CARUSO ENRICO

Dr Enrico Caruso was born in Luino (Italy) in 1974. He graduated in Chemistry in 1998 (110/110) at the University of Milan - UNIMI (Italy) with a thesis entitled
“New strategy of stereoselective synthesis: Michael addition of cyclic and acyclic enone of carbenic complexes with C2 symmetry amines” under the supervision of
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Prof. Stefano Maiorana. In 2000, at the Politecnico of Milan, he completed his Specialization School in Organic Synthesis with a thesis entitled “Selective synthesis of
D-aminoacides and their derivatives” under the supervision of Prof. Stefano Servi.
In 2000 he started to work at the University of Insubria of Varese in collaboration with Prof. Stefano Banfi; later, in the same structure, he obtained a research
fellowship (equivalent to a post-doctoral fellowship) until December 2004. In December 2004 he became Assistant Professor of Organic Chemistry (CHIM06) at the
University of Insubria di Varese (Italy).
His research activity takes place at the Department of Structural and Functional Biology at the Organic Chemistry Research Unit and it is oriented to:
- synthesise new molecules with photodynamic activity in order to apply them to the cancer and bacterial therapy;
- extract of substance with biological activity from subtropical African plants;
- prepare formulation for drug delivery;
- chemical analysis of hydroxylated BTEX obtained by microbial biotransformation.
He is the author and co-author of 19 publications in international scientific journals, and
he presented over 40 scientific contributions (platforms and posters) to national and international congresses in the field of photodynamic therapy, microbiology and
biocatalysis.
Since his graduation he supervised students, first level and second level Degree in Biological Sciences, for the realization of thesis in collaboration with
pharmacology and microbiology research units at University of Insubria. He took part in teaching activities with seminars for the Organic Chemistry and lectures for
the Analytical Chemistry (University of Insubria, Varese). Since 2003 he officially worked at the University of Insubria (Varese) as a contract professor for the
courses “Laboratory of Inorganic and Organic Chemistry”, “Organic Chemistry”, “Analytical Chemistry” and some seminars addressing the methods for the
extraction of natural compounds in the course of Pharmaceutical Botany, for the students of the first level Degree (bachelor) in: Biological Sciences, Biotechnology,
and Engineering applied to health and environment.
Dr. Caruso is involved in two national research projects (PRIN 2002 and 2007), the second was entitled “Metabolism and molecular systems for aromatic molecules
biotransformation” coordinated by Prof. Alberto Di Donato (Research Unit entitled “Bacterial oxygenases: genetic characterization and application in
biotransformations”).
Since 2002 to 2004 he was a member of the Italian Chemistry Society (SCI) and since 2010 is a member of a Italian Photobiology Society.