Prof.ssa Laura Dugo
Associate Professor of Food Chemistry. She conducts chemical-biological research on the nutraceutical valorization of phycocomplexes and bioactive molecules. From 2022 to 2025, she was a member of the Joint Faculty-Student Committee and academic coordinator for internationalization for the Department of Sciences and Technologies for Sustainable Development and One Health. Since November 2025, she has been the Faculty's Research and Third Mission Coordinator.
Biography
Born in Messina on 29/05/1974.
QUALIFICATIONS
2006: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Pharmacology from the William Harvey Research Institute, St. Bartholomew's and The Royal London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
2006: PhD in Experimental Medicine (XVII cycle) - Department of Experimental Medicine and Pharmacology, University Hospital, University of Messina, Italy.
1997: Degree in Pharmacy obtained on 21/7/1997 at the Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Messina, (110/110 cum laude) and qualification to practice as a Pharmacist.
Curriculum
QUALIFICATIONS
2006: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Pharmacology from the William Harvey Research Institute, St. Bartholomew's and The Royal London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
2006: PhD in Experimental Medicine (XVII cycle) - Department of Experimental Medicine and Pharmacology, University Hospital, University of Messina, Italy.
1997: Degree in Pharmacy obtained on 21/7/1997 at the Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Messina, (110/110 cum laude) and qualification to practice as a Pharmacist.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES
2016-to date: Associate Professor of Food Chemistry (SSD CHIM-10) at the Departmental Faculty of Science and Technology for Sustainable Development and One Heatlh, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma
2010-2016: Permanent researcher at the Integrated Research Center (CIR), Laboratory of Biochemical and Nutritional Sciences, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma;
2007-2010: Contract researcher at the Integrated Research Center (CIR), Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma;
2006-2007: Research Fellowship at the Experimental Pathology laboratory, Willam Harvey Research Institute, St. Bartholomew's and The Royal London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, UK;
2003-2006: PhD student at the laboratory of Experimental Medicine and Nephrology, William Harvey Research Institute, St. Bartholomew's and The Royal London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, UK;
March-April 2004: Visiting student at the “Lorenz Boltzmann Institute”, Vienna, Austria
June 2003: Visiting student at the “International Agency for Research on Cancer” (IARC), Lyon, France;
2000-2001: Fellow at the Institute of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Messina;
1998-1999: Visiting Student at the Department of Chemistry of the “Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University”, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA;
1997-1998: Internal student at the Food Chemistry laboratory, Pharmaco-Chemical Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Messina.
TEACHING ACTIVITY
Lecturer of the courses of Biochemistry and Biochemistry of Nutrition in the degree course in Food and Human Nutrition Sciences, and of the Biochemistry module of the integrated teaching of Chemistry Biochemistry and Applied Biology, Degree Course in Nursing, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma.
Participation in the teaching staff of the Research Doctorate in Food and Nutrition Sciences, Cycles: XXVII, XXVIII.
PUBLICATIONS
Spanish L, Post Office S, Fanali C, DugoL, De Gara L. Molecules. 2023 Mar 16;28(6):2680 . doi:10.3390/molecules28062680.
Isgrò C, Spagnuolo L, Pannucci E, Mondello L, Santi L, Dugo L, Sardanelli AM. Int J Mol Sci. 2022 Oct 23;23(21):12774. doi: 10.3390/ijms232112774.
Of the Post S, Gallo V, Dugo L, De Gara L, Fanali C. Electrophoresis. 2022 Oct;43(18-19):1832-1840. doi: 10.1002/elps.202200059.
Leo M, Muccillo L, Dugo L, Bernini R, Santi L, Sabatino L. Antioxidants (Basel). 2022 Mar 24;11(4):624 . doi:10.3390/antiox11040624.
Arena K, Trovato E, Cacciola F, Spagnuolo L, Pannucci E, Guarnaccia P, Santi L, Dugo P, Mondello L, Dugo L. Molecules. 2022 Mar 7;27(5):1727 . doi:10.3390/molecules27051727.
Russo M, Bonaccorsi IL, Cacciola F, Dugo L, De Gara L, Dugo P, Mondello L. Nat Prod Res. 2021 Nov;35(21):4182-4187. doi: 10.1080/14786419.2020.1752208.
Guberti M, Botti S, Capuzzo MT, Nardozi S, Fusco A, Cera A, Dugo L, Piredda M, De Marinis MG. Nutrients. 2021 Jun 25;13(7):2194. doi: 10.3390/nu13072194.
