Developed skills and lines of research

Paola Barraja graduated in Pharmaceutical Sciences from the University of Palermo in 1992. Since 2002, she has been Associate Professor in Medicinal Chemistry at the same university and to date she carries out her research activities at the Department of Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, University of Palermo. Barraja’s research in the CF field is aimed at developing new correctors of the CFTR-F508del protein capable of synergistically enhancing the action of known first-generation correctors.

Her current scientific output exceeds 100 papers in international journals, with more than 2,000 citations. She is also co-author of 6 patents, 2 of which are international.

Projects funded by FFC Ricerca as Principal Investigator or as Research Manager

FFC Research strategic project 2021-2023. Molecules 3.0 for cystic fibrosis. Phase 2 New pharmacological modulators for the recovery of mutated CFTR protein

FFC#3/2020
Small nitrogen heterocycles as correctors of the mutant CFTR protein in cystic fibrosis

FFC#4/2018
Towards the discovery of new correctors based on nitrogen heterocyclic systems