Ylenia Zambito

Ylenia Zambito is Full Professor (SSD CHIM/09) at the Department of Pharmacy of the University of Pisa.
Education:
October 18, 1999– Master Degree in Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology (110/110), University of Pisa (Italy)
April, 2003 – PhD in Chemistry and Technology of Bioactive Substances – University of Pisa (Italy). Supervisor: Prof. Giacomo Di Colo (University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy)
Appointments:
January 2000-January 2003:
PhD Student University of Pisa, Pisa (Italy)
January 2003-January 2007:
Post-Doc, Department of Pharmacy, University of Pisa, Pisa (Italy)
December 2007-December 2015:
Researcher, Department of Pharmacy, University of Pisa, Pisa (Italy)
December 2015-November 2017:
Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacy, University of Pisa
November 2017- date:
Full Professor, Department of Pharmacy, University of Pisa
Bibliometric indicators related to publications
1) Bibliometric indicators related to publications (based on Scopus Elsevier abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature):
2) Number of documents: 63; Number of citations: 1728
3) H-index: 27 (Scopus 11/01/2021)
Editorial Board Member of International Journal of Molecular Sciences an Open Access journal of MDPI
Editorial Board Member of Polysaccharides an Open Access journal of MDPI
Reviewer for the main journals related to pharmaceutical chemistry and biopharmaceutics such as Carbohydrate Polymer, International Journal of Pharmaceutics, Drug Development and Industrial Pharmacy, Drug Delivery Sciences and Technology, European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics, European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, International Journal of Nanomedicine, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Nutrients.
Guest Editor for the Special Issue “Chitosan-Based Nanoparticles” for the International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Guest Editor for the Special Issue “Chitosan-Based Systems for Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Applications” for the International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Member of Association of Italian Teachers and Researchers of Pharmaceutical Technologies and Legislation (ADRITELF), Italian chemical company (SCI), Controlled Release Society, Italian Chapter (CRS).
Participation in Research Projects Funded MIUR
1) PRIN 2002: National Program “Use of new chitosans to promote trans-mucosal drug absorption”. PRIN 2003: National Program “Hydrogels: matrices, micro and nanoparticles for the modified release of drugs”.
2) PRIN 2005: National Program “Innovative systems and new materials for mucosal and transmucosal administration of drugs”.
3) PRIN 2005: National Program “Hydrogel for the modified drug release: synthesis, characterization, applications”.
4) PRIN 2011: National Program “Spectroscopic methods for the rationalization of molecular recognition phenomena”.
Principal investigator in Research Projects Funded by private companies
1. 25/5/2017 -24/11/2017 Studio in vitro e in vivo di formulazioni a base di calcio– DN 360 S.r.l (Pisa) e Dip. Farmacia Università di Pisa.
2. 30/6/2017 -29/12/2017 Determinazione della capacità antiossidante di bucce e semi pre e post tostatura di 9 varietà di cacao– Noalya S.r.l (Pisa) e Dip. Farmacia Università di Pisa.
3. 25/7/2017 -24/3/2018 Messa a punto di nanoparticelle contenenti estratti di semi di cacao capaci di attraversare le barriere biologiche - A. Tessieri (Pisa) e Dip. Farmacia Università di Pisa.
4. 17/4/2018 -16/7/2018 Messa a punto di un cerotto transdermico a basa di olio ozonizzato – Toscana Dream srl (Portoferraio -Livorno) e Dip. Farmacia Università di Pisa.
5. 28/2/2018 -27/2/2019 Studio in vitro e in vivo di formulazioni a base di calcio – TB Teseco Bonifiche srl (Pisa) e Dip. Farmacia Università di Pisa.
6. 1/7/2019 -30/6/2020 Approfondimento dello studio di formulazioni a base di zeolite- DN 360 S.r.l. (Pisa) e Dip. Farmacia Università di Pisa.
7. 19/6/2018 -18/6/2021 Sviluppo di formulazioni a base di ferro