Verena Battisti

Verena Battisti is a researcher at the University of Vienna's Faculty of Life Sciences, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, focusing on antiviral drug discovery and medicinal chemistry. Her work spans targeting viral replication mechanisms in Chikungunya virus and coronaviruses, contributing to UN Sustainable Development Goals in Good Health and Well-being.

• Research areas: Chikungunya virus, SARS-CoV-2, viral capping machinery, DNA topoisomerase inhibition
• Key collaborations with international virology researchers and pharmaceutical scientists
• Expertise in computational modeling, structure-based drug design, and organic synthesis

Recent publications highlight her work on piperazinyl-pyrimidine analogues and pyrimidine-sulfonamide hybrids, with a focus on lead optimization and antiviral efficacy. Her studies combine experimental and computational approaches to identify novel therapeutics.