He graduated in Chemistry from the University of Valencia in 2006, receiving the Extraordinary End-of-Career Prize. In the same year, he also completed a degree in Chemical Engineering, specializing in Organic Chemistry, from the École Européenne de Chimie, Polymères et Materiaux de Strasbourg (ECPM, France). He obtained his Master's Degree in Supramolecular and Macromolecular Chemistry from the University Louis Pasteur in September 2006 (Strasbourg).

He pursued his PhD under the supervision of Professor Leroux (Bayer-CNRS laboratory) and Professor Colobert (Syncat), earning a European PhD from the University of Strasbourg on October 9, 2009. Subsequently, he undertook a postdoctoral stay with Professor Jérôme Lacour in Geneva, Switzerland, for a year and a half, followed by another postdoctoral position with Professor Hermenegildo Garcia and Professor Mercedes Álvaro at ITQ-UPV, Spain, for one year and eight months.

In 2013, he secured a position as a researcher (Doctor Junior Fellow) in the Department of Organic Chemistry at the University of Valencia (UVEG), associated with a CONSOLIDER project (SUPRAMED). In April 2014, he was awarded an associate professor position (6+6). In July 2015, he joined the group of E. Garcia Spain at ICMOL Valencia as a postdoctoral researcher with the Ministry (formerly a Juan de la Cierva Fellow, 2013, for 2+2 years). In November 2017, he joined the CSIC in the group of Dr. Rodrigo as a postdoctoral researcher (I2SysBio, CSIC/UVEG). Finally, in November 2018, he was appointed as a Profesor Ayudante Doctor in the Organic Chemistry department at the University of Valencia. In 2023 he was appointed as professor (Profesor Titular). In 2021 R. Ballesteros-Garrido was appointed as ViceDean of the Faculty of Chemistry.

I completed my chemistry degree from University of Valencia in 1999. Then, I moved to the University of Girona to work on the synthesis (in solution and solid phase) of heterocycle libraries, as a fellow of the agreement between the University and the pharmaceutical company Janssen Cilag S.A., under the supervision of Professor Jose Manuel Villalgordo. In November 2001, I got a fellowship from the Generalitat Valenciana to perform my doctoral thesis at the University Jaume I (UJI) of Castellón, working on asymmetric synthesis of natural products and development of synthetic methodologies (specifically aldol reactions with double asymmetric induction), under the supervision of Professors J. Alberto Marco and Miguel Carda.

After the completion of my PhD I was granted a fellowship of continuity of the University Jaume I, followed by two postdoctoral research contracts in March 2006 and the year 2010, to continue my research in the group of Professors Marco and Carda. Firstly I finished the study about the aldol additions with double asymmetric induction, but later the research was evolving from synthesis of natural products to medicinal chemistry (specifically searching for improved antimitotics).

During this tenure I had a chance to visit several other laboratories for research experience and exchange. In late 2007 I made a postdoctoral stay of 4 months in the group of Professor M.C. Willis at the University of Oxford (in the Chemistry Research Laboratory), working on the development and application of enantioselective Suzuki couplings to the synthesis of natural products. In the years 2012-2013 I made several stays at the Center for Biological Research (CIB-CSIC), in Madrid, with Dr. Fernando Díaz to study interactions with tubulin and cytotoxic activities of synthetic products prepared within the collaboration that was taking place between UJI and CIB.

At the end of 2013 I started a new line of research in supramolecular organic chemistry, focused on the study of peptide derived molecular hydrogels for applications in catalysis, nanotechnology and biomedicine, with Professors J.F. Miravet and B. Escuder. At the beginning of 2014 I got the accreditation to University Associate Professor (Profesor Titular de Universidad) of the national agency of quality and accreditation evaluation (ANECA), but at that time I had difficulties to find a stable position in organic chemistry. For this reason, in September 2016 I moved to the Education Department of the University Jaume I as Assistant Professor (Profesor Ayudante Doctor), to focus on the didactics of experimental sciences.

