Prof. Patrizia Chetoni

Patrizia Chetoni received her interdisciplinary Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences in 1991 from the University of Pisa and she is currently Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical Technology at the Department of Pharmacy of the same University. She has conducted extensive research in various drug delivery technologies. In particular, her research lines focus on the development of strategies to improve absorption of drugs after topical application (ocular, skin, buccal, and ungual) and on the development of in vitro cell culture models for the prediction of drug bioavailability and cytotoxicity. Other research interests include the study of in vivo animal models to determine the bioavailability of topically applied drugs and the experimental methods to study mucoadhesive properties. She has published more than 90 peer-reviewed scientific research articles in high-impact international journals and she is an author of several book chapters and an inventor of international patents. She serves as Scientific Advisor for pharmaceutical companies and a reviewer of several international scientific journals.