Dr Benedetta Bassetti

Research Fellow
University of Leeds

Benedetta graduated from the University of Pavia in 2018 in Pharmacy under the supervision of Prof. Simona Collina and Miguel Munoz-Torrero, conducting a thesis on the synthesis and characterisation of novel anti-Alzheimer drug candidates. She obtained a II Level Master Degree in Drug Design and Development at the University of Pavia in 2020, after completing a placement at Indena SpA, working on the continuous flow synthesis of cannabinoids. After that, she carried out her PhD in Chemical Sciences with Prof. Alessandro Palmieri at the University of Camerino in collaboration with Indena SpA. She worked on the synthesis of biologically active molecules deriving from plants sources, on the reactivity of nitro-compounds, and on the synthesis of functionalised heterocycles starting from acyclic precursors, exploiting enabling technologies for the development of sustainable processes. During her PhD, she also strengthened her knowledge on flow chemistry spending an abroad period at University of Graz, working on the continuous selective synthesis of ∆9-THC and ∆8-THC, under the supervision of Prof. C. Oliver Kappe and Dr. Christopher Hone. She completed her PhD in April 2024 and, after a brief study fellowship at the University of Camerino, she joined Dr Adam Clayton and Prof. Richard Bourne at the University of Leeds as a Postdoctoral researcher, working on the development of automated flow platform for reaction screening and process optimisation.