Juan José Vaquero López
Group coordinator
Full Professor

orcid.org/0000-0002-3820-9673

Publons: E-8310-2012

• Emeritus Professor, Universidad de Alcalá (2023)
• Full Professor Organic Chemistry, Universidad de Alcalá (1998)
• Associate Professor, Universidad de Alcalá (1986)
• Interim Associate Professor, Universidad de Alcalá (1982-1986)
• Postdoctoral researcher, Prof. Charles Rees group, Imperial College London (1985-1986)
• FPI grant (Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia) Universidad de Alcalá (1978-1981)
• Graduated at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid (1976)

Coordinator of Biological Chemistry group, created in 1995, with chemists, pharmacists and molecular biologists developing projects in the field of Medical, Heterocyclic and Bioorganics Chemistry. During this time, the research has been carried out in different lines, among which the following stand out due to their duration and results: Chemistry and applications of heteroaromatic cations in cell staining and bioimaging, synthesis of heterocycles and bioactive alkaloids, design and synthesis of bioactive compounds against targets involved in renal and chemical disease, and applications of azaborines.
In this period, we have participated in 27 R&D&I projects financed in competitive calls from public administrations (Plan Nacional, Comunidad Autónoma de Madrid, Instituto de Salud Carlos III (RETICS), INNPACTO), having acted as PI in 18 of these projects. It has participated in 59 non-competitive R&D&I contracts, agreements or projects financed with administrations and public entities and private companies, acting as PI in 43 of these contracts/projects. The results obtained are summarized in 175 publications in JCR-indexed journals, 29 patents (2 international, 4 PCT), 220 contributions to national and international conferences and the supervision of 24 Doctoral Theses, 10 Theses and 8 Master’s Theses.
He has participated as co-author in three book chapters published by international publishers (Jai Press LTD, UK and Wiley-VCH Verlag) and co-editor together with Prof. Jose Barluenga and Prof. Julio Alvarez-Builla of the 4 volumes of Modern Heterocyclic Chemistry. pp. 1 – 2445 (Germany), WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA (2011).
He has held the academic positions of Dean of the Faculty of Chemistry of the Universidad de Alcalá (2000-2006), Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Science (1987-2000), Scientific Director of the Centre for Applied Chemistry and Biotechnology of the University of Alcalá (2009-2011), 2012-2014, 2015-2017, 2018…), Coordinator by the Universidad de Alcalá of the Inter-University Master in Drug Discovery (2013…) and Trustee appointed by the Universidad de Alcalá in the Board of Trustees of the IMDEA-AGUA Institute of the Comunidad de Madrid (2009…). He has also chaired the Madrid Territorial Section of the Spanish Royal Society of Chemistry for the period 2006-2011.

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