Francesco Calzaferri (He/Him)

🧪 CNRS Researcher at IBMM, Montpellier 🇨🇵
Medicinal chemistry and chemical biology 🧫
Epigenetics
🧬 Redox biology
⚗️ P2X7 receptor
🇪🇺 🇮🇹 🇪🇸 🇨🇮

[Francesco Calzaferri (He/Him) @JfcFran]

A new tool for epigenetic reprogramming? 😎

We have finally found out how to increase our flavanones stability and obtain DNA methyltransferase inhibitors with nanomolar activity 🥳

Read about it on the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry: https://t.co/VdmBE62gC2

[Francesco Calzaferri (He/Him) @JfcFran]

Congratulations @HughMohan3 ! 🎉

[Silvia Giordani @giordanisilvia]

Huge congratulations to ⁦@HughMohan3⁩ on successfully defending his PhD thesis today. A very special day for the group and a very proud supervisor. Many thanks to the examination team and special thanks to ⁦@Researchirel⁩ for funding.

[Silvia Giordani @giordanisilvia]

@hughmohan Beyond the science, #Carbon2025 was a great chance to connect, recharge, and strengthen bonds—with our team and collaborators from around the world. 🌍🤝
These moments make all the difference. @HughMohan3
#GiordaniGroup #ScienceCollaboration #CarbonResearch #PhDLife

[Silvia Giordani @giordanisilvia]

Had a fantastic week at #Carbon2025 in Saint-Malo 🇫🇷! I had the honour of opening Topic 1 with a keynote on carbon nano-onions for drug delivery
🏆 @HughMohan won Best PhD Oral Presentation
🧪 Aravind presented a great poster on CNO dispersibility
Proud of them! 💪

[Francesco Calzaferri (He/Him) @JfcFran]

@InsValencia @JavierEgeaMa @andrepamm @AnaBelenLopezR @crispulo Congrats Inès !! 🥳 Very grateful for being involved in this project!

[Francesco Calzaferri (He/Him) @JfcFran]

Great work about P2X7 role in traumatic brain injury from a wonderful team I could collaborate with! 🎉 Many congrats!! 🤗

[Inés Valencia @InsValencia]

🧠 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻!
Traumatic brain injury doesn’t end with the impact, the real threat is the #neuroinflammation that follows.
In our latest paper published in @BrJPharmacol, we explore a novel therapeutic angle: targeting #P2X7 receptor
➡️ https://t.co/Kok2FQzOsI

[Francesco Calzaferri (He/Him) @JfcFran]

The Young Investigator Award I received last week in Galway by the Society for Free Radical Research - Europe (@SFRR_Europe) and @ElsevierConnect . It was such a surprise! Thanks a lot! ✨

[Francesco Calzaferri (He/Him) @JfcFran]

Very happy to represent our Carbon dots also at the 22nd SFRR-I Biennial Meeting in Galway! ✨

@SFRR_Europe @Researchirel @DCU

[Silvia Giordani @giordanisilvia]

Delighted to be the recipient of a Research Alliance Award, which will allow us to investigate the feasibility of using our Carbon Nano-onions in laser assisted cancer therapy, in collaboration with Prof Zengbo Wang at Bangor University in Wales.

[Francesco Calzaferri (He/Him) @JfcFran]

Thanks also to the IBMM @CNRS for hosting me during these years and to the @FondationARC for funding my postdoctoral research!

[Francesco Calzaferri (He/Him) @JfcFran]

A new tool for epigenetic reprogramming? 😎

We have finally found out how to increase our flavanones stability and obtain DNA methyltransferase inhibitors with nanomolar activity 🥳

Read about it on the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry: https://t.co/VdmBE62gC2

[Francesco Calzaferri (He/Him) @JfcFran]

This work represents an extensive research my collaborators and I have carried out in the last years.
Thanks to all of them, especially Marie Lopez and Eric Julien for their massive support!

[Science Magazine @ScienceMagazine]

Three new papers in Science report that astrocytes are indispensable for neuromodulatory signaling across diverse neural circuits, behavioral contexts, and species.

Learn more in a new #SciencePerspective: https://t.co/FiA4yQHGLT

[Francesco Calzaferri (He/Him) @JfcFran]

Finally a professional picture! Ahahah 🤣 Thank you @MichalBartkow!

#NewProfilePic

[Francesco Calzaferri (He/Him) @JfcFran]

Our carbon dots are shining! 😎✨

[Nanoscale journal family @nanoscale_rsc]

Carbon dots made from spent coffee grounds glow green in breast cancer cells, as investigated in Nanoscale's inside back cover article ☕

@giordanisilvia @Yingru_Zhou @MichalBartkow @SofiaDo93405718

Read more about the work here 👇:
https://t.co/VtjFDBd8OA

[Francesco Calzaferri (He/Him) @JfcFran]

What do we do in our research group? ⚗️🧪🧬

Our group leader Prof Silvia Giordani tells you about it in this video! 👇🏻

As a member of her team, I enjoyed so much this filming session 🤣 and the result is amazing!

[Silvia Giordani @giordanisilvia]

Massive thanks to Daire Hall for the great video highlighting our research (and my wonderful team) at @DCU #WeAreDCU
https://t.co/oSDUVxWgFD via @YouTube

[Francesco Calzaferri (He/Him) @JfcFran]

Congrats to the Giordani group for this new publication !! 🎉 @giordanisilvia @HughMohan3 @MichalBartkow

[Silvia Giordani @giordanisilvia]

Delighted with our latest paper on B/N-CNOs for targeted breast cancer therapy published open access in Nanoscale. Congratulations @HughMohan3 and @MichalBartkow. I am very grateful to @Researchirel for funding and to my collaborators @unito and @unizar
https://t.co/W5U9HVrPnX

[DCU Science and Health @DCUFSH]

Lots of activity on campus today for @DCU Spring Open Day, staff and students from @DcuBiotech @DCUChemistry @DCUPsychology @DCUSNPCH @DCUMaths @DCUPhysics & @dcu_shhp are all busy providing tours and demonstrations and answering questions.
https://t.co/o0u5NDB8m6

[Silvia Giordani @giordanisilvia]

I enjoyed our ⁦@DCU⁩ Spring Open Day, giving taste lectures about what our School have to offer, providing laboratory tours and answering questions from interested high school students and parents at the stand together with my colleagues and postgraduate students.

[Francesco Calzaferri (He/Him) @JfcFran]

Thank you @giordanisilvia ! I received an incredible welcome from you and all the people working at @DCU_LSI . Really appreciated that! 🤗✨

[Silvia Giordani @giordanisilvia]

Our recent hire, Dr. Francesco Calzaferri @JfcFran gave an excellent seminar ⁦@DCU_LSI⁩ this week and sparked a lot of interest. He clearly showed that great things can be achieved combining chemistry 🧪 with biology! 🧫 🧬 Bravo ! 👏 👏 👏

[Francesco Calzaferri (He/Him) @JfcFran]

Thank you Silvia! Glad of being in your team! Many adventures coming! 🎉

[Silvia Giordani @giordanisilvia]

Warm welcome Francesco Calzaferri ⁦@JfcFran⁩ I am delighted to have you onboard and I wish you continued success in research and a great time with us ⁦@DCU⁩