Prof. Maria Novella Romanelli

Prof. Maria Novella Romanelli is a Professor at the Department of Neurosciences, Psychology, Drug Research and Child Health (NEUROFARBA) of the University of Florence, Italy. She graduated in Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology (CTF) with a grade of 110 cum laude from the University of Florence in 1982, and received a Ph.D. in Medicinal Chemistry in 1989. In 1998, she took up service as an Associate Professor in the field of CHIM/08-Pharmaceutical Chemistry, at the Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Florence, and became a Full Professor in 2001. From 2007 to 2014, she was the coordinator of the degree course in CTF at the University of Florence. From 2009 to 2014, she was a member of the scientific committee of the European School of Medicinal Chemistry (ESMEC) in Urbino. From 2013 to 2018, she was a member of the "Patent and intellectual property" committee of the University of Florence. She is the co-author of more than 170 papers, including articles, reviews, book chapters and patents.