Alessia Vignoli

Alessia Vignoli is a Research Fellow (RTD-A) at the Department of Chemistry, University of Florence. She is affiliated with the Magnetic Resonance Center (CERM) and CIRMMP. Her research focuses on NMR-based metabolomics for diagnostic and prognostic applications in medicine, particularly in cardiovascular diseases, neurodegenerative disorders, and oncology.

Education:

• M.Sc. in Chemical Sciences (cum laude, 2014)
• Ph.D. in Structural Biology (cum laude, 2017)

Research Interests:

• Metabolomics of biofluids using NMR spectroscopy
• Development of predictive biomarkers for disease outcomes
• Multivariate statistical analysis of metabolic networks
• Applications in clinical settings including cardiology, oncology, and neurology

Awards & Grants:

• GIDRM Under 35 award (2022)
• Airalzh Grant for Young Researchers (2022)
• AIRC fellowship (2019-2020)

Professional Experience:

• Post-doctoral researcher under Prof. Luchinat (2018)
• AIRC fellow at CERM/CIRMMP (2019-2020)
• Post-doctoral fellow under Dr. Leonardo Tenori (2021-2022)

Her work integrates advanced NMR techniques with computational methods to uncover metabolic signatures predictive of disease progression and treatment response.