Dr. Alejandro Castro-Alvarez holds a PhD in Organic Chemistry from the Universitat de Barcelona (2018), where he also obtained his Master's degree in Advanced Chemistry with mention in Computational Organic Chemistry (2013). He received his degree as a Pharmaceutical Chemist from the Universidad Católica del Norte, Chile, in 2009. In addition, he completed a postdoc in Inorganic Chemistry at the University of Santiago de Chile (2019-2020), joining Professor Daniel Aravena's research group in molecular magnetism.
This solid academic background has allowed him to develop an outstanding career in teaching and research in the field of medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry.
PhD Students
Carolyn Mayer Santos, PhD student, 2025, Universidad de La Frontera, Chile.
Daniel Ulloa Cerro, PhD student, 2025, Universidad de La Frontera, Chile.
Brial Fell Salinas, PhD student, 2025, Universidad de Concepción, Chile.
FORMER MEMBERS (in chronological order)
Albert Pla, Undergraduate student 2016, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain.
Roberto Rodriguez Candia, Undergraduate student 2022, Universidad de La Frontera, Chile.
David Suazo, Undergraduate student 2023, Universidad de La Frontera, Chile.
Esteban Soto Sandoval, Undergraduate student 2024, Universidad de La Frontera, Chile.