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11/12/2025 Published paper: A. Rubbi, F. Lambertini, P.A. Nogara, M. Bortoli, J. B. T. Rocha, L. Orian Molecular Aspects of
Methylcadmium Toxicity: Effects on the H2O2Reduction by Cysteine and Selenocysteine Disclosed In Silico Chem. Res. Tox. in press 2025
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9/12/2025
Published paper: M. Rubin, I. Artusi, M. Rossetto, A. Gucciardi, M. Di Paolo, V. Bosello Travain, D. Zeppilli, L. Orian, G. Miotto, J. P. Friedmann Angeli, G. Cozza Beyond CFTR: Ivacaftor's Role in Restoring Cellular Redox Balance and Preventing Ferroptosis Redox Biol. 89, 103944 2026
We are glad to announce the publication of this research in collaboration with the Department of Molecular Medicine (DMM) and Prof. Giorgio Cozza's group. The main outcomes of this publication are also presented to a broad audience in an article by ​PadovaOggi and UniPD News. Congratulations to the whole team!
4/12/2025. Today Andrea Trovato and Alessia Palma got their Bachelor degree in Chemistry.
Congratulations dottore and dottoressa!
19/11/2025 Published paper : S. Franchi, M. Asti, M. K. Blei, S. Pozzo, A. Madabeni, C. Graiff, I. Menegazzo, F: Volpato, S. Gentile, L. Orian, F. Mancin, S. Stadbauer, K. Kopka, C. Mamat, V. Di Marco, M. Tosato Heavy Alkaline Earth Radiometals for Cancer Theranostics: Coordination and Radiochemistry of Radium-223 and Barium-131 with Kryptofix 22-Based Chelators Inorg. Chem. 64, 45, 22422- 22440 (2025)
Today Matteo Filippi and Michele Nuciari got their Master degree in Chemistry. Congratulations!
25/09/2025
23/09/2025
Published paper: T. Casadei, A. Piccoli, D. Zeppilli, L. Orian, A. A. Isse, M. Fantin Rapid electrochemical assessment of excited-state quenching dynamics ACS Catalysis 15, 19, 16938-16952 2025
26/05/2025
Published paper: S. E. Beutick, F. Lambertini, T. A. Hamlin, F. M. Bickelhaupt, L. Orian Organodichalcogenide Structure and Stability: Hierarchical Ab Initio Benchmark and DFT Performance Study J. Comp. Chem. 46, e70142 2025
9/05/2025
Online paper:A. Rubbi, D. Tanini, A. Capperucci, L. Orian Glutathione-peroxidase-like activity of functionalized tellurides: insight into the oxidation mechanism through activation strain analysis Inorg. Chem. DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.5c00581 (2025)
8/05/2025
Today Steven E. Beutick has successfully defended his PhD thesis and obtained a double-degree from
Università degli Studi di Padova and Vrije Universiteit (Amsterdam). Congratulations Dr. Beutick and all the best for the future!
1/05/2025
Published paper: T. Lorenzon, M. Vescovo, M. Maiullari, G. Tonon, N. Reis Conceição, S. A. C. Carabineiro, A. G. Mahmoud, M. C. Dietl, N. Demitri, L. Orian, P. A. Nogara, I. Caligiuri, F. Rizzolio, A. S. K. Hashmi, F. Visentin, T. Scattolin Influence of the charge of 1,3,5-triaza-7-phosphaadamantane-based ligands on the anticancer activity of organopalladium complexes RSC Adv. 15, 14058-14071 2025
23/04/2025
Accepted paper: Zeppilli D., Madabeni A., Aragoni M. C., Arca M., Orian L., Lippolis V. Dihalogens Binding and Activation by Imidazoline-2-Chalcogenone Model Derivatives: Insight from a Computational Approach Chem. Eur. J. 2025
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Our work with the group of Prof. Vito Lippolis from Università degli Studi di Cagliari is finally online! It gives a systematic overview and rationalization of dihalogen binding and activation in model chalcogen-based thyroid peroxidase inhibitors.
28/03/2025
Published paper: C. Delgado, P. A. Nogara, M. D. Miranda, A. S. Rosa, V. Neuza S. Ferreira, L. Tozatto Batista, T. K. Fonseca Oliveira, F. B. Omage, F. Motta, I. Marques Bastos, L. Orian, J.B.T. Rocha In Silico and In Vitro Studies of the Approved Antibiotic Ceftaroline Fosamil and its Metabolites as Inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2 Replication. Viruses 17, 491 2025
20/03/2025
Today our Master student Francesco Lambertini graduated with the thesis: "Selenylation: computational studies with application in medicinal and toxicological chemistry". Congratulation Francesco! We wish you all the best.
20/03/2025
Accepted paper: Zeppilli D., Pedergnana V., Filippi M. and Orian L. The Role of Chalcogen in the ROS Scavenging Mechanism of Model Phenyl Compounds. Molecules 2025
06/03/2025
Accepted paper: Lissandrini G., Zeppilli D., Lorandi F., Matyjaszewski K., Isse A. A., Orian L. and Fantin M. Photo-RAFT Polymerization under Microwatt Irradiation via Unimolecular Photoinduced Electron Transfer. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2025
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We are glad to announce the online publication of this paper in Angewandte Chemie in collaboration with the research group of Prof. Marco Fantin and particularly thanks to the great work of Giovanni Lissandrini.
03/03/2025
Accepted paper: Zeppilli D. and Orian L. Concerted Proton Electron Transfer or Hydrogen Atom Transfer? An Unequivocal Strategy to Discriminate these Mechanisms in Model Systems. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2025
