Patrizia Diana is full Professor of Medicinal Chemistry at the University of Palermo. She is currently coordinator of the Medicinal and Biological Section of the Department of Science and Technology: Chemical, Biological, and Pharmaceutical (STEBICEF); and is a member of the Italian Chemical Society and International Society of Heterocyclic Chemistry.
Girolamo Cirrincione is full Professor of Medicinal Chemistry at the University of Palermo. He is a member of the Drug Discovery Committee of the Pharmacology and Molecular Mechanisms (PAMM)Group of the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer; the Italian Chemical Society, where he is currently serving as President of the Medicinal Chemistry Division; and the International Society of Heterocyclic Chemistry, where he served as vice president for 2004–05