Summary
Dr Lucia Lombardi is a Research Associate at the Department of Chemical Engineering.
Lucia joined Imperial College London in May 2021. Her current project focuses on oral peptide delivery. The aim of her research is the development a high-throughput method based on liquid chromatography that can replace, in the first phase, the use of cells. The system will be employed for studying the interaction between peptide therapeutics, cell permeation enhancers and immobilized lipid bilayers mimicking plasma membranes of intestinal cells.
Research Career
| Dates | Role |
| 2021 - present | Research Associate at Imperial College London |
| 2019 - 2021 | Research Associate at University of Bristol |
| 2018 - 2019 | Research Scientist at University of Tours (France) |
| 2017 - 2018 | Research Scientist at University of Naples (Italy) |
| 2017 | Research Scientist at Columbia University |
| 2013 | 3-month placement at IIT@CRIB (Italy) |
| 2012 | 6-month placement at Institute von Laue-Langevin (France) |
Education
| Date | Degree |
| 2016 | Ph.D. in Biological Chemistry |
| 2013 | Master’s Degree in Chemical Sciences |
| 2010 | Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry |
Publications
Journals
Al Musaimi O, Morse SV, Lombardi L, et al., 2023, Successful synthesis of a glial-specific blood-brain barrier shuttle peptide following a fragment condensation approach on a solid-phase resin, Journal of Peptide Science, Vol:29, ISSN:1075-2617, Pages:1-9
Dawson WM, Shelley KL, Fletcher JM, et al., 2023, Differential sensing with arrays of de novo designed peptide assemblies., Nat Commun, Vol:14
Almusaimi O, Lombardi L, Williams D, et al., 2022, Strategies for improving peptide stability and delivery, Pharmaceuticals, Vol:15, ISSN:1424-8247
Lombardi L, Falanga A, Del Genio V, et al., 2020, A boost to the antiviral activity: Cholesterol tagged peptides derived from glycoprotein B of Herpes Simplex virus type I, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, Vol:162, ISSN:0141-8130, Pages:882-893
Falanga A, Lombardi L, Galdiero E, et al., 2020, The world of cell penetrating: the future of medical applications, Future Medicinal Chemistry, Vol:12, ISSN:1756-8919, Pages:1431-1446