Fortunately, in September 2019 I got a new position as Assistant Professor (Profesor Ayudante Doctor) in the Department of Organic Chemistry of the University of Valencia (UV), and one year later I promoted to Associate Professor (Profesor Titular de Universidad). Since then, I have been working with Professor C. del Pozo in asymmetric synthesis using tandem processes to obtain compounds of pharmacological interest.

Jorge Escorihuela received his degree in Chemistry in 2003 and his Ph.D. in 2009 (Excellent Cum Laude) from Universitat Jaume I in Castellón. In 2010, he joined the group of Prof. Maquieira at Universitat Politècnica de Valencia for four years as a postdoctoral researcher, where he worked on photoclick chemistry reactions for surface modification and preparation of microarrays of biomolecules. In 2014, he started a two-year postdoctoral stay with Prof. Han Zuilhof at Wageningen University and Research in The Netherlands, working on surface modification and strain-promoted click chemistry reactions. In 2017, he returned to Universitat Politècnica de Valencia at the group pf Prof. Compañ, where we worked on the preparation of novel polymeric membranes for fuel cell applications. In 2019, he was appointed as an Assistant Professor at the Organic Chemistry Department of the University of Valencia.

B.Sc. in Chemistry, Universidad de Murcia, Spain, 1986. Ph.D. in Chemistry, Universidad de Murcia, Spain, 1991. EU Human Capital & Mobility Fellow, University of Cambridge, UK, 1991-1994. Alexander von Humboldt Fellow, Technische Universität Brawnschweig, Germany, 1994-1995. MEC Senior Research Scientist, Universidad de Murcia, Spain, 1995-1998. MEC Senior Research Scientist, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Spain 1998-1999. Profesor Asociado and MEC-GV Senior Research Scientist, Universidad de Valencia, Spain, 1999-2001. Ramón y Cajal Research Scientist, Universidad de Valencia, Spain, 2002-2006. Profesor Contratado Doctor, Universidad de Valencia, Spain, 2006-2008. Habilitación Profesor Titular de Universidad, Universidad de Córdoba, Spain, 2008. Profesor Titular de Universidad, Universidad de Valencia, Spain, 2008-2018. Head of the Organic Chemistry Department, Universidad de Valencia, Spain, 2012-2018. President of Sección Territorial de Valencia de la Real Sociedad Española de Química, 2016. Catedrático de Univerisidad, Universidad de Valencia, Spain, 2018
Research Interests: crystal engineering, catalysis, organic and metalorganic frameworks, nonconventional intermolecular interactions, single crystal X-ray diffraction.

Amparo Sanz Marco received the BSc degree in Chemistry in 2009, and MSc in Organic Chemistry in 2011, both from the University of València. Dr. Sanz-Marco obtained her PhD degree in June 2015, deserving an "Excellent cum Laude" mention. During the PhD period, she also carried out a 4 month stay with the group of Prof. J. P. Morken at Boston College (USA), working on stereoselective diboration of alkenes. In August 2015, she moved to Stockholm University (Sweden) to carry out a post-doctoral research stay in the group of Prof. B. Martín-Matute for 4 years. Her research focused on isomerization of allylic alcohols, C-H activation, metal-organic frameworks, CO2 activation and electrochemistry. Since February 2020, she is working at the University of Valencia as “Juan de la Cierva-Incorporación” researcher.

Professor in the Department of Organic Chemistry of the UV since 1995. Graduate and Doctor of Pharmacy (Extraordinary Award) from the UV. She has four six-year periods of research and six five-year periods of teaching evaluation. She has been secretary of the Department of Organic Chemistry and Vice Dean of Pharmacy Studies (2020 to 2016). He has participated in numerous commissions at the department level (teaching commission), at the Faculty (economic commission, Center Board, Academic Degree Commission, among others) and at the University level (Cloister, Cloister Board, Statutes Commission). Since April 2021, she has been responsible for coordinating the incorporation of content related to sustainability in the UV Degree in Pharmacy studies. She has participated and coordinated various Teaching Innovation Projects and attended a large number of courses organized by the Faculty and by the Servei de Formació Permanente e Innovació Educativa of the UV.

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