Two main areas of research characterize this Area: Biomedical Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR), involves studies of intermediate metabolism using stable isotope tracers and NMR, from the cellular level to perfused organs and humans with clinical applications, for example in the study of diabetes.
On the other hand, the goal of Molecular Imaging and Inorganic Biochemistry, is the study of inorganic drugs for medical diagnostics and therapy, in particular novel contrasting agents for MRI, targeted agents for gamma scintigraphy in Nuclear Medicine. Other topics of interest include the mechanism of action of lithium salts in bipolar disease, the development of new vanadium complexes as oral insulin-mimetic agents, and the study of environmental and toxicological effects of inorganic species such as chromium(VI) compounds. |
