Junior Guest researcher at LINXS January - July 2023

Samuele Masoni is a PhD student in Medicinal chemistry at University of Pisa (Italy). His research is focused on the synthesis of novel small molecules interfering with cell metabolism, particularly glucose and lipid metabolism, applied in relevant pathologies, such as neurodegenerative and cancer diseases. His interest varies from the synthesis and purification to the analysis of small organic compounds whit various techniques. He’s particularly interested in reversible MAGL inhibitors and CD36 protein ligands, and will be a guest researcher within WG 1 – Structure-based drug design.