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Announcing the the 2017 2017 Pharmaceuticals Pharmaceuticals Travel TravelAward Award Announcing for Young Young Post-Doctoral Post-Doctoral Researchers Researchers for Jean Jacques Vanden Eynde Jean Jacques Vanden Eynde
Editor-in-chief, MDPI AG, St. Alban-Anlage 66, 4052 Basel, Switzerland Editor-in-chief, MDPI AG, St. Alban-Anlage 66, 4052 Basel, Switzerland; Correspondence: [email protected]; Tel.: +32 2 355 81 61 [email protected]; Tel.: +32-2-355-81-61 Received: date; Accepted: date; Published: date Received: 19 May 2017; Accepted: 19 May 2017; Published: 22 May 2017
Last our Journal was able to offer a travel grant of 800 to a Last year, year,for forthe thefirst firsttime timeininitsitshistory, history, our Journal was able to offer a travel grant of CHF 800 CHF young researcher in the in field medicinal chemistry. The grantThe wasgrant awarded Dr. Zesergio Jerez to a young researcher theoffield of medicinal chemistry. was to awarded to Dr.Melo Zesergio working in the Institute Neurobiology the Universidad Autónoma de México, Querétaro, Melo Jerez working inofthe Institute of atNeurobiology at Nacional the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Further México to the success of that Officethe decided to Office renew decided the call in México,[1]. Querétaro, [1]. Further to initiative, the successthe of Editorial that initiative, Editorial to 2017 but limited to post-doctoral Researchers from 14 countries (Austria, Belgium, renew the call incandidates 2017 but limited candidatesfellows. to post-doctoral fellows. Researchers from 14 countries Brazil, France, Germany, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Tunisia, United Kingdom, (Austria, Belgium, Brazil,Italy, France, Germany, Italy,Romania, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Spain, Tunisia, and United States ofand America) their Alltheir files were of excellent and of theexcellent work of United Kingdom, Unitedsent States ofapplications. America) sent applications. Allquality files were the evaluation committee was, this year again, a difficult and uncomfortable task. Finally, the selected quality and the work of the evaluation committee was, this year again, a difficult and uncomfortable candidate wasthe Dr. selected Diana Resende whowas is affiliated at the Faculty of Pharmacy of at thethe University task. Finally, candidate Dr. Diana Resende who is affiliated Faculty of Porto [2], Portugal. She willofpresent anPortugal. oral communication at the European Symposium on Pharmacy of the University Porto [2], She will present an 20th oral communication at the 20th Organic Chemistry (ESOC 2017) [3] that will be held in Cologne (Germany) during the month of July European Symposium on Organic Chemistry (ESOC 2017) [3] that will be held in Cologne (Germany) (2–6 July). talkofwill entitled Strategies for the Preparation of Quinazoline Alkaloid during theHer month Julybe(July 2-6).“Synthetic Her talk will be entitled “Synthetic Strategies for the Preparation Derivatives with Promising Biological Activities”. On behalfBiological of the Evaluation Committee, the editorial of Quinazoline Alkaloid Derivatives with Promising Activities”. On behalf of the staff, and allCommittee, our readers,the weeditorial sincerely congratulate the awardee. Evaluation staff, and all our readers, we sincerely congratulate the awardee.
