The Chemforum autumn edition starts October 16 with Luís Frija from CQE.
Luís graduated in Chemistry from University of Algarve in 2001 and earned his PhD in Organic Chemistry from the same institution in 2008 under the supervision of Prof. M. Lurdes Cristiano with the co-supervision of Prof. Rui Fausto (University of Coimbra). He did postdoctoral research at CQFM-IST (2009-2010, C. Afonso Lab.), Faculty of Pharmacy – UL (2011-2014, C. Afonso Lab.) and CQE – IST (2015-2018, Pombeiro Lab). In 11/2018 Luís was contracted by CQE under the law DL57 to continue his research in organic, medicinal chemistry and catalysis and in 2023 he won a position of Principal Researcher under the FCT Individual CEEC program.
Inspired by Nature’s principles of molecular recognition, assembly, catalysis, transport and motion, the ultimate goal of Frija’s research is the design and synthesis of novel hybrid azole-based catalysts and leads for cancer therapeutics.
