G. M.-A

Guillermo Moreno-Alcántar

I'm an inorganic chemist with a strong interest in luminescent supramolecular systems. My main research interest is to generate supramolecular smart and stimuli-responsive systems which can be applied as multifunctional drug delivery systems, therapeutic and diagnostic agents. I'm also interested in the photophysical behavior of coordination compounds including coinage and noble metals, its basic origin in the electron structure, and their application on the so-called smart materials for theranostics.

Research Experience

    • Since 2021 Carl Friedrich von Siemens Research Fellow of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation hosted by Prof. Angela Casini and Prof. Roland Fisher at the Technical University of Munich (TUM, Germany).

    • 2020 - 2021 Joint Researcher in the group of Prof. Hugo Torrens at the Faculty of Chemistry of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM, México).

    • 2018 - 2020 Posdoctoral Researcher in the group of Prof. Luisa De Cola at the Insttut de Science et d'Ingeniérie Supramóleculaires (ISIS) of the University of Strasbourg/CNRS (France).

    • 2012 - 2018 Research Assistant in the group of Prof. Hugo Torrens at the Faculty of Chemistry of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (México).

Education

PhD (2018) Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)

Thesis: Metallophilicity and luminescence in multinuclear gold and silver compounds with fluorothiolate ligands. Supervisor: Prof. Hugo Torrens

MSc (2014) UNAM

Thesis: New polyfluorothiolates of mercury: Synthesis, characterization and 199Hg-NMR studies. Supervisor: Prof. Hugo Torrens

BChem (2012) UNAM

Thesis: Synthesis and characterization of p-terbuthylcalix[4]arene derivatives and their copper coordination compounds. Supervisor: Prof. Ivan Castillo

Honors and Grants

2021 Participant of the European Talent Academy

2021 Carl Friedrich von Siemens Research Fellow of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation.

2020 Distinction as National Researcher Level I awarded by the National Council of Science and Technology (CONACYT), Mexico.

2019 Seal of Excellence. For the 2019-H2020-MSCA proposal: “Metallophilic-driven Encapsulation of AntiCancer metal Complexes: towards drug delivery systems.” Awarded by the European Commission.

2019 Postdoctoral fellowship awarded by the National Council of Science and Technology (CONACYT).

2017 RSC Travel Grant to the International Symposium on Metal Complexes (ISMEC2017)

2017 Chair “Vladimir Medrano” awarded by the College of Professors of the Faculty of Chemistry.