Associate Professor

Luís Apaza Ticona earned degrees in Pharmacy (UMSA) and Chemistry (Udelar), and a PhD in Pharmacy from the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM) in 2012. He conducted postdoctoral research at the Catholic University of Louvain (UCL) under the supervision of Professor Alfred Bernard, at the Universidad Mayor de San Andrés (UMSA) under the supervision of Professor Luis Morales, and at the Autonomous University of Madrid (UAM) under the supervision of Professor Ángel Rumbero, gaining extensive experience in pharmaceutical chemistry and natural bioactive compounds. He is a researcher specialised in natural product and medicinal chemistry, with expertise in the bio-guided isolation, structural elucidation, and pharmacological evaluation of secondary metabolites. His work focuses on novel bioactive compounds with anti-inflammatory, antitumoral, antimicrobial, anti-HIV, and neuroprotective properties, employing advanced techniques such as NMR, MS, and HPLC to translate natural products into potential therapeutic leads. He has authored over 60 high-impact publications and book chapters, holds several patents on bioactive compounds, has received a research sexenium, and is accredited by ANECA as Associate Professor (Profesor Titular de Universidad), following prior positive evaluations as Assistant and Associate Professor.