Developed skills and lines of research

Maurizio Sanguinetti graduated in Medicine and Surgery in 1991 from the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Rome and specialized in Microbiology and Virology in 1996 from the same university. Since 2011, he has been head of the Clinical Microbiology division of the Agostino Gemelli Hospital in Rome and Director of the Institute of Microbiology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Rome. Since 2011, he has been a Full Professor of Microbiology at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome. He is working on finding a new method of drug delivery using nanoparticles (one billionth of a meter in size) that carry antimicrobial peptides. These are biocompatible and inhalable nanoparticles, functionalized with antimicrobial peptides to counteract biofilm formation and antibiotic resistance, with particular reference to pulmonary infections in cystic fibrosis. His scientific production as of 2018 counts over 500 articles in international journals, with over 11,000 citations. He is included among the Top Italian Scientists (Via-Academy).

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

FFC#20/2018
Biocompatible and inhalable antimicrobial-loaded nanoparticles for the counteraction of biofilm formation and antibiotic resistance: towards a potential new therapy for CF related infections

Publications from FFC Research projects

Cecilia Velino, Francesca Carella, Alessio Adamiano, et al. Nanomedicine Approaches for the Pulmonary Treatment of Cystic Fibrosis. Front Bioeng Biotechnol, 7, 406 2019 Dec 17 eCollection 2019