Curriculum Vitae
Since December 2017 Professor of Organic Chemistry
Organisch-Chemisches Institut
Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Germany11/2013 – 11/2017 Professor of Organic Chemistry @ University of Regensburg & Wissenschaftszentrum Straubing 04/2013 – 09/2013 Substitution-Professorship @ Georg-August Göttingen University 2008 – 2013 Leader of a young independent research group @ Münster University 2005 – 2008 Postdoc with Prof. C. Bolm, RWTH-Aachen.
Topic: “New approches to sulfoximines and Fe-catalyzed nitrene transfer reactions"
2001 – 2005 PhD ("Suma Cum Laude") from the Universidad Autonomous of Madrid (U.A.M.)
Supervisor: Prof. J. C. Carretero.
Title: “New P,S Ligands with Planar Chirality. Application in Enantioselective Reactions of Allylic Substitution, Diels-Alder and Aza Diels-Alder”.
2003 Short-term research stay during the PhD project with Prof. K. A. Jørgensen
(3 months) @ Aarhus Universitet
2002 Short-term research stay during the PhD project with Prof. M. T. Reetz
(3 months) @ Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung
1999 – 2001 M.Sc. Thesis from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (U.A.M.)
Supervisor: Prof. J. C. Carretero
Title: "Study of the sulfonyl group as Stereochemical contriller in organometallic reactions"
1998 – 1999 Initiation on Practical Scientific Research: collaboration project.
Supervisor: Prof. J. C. Carretero, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (U.A.M.)
1994 – 1999 B.Sc. in Chemistry @ Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (U.A.M.)
Awards and Honours
09/2022 EJOC lecture @ ORCHEM22, Münster 2017 ERC Consolidator Grant 2016 ORCHEM Prize 2016 2013 – 2014 Max Buchner-Forschungsstipendium (DECHEMA grant) 2013 ESOC 2013 – ACS Catalysis Oral Communication Award 2013 Young Researcher Award (Universitätsgesellschaft Münster) 2012 JSP Program – Bürgenstock Conference 2011 – 2012 Thieme Chemistry Journal Award 2012 2010 – 2012 Erstklassig! – WWU-Mentoring Program for female scientists 2005 – 2007 Postdoctoral Fellowship given by the Spanish Ministry“Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia” (M.E.C.) 2006 Doctorate-Award.Extraordinary Award (U.A.M.) 2004 Lilly Investigation Award, Spanish II Edition 2001 – 2005 F.P.U. Predoctoral Research Fellowship by the Spanish Ministry M.E.C. 1999 – 2001 Predoctoral Research Fellowship by the University Autonomous of Madrid (U.A.M.) 1998 – 1999 Undergraduate Research Fellowship by the Spanish Ministry M.E.C.