Senior Research Scientists

Carla Carrera

Research Fellow
Institute of Biostructure and Bioimaging
National Research Council of Italy
Reineri Lab


Education

Ph.D. Biochemical Science, University of Torino, Italy
M.Sc. Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Technologies, University of Torino, Italy


Research Interests

My research focuses on the design and synthesis of new contrast agents for MRI and their characterization. My expertise covers the synthesis, among others, of Lanthanide Complexes, used as classic imaging probes, and innovative Hyperpolarized molecules exploited to visualize in real-time the metabolic transformations of biomolecules in physiological and pathological pathways. I am personally involved in the complete workflow, starting from the synthesis and purification of the molecules, their characterization by means of HPLC, Mass and NMR spectroscopy, and their use as molecular probes for in vitro and in vivo MRI experiments.

Research Topics


Contact Information

Address: Via Nizza, 52 - 10126 Torino
Phone: +390116706493
E-mail: carla.carrera@unito.it


Publications

Full list of publications are available at PubMed