Nailton Monteiro Do Nascimento Júnior

Leader of the Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry, Organic Synthesis and Molecular Modeling (LaQMedSOMM) since 2015 and Assistant Professor of the Institute of Chemistry at São Paulo State University - Unesp (Campus: Araraquara). Got his Bachelor in Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry titles at Rural Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRRJ), Master's and Doctorate in Science (M.Sc. and D.Sc., in Chemistry) at the Postgraduate Program of Chemistry in the Institute of Chemistry of Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (PGQu/IQ-UFRJ) at the Laboratory of Evaluation and Synthesis of Bioactive Substances (LASSBio) in Medicinal Chemistry, focusing on Organic Synthesis and Molecular Modeling (Advisor: Prof. Dr. Carlos Alberto Manssour Fraga / Co-Adivisor: Prof. Dr. Eliezer J. Barreiro), with International Ph.D. Internship at Vrije Universiteit - Amsterdam (Adivisor: Dr. Rob Leurs (2012). Nailton has background in Molecular Modeling applied to Agrochemistry and Medicinal Chemistry, Synthesis of Neuroactive Heterocyclic Derivatives, Synthesis of N-Acylidrazone derivatives, Microwave-Assisted Organic Synthesis and Peptide Synthesis (cyclic and non-cyclic). Has worked as Senior Researcher at the Biotechnology Enterprise Hygeia Biotech (2013 - 2014). Current interests for scientific partnerships: alpha7 and alpha4beta2 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs), nicotine dependence, Alzheimer's disease, diacylglycerol lipase alpha (DAGL-alpha), obesity treatment, human topoisomerase iia, breast cancer, Leishmaniasis, Malaria and bc1 cytochrome. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)