Maria Manuel Marques is Associate Professor with habilitation from the chemistry department at NOVA School of Science and Technology – Universidade NOVA de Lisboa(NOVA FCT) and
member of LAQV-Requimte. 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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In 2010, Kevin Lam received his PhD in Medicinal and Synthetic Organic Chemistry from the Catholic University of Louvain in Belgium, under the supervision of Professor Istvan Marko. His doctoral work explored the use of electrochemistry and photochemistry as green alternatives to activate organic molecules. This work resulted in the development of a new radical-based deoxygenation reaction (the Lam-Marko reaction).

After his PhD, he moved to the University of Vermont (UVM). His research focused on applying analytical/physical electrochemistry alongside spectroscopy to study the complex redox behaviour of organometallic compounds.

This work bolstered the use of weakly coordinating electrolytes/solvents as an electrochemical medium to allow for the generation and characterisation of highly reactive and unstable 17e- organometallic radical-cations. Additional work at UVM led to the pioneering of a new method to modify electrode surfaces through an ethynyl linkage. The covalent attachment of molecules to an electrode surface is fundamental to the field of molecular electronics and numerous material applications.

In 2013, accepted a position of Assistant Professor at Nazarbayev University in Astana. During his time in Kazakhstan, Kevin developed a new research program in the field of Molecular Electrochemistry. His work led to the development of new organometallic anticancer compounds as well as to the discovery of novel, efficient and green electrocatalysts for CO₂ recycling.

In 2023, Kevin was promoted to Professor of Synthetic Electrochemistry at the University of Greenwich in the UK, where he continues his interdisciplinary research.