Dr Cristina Navarro Reguero

Biography

Cristina studied Chemistry at Complutense University (Madrid) where she received her Ph.D. degree with European mention in 2010. She developed new synthetic methods based on conjugate addition reactions under Rhodium(I) and Palladium(II) catalysis. During her Ph.D. she was a visiting scholar in the group of Prof. Janine Cossy (ESPCI, Paris) and worked towards the synthesis of 2-phenylpiperidin-3-ol derivatives and 3-hydroxypipecolic acids. She was awarded with a Fulbright Fellowship to work on enantioselective Gold(I)- Catalysis in the group of Prof. Dean Toste in UC Berkeley (California) for two years. In 2013 Cristina joined the group of Prof Christopher A. Hunter to study cooperativity in complex molecular recognition interfaces in the University of Sheffield. She moved with the rest of the group to the University of Cambridge in 2014 where she designed chiral information oligomers based on polyesters. During all these years working as a Synthetic and Physical Organic Chemist she was also involved in some of the teaching activities taking place in these institutions. In 2016 she was appointed as a Teaching Fellow in Newcastle University. At the moment she is involved in lectures, tutorials and practical courses of lots of different modules in both the Undergraduate Programme and the MSc in Drug Chemistry Programme. Qualifications 2010: Ph.D in Chemistry with honours and European Mention. Complutense University, Madrid. 2007: MChem. Complutense University, Madrid. 2006: MSc. in Education. Complutense University, Madrid. 2005: BSc Chemistry. Complutense University, Madrid. Previous Positions 2005-2010: FPU Predoctoral Fellow (Spanish Ministry of Education). Complutense University, Madrid. 2011-2012: Postdoctoral Research Associate (EPSRC). The University of Sheffield. 2012-2013: Fulbright Postdoctoral Fellow. University of California, Berkeley. 2013-2014: Postdoctoral Research Associate (ERC). The University of Sheffield. 2014-2016: Postdoctoral Research Associate (ERC). University of Cambridge. Memberships Spanish Royal Society of Chemistry Fulbright alumni association Lucy Cavendish College (Cambridge) alumni About Us Induction 2017 Undergraduate Postgraduate Research Working with Business & Government Equality & Diversity Outreach News Events Staff

Research Interest

reactions under Rhodium(I) and Palladium(II) catalysis.synthesis of 2-phenylpiperidin-3-ol derivatives and 3-hydroxypipecolic acids.