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Maria Loreta Libero is a Fixed-Term Tenure-Track Researcher (RTT) in the Pharmacology (BIOS-11/A) scientific-disciplinary sector at the Department of Life Sciences, Health, and Health Professions at Link University.

She earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Pharmacy at the “G. d’Annunzio” University of Chieti-Pescara and, in 2025, she attained a Ph.D. in Biomolecular and Pharmaceutical Sciences and a Ph.D in Biomedicine at the University of Córdoba (Spain) as part of an international joint supervision program.

During her training, she conducted research at the Instituto Maimónides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba (IMIBIC). She was also the recipient of the SIF Scholarship from the Pharmacognosy Working Group, awarded for scientific work in the fields of pharmacognosy, nutraceuticals, and phytotherapy.

Her scientific work focuses on experimental pharmacology, with a particular interest in the study of natural products, bioactive compounds, and their mechanisms of action. Her main research areas include the modulation of inflammatory processes and oxidative stress, the evaluation of the pharmacological properties of plant extracts, and the study of potential therapeutic strategies in the fields of oncology, cardiovascular medicine, gastroenterology, and neurology.

She participated in several national and international research projects, serving in scientific coordination roles for projects funded by private companies, and collaborates with research groups at academic institutions in Italy and abroad.

She authored 34 scientific publications in indexed international journals, with an H-index of 12 (Scopus, October 2026). She also serves as a scientific reviewer and is a Guest Editor for special issues of international journals, including Pharmaceuticals and Toxics.

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