Diana Resende Chemistry from Aveiro University (Portugal) in 2007. She Diana Resende obtained obtainedher herBSc BScinin Chemistry from Aveiro University (Portugal) in 2007. spent one year as Erasmus student at Prof. Antonio Mourino group at the University of Santiago de She spent one year as Erasmus student at Prof. Antonio Mourino group at the University of Santiago Compostela (Spain). During this period, she developed work inwork the design synthesis of selective de Compostela (Spain). During this period, she developed in the and design and synthesis of agonists for treatment of vitamin D-resistant rickets-associated vitamin D receptor mutations. After selective agonists for treatment of vitamin D-resistant rickets-associated vitamin D receptor mutations. that, she the group of Professor Artur M.M. S. S. Silva asasananMSc After that,joined she joined the group of Professor Artur Silva MScstudent. student.The The work work concerned concerned organocatalytic asymmetric addition of nucleophiles to α,β,ϒ,δ-unsaturated compounds. She then then organocatalytic asymmetric addition of nucleophiles to α,β,γ,δ-unsaturated compounds. She proceeded her PhD studies working on synthesis of new heterocyclic compounds and cyclohexane proceeded her PhD studies working on synthesis of new heterocyclic compounds and cyclohexane Pharmaceuticals 2017, 10, 48; doi:10.3390/ph10020048 Pharmaceuticals 2017, 10, 48; doi:10.3390/ph10020048
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derivatives through organocatalytic and metal-mediated transformations. In May 2016 she integrated CIIMAR (Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research) as a postdoctoral fellow in the group of Prof. Madalena M. M. Pinto at the Laboratory of Organic and Pharmaceutical Chemistry of Faculty of Pharmacy, Porto (Portugal). Her current interests include synthesis of xanthone and fiscalin scaffolds derivatives based on marine natural models with promising biological activities. We would like to thank all applicants for the high quality of their work. We wish them success in completing their research. Special acknowledgements are also dedicated to mentors of the applicants and to all of you who contributed to the success of the 2017 call of the Pharmaceuticals Travel Award for Young Researchers. References 1. 2. 3.
Vanden Eynde, J.J. Announcing the 2016 Pharmaceuticals Travel Award for Young Investigators. Pharmaceuticals 2016, 9, 35. [CrossRef] [PubMed] Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Porto. Available online: https://sigarra.up.pt/ffup/en/WEB_ PAGE.INICIAL (accessed on 19 May 2017). ESOC 2017. Available online: http://www.esoc.uni-koeln.de/ (accessed on 19 May 2017). © 2017 by the author. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Announcing the the 2017 2017 Pharmaceuticals Pharmaceuticals Travel TravelAward Award Announcing for Young Young Post-Doctoral Post-Doctoral Researchers Researchers for Jean Jacques Vanden Eynde Jean Jacques Vanden Eynde
Editor-in-chief, MDPI AG, St. Alban-Anlage 66, 4052 Basel, Switzerland Editor-in-chief, MDPI AG, St. Alban-Anlage 66, 4052 Basel, Switzerland; Correspondence: [email protected]; Tel.: +32 2 355 81 61 [email protected]; Tel.: +32-2-355-81-61 Received: date; Accepted: date; Published: date Received: 19 May 2017; Accepted: 19 May 2017; Published: 22 May 2017
Last our Journal was able to offer a travel grant of 800 to a Last year, year,for forthe thefirst firsttime timeininitsitshistory, history, our Journal was able to offer a travel grant of CHF 800 CHF young researcher in the in field medicinal chemistry. The grantThe wasgrant awarded Dr. Zesergio Jerez to a young researcher theoffield of medicinal chemistry. was to awarded to Dr.Melo Zesergio working in the Institute Neurobiology the Universidad Autónoma de México, Querétaro, Melo Jerez working inofthe Institute of atNeurobiology at Nacional the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Further México to the success of that Officethe decided to Office renew decided the call in México,[1]. Querétaro, [1]. Further to initiative, the successthe of Editorial that initiative, Editorial to 2017 but limited to post-doctoral Researchers from 14 countries (Austria, Belgium, renew the call incandidates 2017 but limited candidatesfellows. to post-doctoral fellows. Researchers from 14 countries Brazil, France, Germany, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Tunisia, United