ProfMauro Adamo
Professor
Department of Chemistry
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- ProfessorDepartment of Chemistry
- 01 4022208 (Work)
- 0877559190 (Mobile)
- RCSI, Department of Chemistry, 123 St Stephens Green, Dublin 2, Dublin
BIOGRAPHY
Ongoing research in the MFAA group focuses on the development of synthetic methodology required in Drug Discovery and Drug production. Mauro has published more than 85 papers and is a named inventor on 10 patent families. Prof. Adamo is particularly skilled at developing new synthetic routes for active pharmaceutical ingredients and has a number of industry funded collaborations in this field. Additional interests regards the of hypervalent sulfur species for the enanyoselective synthesis of halogenated compounds, in particular fluorinated (18F and 19F) amino acids and peptides.
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Lecturer in Organic and Pharmaceutical ChemistryThe Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland1 Jan 2002
- Senior Lecturer In Organic and Medicinal ChemistryThe Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland1 Jan 2007 - 1 Jan 2010
- Professor of Organic and Medicinal ChemistryThe Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland1 Jan 2010 - 1 Jan 2014
NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Chief Scientific OfficerKelada Pharmachem ltd, of Chemistry, Dublin1 May 2012 - 26 Sep 2019
DEGREES
- PhD, Asymmetric Epoxidation of Unfunctionalised AlkenesUniversity of Sheffield25 Dec 2001
- Doctoral Degree, Pharmaceutical ChemistryUniversity of Florence25 Dec 1997
RESEARCH SUB-AREAS
- Pharmacy practice
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS (UNSDGS)
- 3 Good Health and Well Being