Biography:Cristina Nevado
Cristina Nevado | |
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| Born | March 1, 1977 |
| Alma mater | Autonomous University of Madrid |
| Known for | Synthetic chemistry Organometallic chemistry |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | University of Zürich |
| Website | Nevado Group |
Cristina Nevado (born 1977) is a Spanish chemist who is a Professor of Organic Chemistry at the University of Zurich. Her research considers chemical synthesis and organometallic reactions. She received the 2021 Margaret Faul Women in Chemistry Award.
Early life and education
Nevado was born in Madrid and grew up in Spain.[1][2] She was the first scientist in her family.[3] At high school she was inspired by her chemistry and physics teachers to pursue a career in science.[3] She eventually studied chemistry at the Autonomous University of Madrid, and earned her bachelor's degree in 2000. During one summer holiday she worked at the Menéndez Pelayo International University, where she met international students and realised the scientific community was global.[3] She remained at the Autonomous University for her doctoral research, where she worked on organic chemistry and the cyclisation of enynes that had been catalysed by gold and platinum complexes.[4] After earning her doctorate, Nevado moved to the Max Planck Institute for Coal Research, where she worked as a postdoctoral fellow with Alois Fürstner.[5] Her postdoctoral research considered natural product synthesis.[2] She spent three months working alongside Eiichi Nakamura at the University of Tokyo.[3]
Research and career
Nevado joined the University of Zurich as an Assistant Professor in 2007.[6] Her research has concentrated on catalysis and the development of selective, sustainable approaches to develop new materials.[7][8] In particular, Nevado is interested in new approaches to construct C–C and C–X bonds based on transition metal catalysts.[2] In 2011 Nevado was awarded a Starting Grant from the European Research Council to develop catalysts based on nature.[9] These gold(I) and gold(III)-catalytic tools look to promote the synthesis of biologically relevant small molecules with high levels of stereocontrol.[9][10] She was promoted to Professor in 2013.[11] Nevado develops computational tools to study biological processes in an effort to understand cancer metastasis and progression.[2]
She serves on the editorial board of the ACS Central Science and the advisory board of the Reaxys Doctoral Prize.[12]
Awards and honours
- 2008 Spanish Royal Society of Chemistry Young Investigator Award[13]
- 2011 Thieme Chemistry Journals Award[14]
- 2011 Chemical Society Review Emerging Investigator Award[15]
- 2013 Swiss Chemical Society Werner Prize[16]
- 2019 Royal Society of Chemistry Organometallic Chemistry[17]
- 2021 Margaret Faul Women in Chemistry Award[18]
Selected publications
References
- ↑ "Noticias | Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències". https://www.cac.es/es/info/prensa/noticias/exposicion-mujeres-Museu-.html.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Cristina Nevado's Personal Story of Discovery" (in en-US). 2018-10-19. https://axial.acs.org/2018/10/19/cristina-nevado/.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Nevado, Cristina (2017-04-26). "Science Abroad". ACS Central Science 3 (4): 259–260. doi:10.1021/acscentsci.7b00158. ISSN 2374-7943. PMID 28470037.
- ↑ Nevado, Cristina; Cárdenas, Diego J.; Echavarren, Antonio M. (2003). "Reaction of Enol Ethers with Alkynes Catalyzed by Transition Metals: 5exo-dig versus 6endo-dig Cyclizations via Cyclopropyl Platinum or Gold Carbene Complexes" (in en). Chemistry – A European Journal 9 (11): 2627–2635. doi:10.1002/chem.200204646. ISSN 1521-3765. PMID 12794906. https://chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/chem.200204646.
- ↑ "Cristina Nevado | PIs | CHAIR". Chair-itn.eu. https://chair-itn.eu/about-us/pis/nevado/. Retrieved 2021-02-27.
- ↑ Elsevier. "Successful women in Chemistry - Reaxys | Elsevier" (in en). https://www.elsevier.com/solutions/reaxys/reaxys-phd-prize/news/women-in-chem.
- ↑ Aspuru-Guzik, Alán; Baik, Mu-Hyun; Balasubramanian, Shankar; Banerjee, Rahul; Bart, Suzanne; Borduas-Dedekind, Nadine; Chang, Sukbok; Chen, Peng et al. (2019-04-01). "Charting a course for chemistry" (in en). Nature Chemistry 11 (4): 286–294. doi:10.1038/s41557-019-0236-7. ISSN 1755-4349. PMID 30903035. Bibcode: 2019NatCh..11..286A. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41557-019-0236-7.
- ↑ "Interview with Cristina Nevado - SYNFORM - Thieme Chemistry" (in en-GB). https://www.thieme.de/en/thieme-chemistry/interview-with-cristina-nevado-139572.htm.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "ERC FUNDED PROJECTS" (in en). https://erc.europa.eu/projects-figures/erc-funded-projects/results.
- ↑ "Research | Nevado Research Group". http://www.nevadogroup.com/research.
- ↑ "UZH - Cristina Nevado - Prof. Dr. Cristina Nevado". Chem.uzh.ch. 2018-10-16. https://www.chem.uzh.ch/en/research/groups/nevado/curriculumVitae.html. Retrieved 2021-02-27.
- ↑ Elsevier. "Does being a woman matter in chemistry research?" (in en). https://www.elsevier.com/connect/does-being-a-woman-matter-in-chemistry-research.
- ↑ "Cristina Nevado". Angewandte Chemie 130 (9): 2307. 2018. doi:10.1002/ange.201712494. ISSN 1521-3757. Bibcode: 2018AngCh.130.2307.. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/ange.201712494.
- ↑ "Previous Winners - Thieme Chemistry - Georg Thieme Verlag" (in en-GB). https://www.thieme.de/en/thieme-chemistry/thieme-chemistry-journals-award-previous-winners-107365.htm.
- ↑ "Chem Soc Rev Emerging Investigator Award – winner announced – Chemical Society Reviews Blog" (in en-US). https://blogs.rsc.org/cs/2011/04/13/chem-soc-rev-emerging-investigator-award_winner-announce/.
- ↑ "Werner Prize for C. Nevado and C. Mazet :: ChemViews Magazine :: ChemistryViews" (in en). 19 April 2013. https://www.chemistryviews.org/details/ezine/4430611/Werner_Prize_for_C__Nevado_and_C__Mazet.html.
- ↑ "Search RSC prizes" (in en-GB). https://www.rsc.org/prizes-funding/prizes/find-a-prize/.
- ↑ "2021 Winner - Thieme Chemistry - Georg Thieme Verlag KG" (in en-GB). https://www.thieme.de/en/thieme-chemistry/winner-2021-163231.htm.
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