Current position
Mariana Gallo is a Tenure-Track Researcher at the Biochemistry and Metabolomics Laboratory, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Italy, a position she has held since February 2025. Her disciplinary field is Biochemistry (BIO/10).
Education
Dr. Gallo earned her Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from the University of Rome “Tor Vergata” in 2006, with a dissertation focused on the structural study of transcriptional repressors. Previously, she obtained a Ph.D. in Biological Chemistry from the University of Buenos Aires (Argentina) in 2002, with a thesis centered on gene therapy approaches, after graduating with honors in Chemistry from the same university in 1996.
Professional experience
Dr. Gallo has extensive research experience in both academic and industrial settings. Before joining the University of Parma, she served as Head of the NMR Group at IRBM Science Park S.p.A., where she coordinated projects of pharmacological interest. Previously, she led the NMR Laboratory at the Fundación Instituto Leloir and worked as an Independent Scientist for CONICET (Argentina), leading projects in structural biology. Her postdoctoral research at the University of Rome “Tor Vergata” focused on the application of solution-state NMR spectroscopy to the structural study of proteins and peptides.
Research interests
Dr. Gallo’s current research interests include metabolomics and structural studies of therapeutic peptides. Her previous work has focused on protein–ligand interactions, conformational analysis of peptides and proteins, and NMR-based drug discovery. She actively collaborates with several research groups in Italy and abroad.
Professional affiliations
Dr. Gallo is the author of more than 60 publications in peer-reviewed international journals, has presented her research at numerous national and international conferences, and is a member of several professional societies.
