Rosaria Lauceri is a researcher at Nutrheff Thematic, specialising in biomolecular technologies including enzymatic, biochemical, and molecular biology techniques. Her expertise encompasses nutraceuticals and functional foods, with a focus on algal and cyanobacterial bioactive compounds, particularly phycobiliproteins (PBPs). These water-soluble, non-toxic pigment-proteins possess potent antioxidant, anticancer, and anti-inflammatory properties, offering numerous commercial applications. Lauceri has patented a method for purifying analytical grade pigments and recently submitted a patent application for an innovative extraction process. Her work involves advanced techniques such as membrane chromatography and targets species like Arthrospira platensis and Porphyridium cruentum.
