Associate Prof., SECS-P/13 (Commodity Sciences),
University of Calabria, SSN Pharmacy Department, Multifunctional Ed., Room n. 295,
tel. 0984-493066
e-mail: donatella.restuccia@unical.it
Education
11-11-1997: Degree in Chemistry, University of Messina (110/110 cum laude);
19-04-2002: PhD in Chemical Sciences (XIV Cycle) at the University of Messina in collaboration with “Sapienza” University of Rome;
01-01-2003/31-12-2004; 01-06-2005/31-05-2007: Post-Doc position, Faculty of Economics of “Sapienza” University of Rome (SSD SECS-P/13, Commodity Sciences);
22-12-2008/30-12-2018: Assistant Professor (SSD SECS-P/13, Commodity Sciences), Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, UNICAL;
27-07-2018: National Academic Qualification as Full Professor in Commodity Sciences (13/B5; SSD SECS-P/13);
31-12-2018 to date: Associate Professor (SSD SECS-P/13, Commodity Sciences) Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, UNICAL.
Professional experience
Associate Editor: Heliyon (Elsevier), Food Science Section (Food Safety); Journal of Food Composition and Analysis (Elsevier), EC Nutrition (EC Chronicon).
Fom 2011 to date VQR Referee;
From 2011 to date Referee for the Italian Ministry of University (REPRISE). ERC Sector: Food sciences; Analytical Chemistry; International Trade, Economic and Geography;
FFABR winner (2018).
managerial/department role
From 2012 to date: Representative for “Nutritional Sciences-Master’s Degree”, UNICAL, Dept. of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences;
From 2012 to 2023: Didactic Commission member “Nutritional Sciences-Master’s Degree”, UNICAL, Dept. of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences;
From 2017 to 2020 and from 2023: Reexamination Commission member “Nutritional Sciences-Master’s Degree”, UNICAL, Dept. of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences;
From 2020 to 2023: Teachers-Students Peer Board Member, UNICAL, Dept. of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences;
From 2010 to date: Admission Commission member “Nutritional Sciences-Master’s Degree”, UNICAL, Dept. of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences;
From 2009 to 2013: Doctorate Board Member, Research Doctorate: "Cellular Biochemistry and Drug Activity in Oncology”, UNICAL.
From 2020: Doctorate Board Member, Research Doctorate: "Management, Banking and Commodity Sciences”, “Sapienza, University of Rome
Research fields
Research activity, is focused on food quality and safety evaluation and in particular on the determination of natural and xenobiotic contaminants in foods. More recently, much attention has been devoted to aspects related to circular economy principles, mainly the evaluation of bioactive compounds in food and vegetable matrices and the valorisation of food industry by-products and wastes for nutraceutics and functional foods design and application. Other research interests deal with functional and molecular imprinted polymers for food packaging applications, food security, food regulation and sustainable development.
Analytical techniques usually exploited for research activities are LC-UV; LC-FD, LC-ELSD; NMR, IR and spectrophotometric assays.
Publications
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Teaching activity
From 2008-2009 to date: Laboratory of Food Commodities (Nutritional Sciences CV Italian-Master’s Degree), UNICAL, Dept. of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences
From 2021: Laboratory of Food Commodities (Nutritional Sciences CV English-Master’s Degree), UNICAL, Dept. of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences
From 2012-2013 to date: Certification Systems of the Agri-Food Sector (Nutritional Sciences-Bachelor’s Degree) UNICAL, Dept. of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences;
From 2019-2020: Food Commodity Science (Nutritional Sciences-Bachelor’s Degree) UNICAL, Dept. of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences;
From 2022: Quality and Sustainability Management, CdS (Management delle Tecnologie ed Innovazione Sostenibile) MATIS, Sapienza, University of Rome, Dip. Management.
From 2005-2006 to 2022: Food Science and Technology (Prevention Techniques in the Environments and Working Places, Bachelor’s Degree), “Sapienza” University of Rome, Faculty of Pharmacy and Medicine, Dept. Public Health and Infectious Diseases;
2015-2016: Commodity Science, II Level Master in "Functional Cosmetics in Dermatology and Tricology ", UNICAL, Dept. of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences;
2014-2015: Management of Innovative Production Processes, II Level Master in “Expert in Food Control and Certification (ESCA)”, UNICAL, Dept. of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences;
From 2013-2014 to 2014-2015: Courses of Food Packaging Materials and General Aspects of Commodity Science, High Education Course in Commodity Science and Applied Chemistry, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Fac. of Economics, Dept. of Managment;
Tutor of thesis for students attending all Courses active in the Dept. of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, UNICAL.