Dr. Pietro Campiglia

Pietro Campiglia is a Professor at the Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Salerno. He graduated with laude in Chimica e Tecnologia Farmaceutiche at the University of Napoli "Federico II" in July 2000. He obtained his Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Science in 2003 at the University "Federico II" of Naples, Department of Medical and Toxicological Chemistry, defending a doctoral thesis on the synthesis and activity of a series of Urotensin-II (UT) analogs. His research focuses on the synthesis of peptides by traditional and solid phase methods, the synthesis of heterocyclic compounds with pharmacological properties, the analysis of nutraceutical products, and the development of a complete capillary line 2D-LC system for the analysis of proteome samples. His research interest involves antitumoral agents, selective ligands at melanocortin receptors, urotensin-II ligands, opioid peptides, integrin ligands, antibacterial and antimicrobial peptides, inhibitors of CaMKinase II, and agonists of PTPRJ.