In the framework of the “National Plan for Science Degrees (PLS)” he held seminars and laboratory activities for students and teachers of upper secondary school.
