University College London
Manufacturing Futures Lab,
Marshgate Building, Room 62C
7 Sidings Street, E20 2AE, London
2024 - present: Professor of Sustainable Chemistry at UCL (UK)
2022 - 2024: Associate Professor at UCL (UK)
2019 - 2021: Senior Lecturer at King's College London (UK)
2015 - 2019: Lecturer at King's College London (UK)
2012 - 2015: Lecturer at Northumbria University Newcastle (UK)
2011 - 2012: Research Associate at The University of Manchester (UK) with Prof. Jonathan Clayden
2008 - 2011: Research Fellow at the University of Siena (Italy) in the Prof. Maurizio Botta Research's group
2007: PostDoc at the Helsinki University of Technology (Finland) with Prof. Petri Pihko
2003 - 2006: PhD in Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Siena (Italy) with Prof. Maurizio Botta.
2005: Visiting PhD Student at the University of Vienna (Austria) with Prof. Johann Mulzer
1997 - 2003: Master's Degree in Medicinal Chemistry at the University of Siena (Italy)
Dr Daniele Castagnolo obtained his PhD in Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Siena (Italy) in 2006 working with Professor Maurizio Botta on the synthesis of antimycobacterial agents and on the development of microwave assisted metathesis reactions. During his doctoral studies he also joined the research group of Professor Johann Mulzer at the University of Vienna (Austria) as visiting PhD student, working on the total synthesis of the Branimycin side chain.
After completing his Ph.D., Daniele was appointed as postdoctoral research associate at the Helsinki University of Technology (Finland) in the group of Professor Petri Pihko, where he worked on the development of Brønsted acid catalytic reactions for the synthesis of non-anomeric [6.5]-spiroketals. In 2008 Daniele moved back to the Universiy of Siena as Research Fellow, working on the development of new metal-catalyzed alkyne reactions for the synthesis of drug-like compounds and on the identification of novel antifungal and antiviral agents. Finally, he completed his postodoctoral studies at the University of Manchester (UK) working in the research group of Professor Jonathan Clayden on the synthesis of tertiary thiols. In 2012, Daniele started his independent research at Northumbria University and later, in September 2015, he moved to King's College London.
In January 2022, Daniele moved to UCL as Associate Professor in Chemical Sustainability at the Department of Chemistry. In 2023, he joined with his research group the Manufacturing Futures Lab (MFL) at UCL East Campus, where he is currenlty carrying out his research on biocatalysis and green & sustainable chemistry
In October 2024, Daniele was promoted Professor of Sustainable Chemistry at UCL, Department of Chemistry and MFL.