Marco Mottinelli
Assistant Scientist
About Marco Mottinelli
Marco Mottinelli received his master’s degree in Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Technology at the University of Pisa, Italy. After graduating, he spent one year at DSM pharmaceutical products, the Netherlands, before moving to the University of Bath, England to pursue his Doctorate degree in medicinal chemistry. Upon completion of his Ph.D. on the synthesis and biological evaluation of novel chemical entities targeting estrogen biosynthesis and signaling for the treatment of breast cancer, Mottinelli moved to the University of Mississippi as a postdoctoral associate within the group of Dr. Christopher McCurdy. In 2017, Dr. Mottinelli joined the University of Florida as a postdoctoral research associate in the department of Medicinal Chemistry and in 2020 he obtained the Research Assistant position. His research focuses on the development of neurotherapeutics in the areas of pain and drug of abuse and more specifically on Neuropeptide FF receptor and Sigma receptors ligands.
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Contact Details
- Business:
- (352) 273-7714
- Business:
- m.mottinelli@cop.ufl.edu