Giuseppe ROMEO
GIUSEPPE ROMEO, born in Catania on February 6, 1962.
Tel.: 095 7384024; E-mail: gromeo@unict.it
Professional Position: Associate Professor (CHIM07/A, Pharmaceutical Chemistry) at the Department of Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, University of Catania.
GR graduated in Pharmacy with full marks and honors on March 30, 1985. From 1985 to 1990 he was a scholarship holder at the Institute of Pharmaceutical and Toxicological Chemistry, University of Catania. From 1991 to 1998 he was a Researcher for the sector CHIM/08 (Medicinal Chemistry); since 1998 he is Associate Professor and belongs to the Department of Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, University of Catania. He currently teaches "Analisi Farmaceutica e Nutraceutico-Alimentare 1" (Module B, channels A-L and M-Z) and "Chimica Farmaceutica e Tossicologica 2 " for the s Master's Degree in Chimica e Tecnologia Farmaceutiche. He is a member of the Teaching Board of the Doctorate in Chemical Sciences, University of Catania. For the three-year period 2017-2020 he was the Coordinator of the Master's Degree in Chimica e Tecnologia Farmaceutiche.
GR's research activity has mainly been devoted to the design, synthesis and characterization of novel heterocyclic compounds with potential biological activity. His main lines of research are: (i) design and synthesis of ligands for the serotoninergic receptors 5-HT7 and 5-HT1A; (ii) design and synthesis of ligands for the alpha1-AR receptor subtypes and of novel PET ligands for in vivo imaging of alpha1-ARs; (iii) development of ligands for the sigma 1 receptor; (iv) development of inhibitors of heme oxygenase 1. GR is author of numerous scientific papers in national and international journals. In 1996 he worked at the Division of Medicinal Chemistry, Vrije Universitat, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. In the summer of 2000 he was a visiting professor at the Dept. of Pharmacology, Emory University, Atlanta, USA. GR has taken part in several scientific projects funded by the University of Catania, MIUR and other institutions and maintains collaborations with Italian and international research groups. GR is a referee for several international scientific journals and is a member of the Medicinal Chemistry Divisions of the Italian Chemical Society and the American Chemical Society.
Text revised on 10/5/2025