PERSONAL INFORMATION - Tel: (+39) 06 49910556; - e-mail: veronica.morea@cnr.it; - https://www.ibpm.cnr.it/ - https://www.linkedin.com/in/veronica-morea-34a6573/ CURRENT POSITION - Senior Research Scientist at the Institute of Molecular Biology and Pathology (IBPM) of the National Research Council of Italy (CNR) WORKING EXPERIENCE - 2021-present Senior Research Scientist, IBPM-CNR - 2001-2021 Research Scientist, IBPM-CNR - 2000–2001 Staff Scientist, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Medical Research Council (MRC-LMB), Cambridge (UK) - 1998–2000 Marie-Curie Research Fellow, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Medical Research Council (MRC-LMB), Cambridge (UK) - 1996–1998 Research Scientist, University "Gabriele D'Annunzio", Chieti (Italy) EDUCATION - 1997 Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences, "Sapienza" University, Rome (Italy) and IRBM “P. Angeletti”, Pomezia (Rome, Italy) - 1993 Degree in Pharmacy, cum laude, "Sapienza" University, Rome (Italy) - 1992 Degree in Medicinal Chemistry, cum laude, "Sapienza" University, Rome (Italy) LANGUAGES - Italian (native language) - English (Listening: C1; Reading: C2; Speaking: C2; Writing: C2) RESEARCH ACTIVITY - Skills: Structural Bioinformatics: methods and tools to analyse protein and tRNA sequences, 3D structures and functions; perform structural and functional inferences; design modifications - Interests i) Design of proteins, peptides, peptide-mimetic compounds endowed with desired properties for therapeutic applications (e.g., humanized antibodies) ii) Identification of small molecule protein ligands by Virtual Screening iii) Detection of relationships among protein sequences, 3D structures and functions iv) Protein 3D structure modelling PUBLICATIONS - ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2566-3049 - Number: 73 - H-index: 30 (by Google Scholar) - Citations: 3448 (by Google Scholar) - Co-Authors: over 220 PATENTS - WO/2023/126751 – Therapeutical peptidomimetic - WO/2017/175054 – Anti VEGFR-1 antibodies and uses thereof. - WO/2008/015720 – Peptide Derived From Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-1 Binding Integrin Α5β1, Having Proangiogenic Activity. - RM20070676 – Frammenti anticorpali ricombinanti ad alta stabilità umanizzati. TEACHING - 2022-present Advanced Post-Degree Course in Bioinformatics - 2009-present Tutoring of Degree, Master and Ph.D. students - 2013-2019 Theorical-practical courses in Bioinformatics for Ph.D. students at “Sapienza” University of Rome - 2017-2019 Introduction to research in Bioinformatics for high-school students - 2004-2005 Bioinformatics courses for research scientists (CNR, IDI-IRCCS) FUNDING (Head of Unit) - 2019-2023 PRIN 2017 – LS2: “Protein Bioinformatics for Human Health” by MUR (2017483NH8_005) - 2017 InterOmics Flagship Project: “Interaction network-guided approaches to synthetic lethality and synergic combination therapy in cancer", acronym: Synlether (Synthetic lethality and synergic therapy)” - 2015 InterOmics Flagship Project: “"Regulatory nodes in mitosis: a systems analysis of importin beta interactors in mitotic cells", acronym: IBISA (Importin Beta Interactome Analysis)" AWARDS - 2015 Best Project: ““Isolated domains of aminoacyl tRNA syntethases as a novel therapeutic tool for mitochondrial tRNA mutation associated diseases” by Telethon convention committee (Riva del Garda, Italy) - 2014 Best Poster: “A simple tool for macromolecule interfaces analysis” by Bioinformatics Italian Society (BItS) conference committee - 1999 Best Poster: “Determinants of the general shape of antibody combining sites” by Bioinformatics’99 conference committee (Lund, Sweden) - 1994 Best Degree Thesis: “Selective cysteine prteases inhibitors: synthesis and kinetic characterization” by Bracco S.p.A. (Milan, Italy)