Sonia Infante-Tadeo

Sonia Infante-Tadeo is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of California, San Francisco, affiliated with the Department of Cell & Tissue Biology since September 2022. She previously held a Postdoctoral Researcher position at IMDEA Nanoscience in Madrid (2021-2022) and completed her PhD in Applied Chemistry at Fundación IMDEA Nanociencia (2017-2021). Her research spans inorganic chemistry, bioinorganic chemistry, and cancer biology with a focus on organometallic complexes for therapeutic applications.

• PhD in Applied Chemistry, Fundación IMDEA Nanociencia (2017-2021)
• Master in Science and Chemistry Technology, Universidad Complutense de Madrid (2015-2016)
• Chemistry Degree, Universidad Complutense de Madrid (2010-2015)

Her work explores the design and characterization of transition metal complexes (e.g., ruthenium, osmium, platinum) for cancer therapy, emphasizing pH-responsive behavior, hydrolysis kinetics, and mitochondrial targeting. She investigates lysosomal function and cell migration in oncological contexts.

Key trends in her publications include:

• Development of redox-active metal complexes
• Studying reversible chromism and pH-dependent reactivity
• Advancing chemotherapeutic agents with organelle-specific targeting
• Exploring transfer hydrogenation mechanisms in cells
• Optimizing aqueous speciation for drug efficacy
• Modeling neurodegenerative diseases via stem cells

Scientific recognition includes:

• EMBO Short-Term Fellowship (2019)

She has contributed to research grants and collaborated on interdisciplinary projects in inorganic chemistry and biomedical applications.