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Dr. Néstor Carballeira has spent 38 years as professor of chemistry and researcher at UPR-RP. He occupied administrative positions as Chairman of the Chemistry Department and Dean of the College of Natural Sciences. He is the author of more than 140 peer-reviewed publications.
Our laboratory deals with the structural elucidation, total synthesis and biological activity of novel lipids from marine organisms. Particular emphasis is placed on those lipids with antifungal, antibacterial, antileishmanial and cytotoxic properties. Most of the novel marine lipids have been isolated from Caribbean sponges.
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