MARIA RITA PALEO PILLADO

Maria Rita Paleo Pillado is a Professor in the Department of Organic Chemistry at the Faculty of Chemistry, University of Santiago de Compostela. Her academic career focuses on synthetic organic chemistry and drug discovery.

• Doctorate in Organic Chemistry (1992), University of Santiago de Compostela

Her research interests span:
• Drug discovery and synthesis as part of the Desinfarma group
• Reactivity and catalysis through collaboration with the ReactyCat group
• Synthesis of bioactive natural products like ribasinic alkaloids, phthalides, and 2-aminoindanones.