Kingdom, (Austria, Belgium, Brazil,Italy, France, Germany, Italy,Romania, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Spain, Tunisia, and United States ofand America) their Alltheir files were of excellent and of theexcellent work of United Kingdom, Unitedsent States ofapplications. America) sent applications. Allquality files were the evaluation committee was, this year again, a difficult and uncomfortable task. Finally, the selected quality and the work of the evaluation committee was, this year again, a difficult and uncomfortable candidate wasthe Dr. selected Diana Resende whowas is affiliated at the Faculty of Pharmacy of at thethe University task. Finally, candidate Dr. Diana Resende who is affiliated Faculty of Porto [2], Portugal. She willofpresent anPortugal. oral communication at the European Symposium on Pharmacy of the University Porto [2], She will present an 20th oral communication at the 20th Organic Chemistry (ESOC 2017) [3] that will be held in Cologne (Germany) during the month of July European Symposium on Organic Chemistry (ESOC 2017) [3] that will be held in Cologne (Germany) (2–6 July). talkofwill entitled Strategies for the Preparation of Quinazoline Alkaloid during theHer month Julybe(July 2-6).“Synthetic Her talk will be entitled “Synthetic Strategies for the Preparation Derivatives with Promising Biological Activities”. On behalfBiological of the Evaluation Committee, the editorial of Quinazoline Alkaloid Derivatives with Promising Activities”. On behalf of the staff, and allCommittee, our readers,the weeditorial sincerely congratulate the awardee. Evaluation staff, and all our readers, we sincerely congratulate the awardee.
Diana Resende Chemistry from Aveiro University (Portugal) in 2007. She Diana Resende obtained obtainedher herBSc BScinin Chemistry from Aveiro University (Portugal) in 2007. spent one year as Erasmus student at Prof. Antonio Mourino group at the University of Santiago de She spent one year as Erasmus student at Prof. Antonio Mourino group at the University of Santiago Compostela (Spain). During this period, she developed work inwork the design synthesis of selective de Compostela (Spain). During this period, she developed in the and design and synthesis of agonists for treatment of vitamin D-resistant rickets-associated vitamin D receptor mutations. After selective agonists for treatment of vitamin D-resistant rickets-associated vitamin D receptor mutations. that, she the group of Professor Artur M.M. S. S. Silva asasananMSc After that,joined she joined the group of Professor Artur Silva MScstudent. student.The The work work concerned concerned organocatalytic asymmetric addition of nucleophiles to α,β,ϒ,δ-unsaturated compounds. She then then organocatalytic asymmetric addition of nucleophiles to α,β,γ,δ-unsaturated compounds. She proceeded her PhD studies working on synthesis of new heterocyclic compounds and cyclohexane proceeded her PhD studies working on synthesis of new heterocyclic compounds and cyclohexane Pharmaceuticals 2017, 10, 48; doi:10.3390/ph10020048 Pharmaceuticals 2017, 10, 48; doi:10.3390/ph10020048
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derivatives through organocatalytic and metal-mediated transformations. In May 2016 she integrated CIIMAR (Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research) as a postdoctoral fellow in the group of Prof. Madalena M. M. Pinto at the Laboratory of Organic and Pharmaceutical Chemistry of Faculty of Pharmacy, Porto (Portugal). Her current interests include synthesis of xanthone and fiscalin scaffolds derivatives based on marine natural models with promising biological activities. We would like to thank all applicants for the high quality of their work. We wish them success in completing their research. Special acknowledgements are also dedicated to mentors of the applicants and to all of you who contributed to the success of the 2017 call of the Pharmaceuticals Travel Award for Young Researchers. References 1. 2. 3.
Vanden Eynde, J.J. Announcing the 2016 Pharmaceuticals Travel Award for Young Investigators. Pharmaceuticals 2016, 9, 35. [CrossRef] [PubMed] Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Porto. Available online: https://sigarra.up.pt/ffup/en/WEB_ PAGE.INICIAL (accessed on 19 May 2017). ESOC 2017. Available online: http://www.esoc.uni-koeln.de/ (accessed on 19 May 2017). © 2017 by the author. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
