20/02/1989: laurea degree (cum laude) in Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Technologies, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Modena. 1990-1992: 1990-1992: PhD student in Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Modena. 18/11/1991-30/4/1992 Visiting graduate student, Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Graz, Austria. 28/06/1993: achieving "PhD" title 16/01/1993 ricercatore (SSD CHIM/08) presso il Dip. di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia 1993-today: Assistant Professor (full time) in Medicinal Chemistry, Dept. of Life Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia His research activity is focused on the development of HPLC-MS/MS and HPLC analytical methods to determine biologically active compounds in complex matrices in the pharmaceutical, toxicological-forensic, agro-food and environmental fields. Her other research topics concern the solid state characterization of chiral and/or polymorphic drugs and inclusion complexes by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), Fourier transform IR spectrophotometry (FT-IR), and X-ray diffraction on powder (XRPD). Dr. Rustichelli has co-authored over 50 papers in peer-reviewed international journals and several congress abstracts. He is the co-author of 1 national patent and has participated as a researcher in various national competitive projects. Dr. Rustichelli serves as a reviewer for several international Journals