Full Professor of Industrial Chemistry
Director, Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padua
Head of the Biomolecular Structures Group
Address: VIA F. MARZOLO, 1 – PADOVA
Telephone: 0498275293
E-mail: stefano.mammi at unipd.it
Prof. Stefano Mammi is a Full Professor of Industrial Chemistry at the University of Padova and currently serves as Director of the Department of Chemical Sciences and as a member of the Academic Senate. His research focuses on the applications of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) to a broad range of systems from conformational studies of peptides and proteins to metabolomic analyses of complex mixtures such as foods and biofluids.
Prof. Mammi has co-authored over 150 peer-reviewed publications, holds three patents, and has an h-index of 38 with more than 4400 citations. His pioneering NMR studies on biologically active peptides and protein-membrane interactions opened the way to the molecular characterization of α-synuclein shedding light on mechanisms linked to Parkinson’s disease.
In more recent years, he has also developed NMR-based metabolomic methods for food authentication, contributing to technology transfer initiatives with major companies in the coffee industry. His work bridges fundamental structural biology and applied research, fostering innovation at the interface between chemistry and biology.
Prof. Mammi obtained his Laurea cum laude in Chemistry from the University of Padova in 1981, receiving the “Silvio Bezzi” Gold Medal as best graduate of the year. He earned his PhD in Organic Chemistry in 1988 and carried out postdoctoral research at the University of California, San Diego in the group of Prof. Murray Goodman (1982-1985).
After several years as a researcher at the CNR Institute for Biopolymers, he joined the University of Padua as Associate Professor in 1992 and became Full Professor in 2001. In 2002, he was INNOVATEC Guest Professor at the University of Regensburg (Germany).
Prof. Mammi has been deeply involved in the Italian NMR community, serving as President (2005–2010), Vice-President (2002–2004), and Treasurer (2011–2016) of the Italian Magnetic Resonance Discussion Group (GIDRM). For his outstanding contributions, he received the GIDRM–GIRM Gold Medal (2021), was elected Corresponding Member of the Galilean Academy of Sciences, Letters and Arts in 2018 and Effective Member of the Galilean Academy of Sciences, Letters and Arts in 2024.
Renowned for his scientific excellence, teaching, and outreach, he has inspired generations of students and researchers, combining rigorous structural chemistry with curiosity-driven exploration of biological systems.
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Selected Publications
Bellanda, M., Damulewicz, M., Zambelli, B., […], Mammi, S. et al. (2024) A PDZ scaffolding/CaM-mediated pathway in Cryptochrome signaling. Protein Science, 33(3), e4914.
Peruzza, L., Tucci, C.F., Frizzo, R., Riello, T., […] , Mammi, S. et al. (2023) Impaired reproduction, energy reserves and dysbiosis: The overlooked consequences of heatwaves in a bivalve mollusc. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 193, 115192.
Donnakatte Neelalochana, V., Tomasino, E., Di Maggio, R., […], Mammi, S. et al. (2023) Anion Exchange Membranes Based on Chemical Modification of Recycled PET Bottles. ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 5(9), 7548–7561.
Frizzo, R., Bortoletto, E., Riello, T., […], Venier, P., Mammi, S. (2021). NMR Metabolite Profiles of the Bivalve Mollusc Mytilus galloprovincialis before and after immune stimulation with Vibrio splendidus. Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, 8, 686770.
Menegazzo, I., Mammi, S., Sgarbossa, P., Sieni, E., et al. (2021). Single-sided time domain-NMR to study the effect of cell membrane electroporation on the water mobility in vegetal tissues. Biointerface Research in Applied Chemistry, 11(6), 14127–14141.
Ferrari, F., Bissaro, M., Fabbian, S., […], Mammi, S. et al. (2020). HT-SuMD: Making molecular dynamics simulations suitable for fragment-based screening. A comparative study with NMR. Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry, 36(1), 1–14.
Menegazzo, I., Mammi, S., Sgarbossa, P., et al. (2020). Time Domain NMR to evaluate the effect of potato cell membrane electroporation. Innovative Food Science and Emerging Technologies, 65, 102456.
Schievano, E., Finotello, C., Uddin, J., Mammi, S., Piana, L. (2016). Objective definition of monofloral and polyfloral honeys based on NMR metabolomic profiling. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 64(18), 3645–3652.
Dall’Acqua, S., Stocchero, M., Clauser, M., […], Mammi, S. et al. (2014). Changes in urinary metabolic profile after oral administration of curcuma extract in rats. Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis, 100, 348–356.
Schievano, E., Finotello, C., De Angelis, E., Mammi, S. et al. (2014). Rapid authentication of coffee blends and quantification of 16-O-methylcafestol in roasted coffee beans by NMR. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 62(51), 12309–12314.
Schievano, E., Morelato, E., Facchin, C., Mammi, S. (2013). Characterization of markers of botanical origin and other compounds extracted from unifloral honeys. J. Agric. Food Chem. 61, 1747−1.
Girotto, S., Sturlese, M., Bellanda, M., […], Bubacco, L., Mammi, S. (2012). Dopamine-derived quinones affect the structure of the redox sensor DJ-1 through modifications at Cys-106 and Cys-53. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 287(22), 18738–18749.