Fanali C, Gallo V, Della Posta S, Dugo L, Mazzeo L, Cocchi M, Piemonte V, De Gara L. Molecules. 2021 May 1;26(9):2652. doi:10.3390/molecules26092652.
Spanish L, Post Office S, Fanali C, DugoL, De Gara L. Antioxidants (Basel). 2021 Mar 10;10(3):424. doi:10.3390/antiox10030424.
Oulad El Majdoub Y, Alibrando F, Cacciola F, Arena K, Pagnotta E, Matteo R, Micalizzi G, Dugo L, Dugo P, Mondello L. Molecules. 2020 Nov 19;25(22):5421. doi:10.3390/molecules25225421.
Fanali C, Post SD, Dugo L, Russo M, Gentili A, Mondello L, De Gara L. Electrophoresis. 2020 Oct;41(20):1752-1759. doi: 10.1002/elps.201900423.
Fanali C, Della Posta S, Dugo L, Gentili A, Mondello L, De Gara L.J Pharm Biomed Anal. 2020 Sep 10;189:113421. doi: 10.1016/j.jpba.2020.113421.
Miceli N, Cavò E, Ragusa M, Cacciola F, Mondello L, Dugo L, Acquaviva R, Malfa GA, Marino A, D'Arrigo M, Taviano MF. molecules. 2020 Mar 24;25(6):1461. doi:10.3390/molecules25061461.
Arena K, Cacciola F, Dugo L, Dugo P, Mondello L. Molecules. 2020 Mar 9;25(5):1235. doi:10.3390/molecules25051235.
Arena K, Rigano F, Mangraviti D, Cacciola F, Occhiuto F, Dugo L, Dugo P, Mondello L. Molecules. 2020 Feb 20;25(4):962. doi:10.3390/molecules25040962.
Fanali C, Della Posta S, Vilmercati A, Dugo L, Russo M, Petitti T, Mondello L, de Gara L. Molecules. 2018 Dec 8;23(12):3249. doi:10.3390/molecules23123249.
Russian M, Fanali C, Tripodo G, Dugo P, Muleo R, Dugo L, De Gara L, Mondello L. Anal Bioanal Chem. 2018 Jun;410(15):3507-3520. doi: 10.1007/s00216-018-0854-8.
Dugo L, Tripodo G, Santi L, Fanali C. Curr Med Chem. 2018;25(37):4903-4917. doi: 10.2174/0929867323666160919094339.
Strollo R, Soare A, Manon Khazrai Y, Di Mauro A, Palermo A, Del Toro R, Fallucca S, Giovanna Belluomo M, Dugo L, Pianesi M, Pozzilli P, Napoli N. Endocrine. 2017 Jun;56(3):667–674. doi: 10.1007/s12020-016-1171-7.
Dugo L, Belluomo MG, Fanali C, Russo M, Cacciola F, Maccarrone M, Sardanelli AM. Oxid Med Cell Longevity. 2017;2017:6293740. doi:10.1155/2017/6293740.
Fanali C, Belluomo MG, Cirilli M, Cristofori V, Zecchini M, Cacciola F, Russo M, Muleo R, Dugo L. Electrophoresis. 2016 Jul;37(13):1947-55. doi: 10.1002/elps.201500501.
Fanali C, Beccaria M, Salivo S, Tranchida P, Tripodo G, Farnetti S, Dugo L, Dugo P, Mondello L. J Sep Sci. 2015 Sep;38(18):3151-3160. doi:10.1002/jssc.201500466.
Soare A, Del Toro R, Roncella E, Khazrai YM, Angeletti S, Dugo L, Fallucca S, Fontana L, Altomare M, Formisano V, Capata F, Gesuita R, Manfrini S, Fallucca F, Pianesi M, Pozzilli P; MADIAB Group. BMJ Open Diabetes Res Care. 2015 Mar 26;3(1):e000079. doi: 10.1136/bmjdrc-2014-000079.
Rocco A. Fanali C, Dugo L, Mondello L. Electrophoresis. 2014 Jun;35(11):1701-8. doi: 10.1002/elps.201300621.
pen G, Fanali C, Santonico M, Dugo L, Cucchiarini L, Dachà M, D'Amico A, Costa R, Dugo P, Mondello L. Food Chem. 2013 Jan 15;136(2):668-74 . doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2012.08.086.
