Maria Elisa Crestoni

Maria Elisa Crestoni is a Full Professor at the Department of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Technologies, Università degli Studi di Roma "La Sapienza". Her research focuses on bioinorganic chemistry, gas-phase ion chemistry, metabolomics, and vibrational spectroscopy with specialization in IRMPD spectroscopy and FT-ICR mass spectrometry.

Her research explores:

• Metal-antibiotic interactions
• Platinum-based drug mechanisms
• Non-covalent biomolecular complexes
• Characterization of bioactive compounds
• Gas-phase reaction dynamics
• Metabolic profiling of food products

Publications (2025-2022) reveal sustained work on platinum drug interactions with DNA/nucleophiles, antioxidant flavonoids, and metal complex reactivity using advanced spectroscopic and computational methods. She leads the FT-ICR-MS@SAPIENZA laboratory and teaches General and Inorganic Chemistry to pharmacy students.