Daniele Castagnolo

Daniele Castagnolo is Professor of Sustainable Chemistry at UCL, working at the interface of organic synthesis, biocatalysis and medicinal chemistry. His research focuses on the development of sustainable biocatalytic and green methodologies for the synthesis of chemicals and bioactive molecules. His group integrates enzyme catalysis and synthetic chemistry to enable streamlined access to chiral molecules and pharmaceuticals. 

BIOGRAPHY

2024 - present: Professor of Sustainable Chemistry - UCL (UK)

2022 - 2024: Associate Professor - UCL (UK)

2019 - 2021: Senior Lecturer - King's College London (UK)

2015 - 2019: Lecturer - King's College London (UK)

2012 - 2015: Lecturer - Northumbria University Newcastle (UK)

2011 - 2012: Research Associate - The University of Manchester (UK) 

with Prof. Jonathan Clayden

2008 - 2011: Research Fellow - University of Siena (Italy) 

within Prof. Maurizio Botta Research's group

2007: PostDoc - Helsinki University of Technology (Finland) 

with Prof. Petri Pihko

EDUCATION

2003 - 2006: PhD in Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences 

University of Siena (Italy) with Prof. Maurizio Botta.

2005: Visiting PhD Student 

University of Vienna (Austria) with Prof. Johann Mulzer

1997 - 2003: Master's Degree in Medicinal Chemistry 

University of Siena (Italy)