Maria Manuel Marques is Assistant Professor with habilitation from the chemistry department at NOVA School of Science and Technology – Universidade NOVA de Lisboa (NOVA FCT).

She is the head of the Organic Synthesis and Chemical Biology group at NOVA FCT.

Maria Manuel Marques is passionate for innovative and sustainable synthetic methodologies. Her research revolves around the exciting interface of chemistry and biology. Through her extensive research, she explores innovative ways to address complex synthetic challenges, particularly the synthesis of medicinally relevant heterocyclic scaffolds, and glycopeptides in order to understand biological systems.

She studied in Portugal and Austria and has been a visiting researcher at Universities in Europe. She has been the coordinator of national and international projects in competitive funding calls, and is highly committed to mentoring and supervision.

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