biography
Dr. Chiara Cavaliere is Associate Professor in Analytical Chemistry at University of Rome “La Sapienza” since September 2015. In 2008, she was one of the winner of a 3 year Fellowship funded by King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (Jeddah, Saudi Arabia). She graduated in Chemistry in 2002 at “La Sapienza” and then she spent a period (January-December 2003)in the Analytical Chemistry Department of Stockholm University with a fellowship from her University. In 2007, she disserted her PhD thesis in analytical chemistry at “La Sapienza” University. Since 2004, she has worked in Chemistry Department with collaboration contracts and research fellowships. She has more than 70 publications in international scientific journals with impact factor.
Area of Interest
Her research interests are focussed on the development of innovative analytical methods, based on liquid chromatography coupled to tandem mass spectrometry, for determining substances present in various matrices, such as food, water, animal and plant tissues. In particular, she has dealt with water pollutant determination, mycotoxin analysis in foods, characterization of different polyphenol classes in plants, protein quantification, protein expression profiling and peptidomics.
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1) C. Cavaliere, R. Curini, A. Di Corcia, M. Nazzari, R. Samperi. A simple and sensitive liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry confirmatory method for analyzing sulfonamide antibacterials in milk and egg. J. Agric. Food Chem. 51 (2003) 558-566. DOI:10.1021/jf020834w
2) A. Bacaloni, C. Cavaliere, A. Faberi, P. Foglia, R. Samperi, A. Laganà. Determination of isoflavones and coumestrol in river water and domestic waste water sewage treatment plants. Anal. Chim. Acta 531 (2005) 229-237. DOI:10.1016/j.aca.2004.10.037
3) C. Cavaliere, G. D’Ascenzo, P. Foglia, E. Pastorini, R. Samperi, A. Laganà. Determination of type B trichothecenes and macrocyclic lactone mycotoxin in field contaminated maize. Food Chem. 92 (2005) 559-568. DOI:10.1016/j.foodchem.2004.10.008
4) C. Cavaliere, P. Foglia, E. Pastorini, R. Samperi, A. Laganà. Development of a multiresidue method for analysis of major Fusarium mycotoxins in corn meal using liquid chromatography -tandem mass spectrometry. Rapid Commun. Mass Spectrom. 19 (2005) 2085-2093. DOI:10.1002/rcm.2030
5) A. Bacaloni, C. Cavaliere, A. Faberi, E. Pastorini, R. Samperi, A. Laganà. Automated On-line Solid-Phase Extraction-Liquid Chromatography-Electrospray Tandem Mass Spectrometry Method for the Determination of Ochratoxin A in Wine and Beer. J. Agric. Food Chem. 53 (2005) 5518-5525. DOI:10.1021/jf050254+
6) C. Cavaliere, P. Foglia, E. Pastorini, R. Samperi, A. Laganà. Identification and mass spectrometric characterization of glycosilated flavonoids in Triticum durum plants by High Performance Liquid Chromatography - Tandem Mass Spectrometry. Rapid Commun. Mass Spectrom. 19 (2005) 3143-3158. DOI:10.1002/rcm.2185
7) C. Cavaliere, P. Foglia, E. Pastorini, R. Samperi, A. Laganà. Liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometric confirmatory method for determining aflatoxin M1 in cow milk. Comparison between electrospray and atmospheric pressure photoionization sources. J. Chromatogr. A 1101 (2006) 69-78. DOI:10.1016/j.chroma.2005.09.060
8) C. Cavaliere, P. Foglia, C. Guarino, F. Marzioni, M. Nazzari, R. Samperi, A. Laganà. Aflatoxin M1 determination in Cheese by Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry. J. Chromatogr. A 1135 (2006) 135-141. DOI:10.1016/j.chroma.2006.07.048
9) A. Bacaloni, C. Cavaliere, A. Faberi, P. Foglia, A. Marino, R. Samperi, A. Laganà. Evaluation of the atmospheric pressure photoionization source for the determination of benzidines and chloroanilines in water and industrial effluents by high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Talanta 72 (2007) 419-426. DOI:10.1016/j.talanta.2006.10.043
