NICOTRA FRANCESCO
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Biography
Career
2021- Emeritus Professor
2013-2018 Member of the Board of Directors of the University of Milano-Bicocca
2016- Scientific Director of the Foundation European Centre for Nanomedicine (CEN)
2009-2012 Dean of the Faculty of Sciences at the University of Milano-Bicocca
2002-2008 Head of the Departemt of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca
2000 Full professor of Organic Chemistry, University of Milano-Bicocca
1987 Associated professor, University of Milano
1985 Postdoctoral research associate, Prof. Pierre Sinay at University of Orleans
1981 Assistant professor, University of Milano
1973 Laurea "cum lode" University of Catania
Awards and Medals
Award for innovation in research of the Italian Chemical Society, 2011
Medal Berti for Research in Carbohydrate Chemistry, 2012
Medal Quilico of the Division of Organic Chemistry of the Italian Chemical Society, 2015
International appointments
2018-2019 President of the IUPAC Division of Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry
2015-2018 Vice-President of the IUPAC Division of Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry
2006-2015 Chairman del subcommittee of Biotechnology of IUPAC
2011- Titular Member of the IUPAC Division of Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry
2002- Italian representative in the International Carbohydrate Organisation and in the European Carbohydrate Organisation
2002-2008 President of the Carbohydrate Group of the Italian Chemical Society
Publications
Piazzoni, M., Borghi, I., Cadamuro, F., Dalfino, S., Campanile, R., Nizzolo, S., et al. (2025). Endothelial Cells Angiogenesis in Sulfated Glycosaminoglycan (GAG) Hydrogels Enhanced by Bioactive Glass‐Released Ions. ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS [10.1002/adfm.202519933]. Detail
Bracchi, M., Nicotra, F., Russo, L. (2025). Meniscal ECM: characterization, synthesis and impact of the glycosignature. Intervento presentato a: 34th Annual Conference of the European Society for Biomaterials (ESB 2025) - September 7-11, Torino, Italy. Detail
Bracchi, M., Nicotra, F., Russo, L. (2025). Mimicking ECM glycosignature for meniscal regeneration. Intervento presentato a: Research and nanomedicine 2025, IX Edition, Pavia, Italy. Detail
Bracchi, M., Campanile, R., Crippa, M., Mauri, M., Cassina, V., Mantegazza, F., et al. (2025). Design and 3D fabrication of functional meniscal scaffolds. Intervento presentato a: Tecsbi PhD meeting 2025, Villa Cagnola, Gazzada-Schianno (VA), Italy. Detail
Cadamuro, F., Piazzoni, M., Gamba, E., Sonzogni, B., Previdi, F., Nicotra, F., et al. (2025). Artificial Intelligence tool for prediction of ECM mimics hydrogel formulations via click chemistry. BIOMATERIALS ADVANCES, 175(October 2025) [10.1016/j.bioadv.2025.214323]. Detail
Research projects
Awards
Awards
- Medaglia Quilico, Divisione di Chimica Organica della Società Chimica Italiana, 2015
- Medaglia Berti, società chimica italiana, 2012
- premio per l'innovazione, divisione di chimica organica della società chimica italiana, 2011
Congresses/Conferences
- Program chair - 29th International Carbohydrate Symposium (ICS 2018),(Brasile), 2014
- Program chair - 16th International Biotechnology Symposium, Forteleza, Brazil, September 2014, CoChair, 2014
- Program chair - 15th European, Carbohydrate Symposium, Sorrento, July 2011 (Co-Chair), 2011
- Program chair - 14th International Biotechnology Symposium, Rimini, September 2010 (Co-Chair), 2010
- Program chair - 13th International Biotechnology Symposium, Dalian, China, October, 2008 (Co-Chair), 2008
- Program chair - CHEMBIOTECH2007 at 41st IUPAC World Chemistry Congress, Torino August 2007 (Chair), 2007
- Program chair - 2nd Euroconference on Carbohydrates in Drug Research, Sintra, Portugal, September 2000 (Chair), 2000
- Program chair - 1st Euroconference on Carbohydrates in Drug Research, Stintino, September 1999 (Chair), 1999