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Lucia Nitsch-Velasquez
Country of origin: Guatemala Currently in: Guatemala, Guatemala General field of specialization: Chemical Sciences-
Degrees
2019 Doctorate Chemical Sciences2010 Master Chemical Sciences -
Current Research Activities
Chemical Sciences
-Bioactivities of alkaloids from plants -Silver nanoparticles chemical characterization and bioactivity screenings -Development of a cream for treatment of diabetic ulcers -Computational modeling of spectroscopic features of natural products
Publications resulting from Research:
Bacterial Growth Stimulation and Antifungal Effects Of The Essential-oil-less-extracts Of The Food Spice Dysphania ambrosioides. BIORXIV/2020/934885. In peer review process.
Bioprospecting Three Plants from the Tropical Rainforest as Potential Antimicrobial Adjuvants
by Nitsch-Velásquez, Lucía, Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo, 2019, 433; 13428243
Magnitude and Origin of the Enhanced Basicity of the Catalytic Glutamate of Triosephosphate Isomerase. M. Merced Malabanan, Lucia Nitsch-Velasquez, Tina L. Amyes, and John P. Richard. Journal of the American Chemical Society.2013. 135 (16), pp 5978–5981
Time-Dependent Density Functional Response Theory for Electronic Chiroptical Properties of Chiral Molecules. Jochen Autschbach, Mark Rudolph, Lucia Nitsch. Topics in Current Chemistry.
Current profession
Current professional activities type:ResearchOtherFounding the Research and Development Department at the NGO Proyectos Educativos Regionales de Autoayuda, collaborating with a local clinic to develop treatments for the secondary effects of diabetes, collaborating with a local small business for analysis of sanitizers, bioprospecting a palm and a foods spice under the circular economy viewpoint, computational modeling of spectroscopic properties of small molecules as a tool for structure elucidation of novel natural products
Affiliations
Red Internacional de Cientificos de Guatemala -
Other Awards
Jun 2008Fulbright-LASPAU ScholarshipFull Scholarship from the USA embassy to pursue Master studies in Medicinal Chemistry. 208-2010Mar 2010Dr. Ada Yonath discussion table participation, SUNY at BuffaloParticipation on a scientific table with Dr. Ada Yonath and other seven selected graduate students during her visit to the State University of New York at Buffalo. From this interaction it was possible that she officially visited Guatemala in 2016, from which derived several scientific collaborations between Guatemala, Mexico, Buffalo (EEUU) and El Salvador.