10) C. Cavaliere, P. Foglia, C. Guarino, M. Nazzari, R. Samperi, A. Laganà. A sensitive confirmatory method for aflatoxins in maize based on liquid chromatography/ESI-tandem mass spectrometry. Rapid Commun. in Mass Spectrom. 21 (2007) 550-556. DOI:10.1002/rcm.2873
11) A. Bacaloni, C. Cavaliere, P. Foglia, M. Nazzari, R. Samperi, A. Laganà. Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry determination of organophosphorus flame retardant and plasticizers in drinking and surface waters. Rapid Commun. Mass Spectrom. 21 (2007) 1123-1130. DOI:10.1002/rcm.2937
12) C. Cavaliere, P. Foglia, C. Guarino, M. Motto, M. Nazzari, R. Samperi, A. Laganà, N. Berardo. Mycotoxins produced by fusarium genus in maize: determination by screening and confirmatory methods based on liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry. Food Chem. 105 (2007) 700-710. DOI:10.1016/j.foodchem.2006.12.057
13) C. Cavaliere, F. Cucci, P. Foglia, C. Guarino, R. Samperi, A. Laganà. Flavonoid profile in soybeans by High Performance Liquid Chromatography - Tandem Mass Spectrometry. Rapid Commun. Mass Spectrom. 21 (2007) 2177-2187. DOI:10.1002/rcm.3049
14) C. Cavaliere, P. Foglia, C. Guarino, M. Nazzari, R. Samperi, A. Laganà. Determination of aflatoxins in olive oil by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Anal. Chim. Acta 596 (2007) 141-148. DOI:10.1016/j.aca.2007.05.055
15) A. Bacaloni, C. Cavaliere, F. Cucci, P. Foglia, R. Samperi, A. Laganà. Determination of aflatoxins in hazelnuts by various sample preparation methods and liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. J. Chromatogr. A 1179 (2008) 182-189. DOI:10.1016/j.chroma.2007.11.081
16) C. Cavaliere, F. Cucci, C. Guarino, R. Gubbiotti, R. Samperi, A. Laganà. Absolute quantification of cardiac troponin T by means of liquid chromatography - triple quadrupole tandem mass spectrometry. Rapid Commun. Mass Spectrom. 22 (2008) 1159-1167. DOI:10.1002/rcm.3495
17) G. Caruso, C. Cavaliere, C. Guarino, R. Gubbiotti, P. Foglia, A. Laganà. Identification of changes in Triticum durum L. leaf proteome in response to salt stress by two-dimensional electrophoresis and MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry. Anal. Bioanal. Chem. 391 (2008) 381-390. DOI:10.1007/s00216-008-2008
18) M. Bizzarri, C. Cavaliere, P. Foglia, C. Guarino, R. Samperi, A. Laganà. A label free method, based on MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry, for absolute quantitation of troponin T in mouse cardiac tissue. Anal. Bioanal. Chem. 391 (2008) 1969-1976. DOI:10.1007/s00216-008-2113-x
19) C. Cavaliere, P. Foglia, R. Gubbiotti, P. Sacchetti, R. Samperi, A. Laganà. Rapid resolution liquid chromatography - mass spectrometry for determination and quantitation of polyphenols in grape berries. Rapid Commun. Mass Spectrom. 22 (2008) 3089-3099. DOI:10.1002/rcm.3705
20) G. Caruso, C. Cavaliere, P. Foglia, R. Gubbiotti, R. Samperi, A. Laganà. Analysis of drought responsive proteins in wheat (Triticum durum) by 2D-PAGE and MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry. Plant Sci. 177 (2009) 570-576. DOI:10.1016/j.plantsci.2009.08.007
21) G. Caracciolo, L. Callipo, S. Candeloro De Sanctis, C. Cavaliere, D. Pozzi, A. Laganà. Surface Adsorption of Protein Corona Controls the Cell Internalization Mechanism of DC-Chol-DOPE/DNA Lipoplexes in Serum. Biochim. Biophys. Acta, Biomem. 1798 (2010) 536-543. DOI:10.1016/j.bbamem.2009.11.007
22) A.L. Capriotti, C. Cavaliere, P. Giansanti, R. Gubbiotti, R. Samperi, A. Laganà. Recent developments in matrix solid-phase dispersion extraction. J. Chromatogr. A 1217 (2010) 2521-2532. DOI:10.1016/j.chroma.2010.01.030