Chiara Zanato

Chiara Zanato

Associate Professor

  • Adresse : BioCIS, UMR 8076, Equipe de Chimie Biologique. 5 Mail Gay-Lussac, Neuville sur Oise 95031 Cergy-Pontoise, France
Domaines d'expertise
Organic Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry, Chemical Biology
  • PROTACs
  • Synthesis of bioactive molecules as molecular tools for studying biological processes
  • Peptides and Pseudopeptides
  • Total Synthesis of natural compounds
  • 18F-labeled PET tracers
  • Cannabinoids Receptors

Activités / CV

2005 – BSc in Chemistry at the University of Milan (Italy)
2007 – MSc in Chemical Sciences at the University of Milan (Italy)
2007 – 2010: PhD in Organic Chemistry (group of Professor C.Gennari) University of Milan (Italy)
2011 – 2017: Research fellow (group of Professor M. ZANDA), University of Aberdeen (UK)
2017 – 2018: Postdoc (group of Professor T. BRIGAUD) at BioCIS, CY Cergy Paris Université (FR)
2018 – 2020: Ingénieur de Recherche at BioCIS, CY Cergy Paris Université (FR)
2020 –Present: Associate Professor at BioCIS, CY Cergy Paris Université (FR)

Representative Publications:

Synthesis of the Fungal Metabolite YWA1 and Related Constructs as Tool to study MelLec-Mediated Immune Reponse to Aspergillus Infections. 
J. Org. Chem. 2021, 86, 6044–6055.
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.joc.0c02324

The Trifluoromethyl Group as a Bioisosteric Replacement of the Aliphatic Nitro Group in CB1 Receptor Positive Allosteric Modulators. 
J. Med. Chem. 2019, 62, 5049–5062.
https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jmedchem.9b00252

Recognition of DHN-melanin by a C-type lectin receptor is required for immunity to Aspergillus.
Nature 2018, 555, 382-386.
https://doi.org/10.1038/nature25974

A Cannabinoid CB1 Receptor-Positive Allosteric Modulator Reduces Neuropathic Pain in the Mouse with No Psychoactive Effects. 
Neuropsychopharmacology 2015, 40, 2948-2959.
https://doi:10.1038/npp.2015.148

Highly stereoselective total synthesis of (+)-9-epi-Dictyostatin and (-)-12,13-Bis-epi-dictyostatin.
Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2011, 2643-2661. 
https://doi.org/10.1002/ejoc.201100244

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