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EducationPh.D. University of Florida, 2006RecognitionsInformation unavailableTeaching InterestsOrganic chemistry Toxicological chemistry Chemistry of synthetic drugsResearch InterestsIsolation, purification and characterization of natural products extracted from plants, and biological assays for the determination of medicinal properties and cytotoxicity. Synthesis, pharmacological and toxicological evaluation of estrogen derivatives and natural supplements used as substitutes of hormone replacement therapies.