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Prof. Berlinck graduated in Chemistry at the University of Campinas, Brazil, and a PhD in Organic Chemistry at the Université Libre de Bruxelles. Started in 1993 as Assistant Professor at the Universidade de São Paulo, where he is now Professor of Chemistry. Since 1993, Dr. Berlinck’s main research interest was discovery of bioactive marine natural products. Participated in the NPNCDDG program leaded by Professor Chris M. Ireland (U Utah), in collaboration with Raymond J. Andersen (U British Columbia). In 1998 started the first Brazilian program on the investigation of microbial secondary metabolism. Established collaborations with several Brazilian and international investigators, including specialists in cancer, inflammation and immunomodulation, antibiotics, parasitic diseases, in biodiscovery, organic synthesis and natural product biosynthesis. More recently Dr. Berlinck’s research started to include the biosynthesis of biologically active secondary metabolites produced by fungi

Dr. Chan is currently the Canadian Research Chair in Nanoengineering in the Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering at the University of Toronto. He is also the Head of Biomedical Engineering. Dr. Chan received his B.S. degree from the University of Illinois in 1996, Ph.D. degree from Indiana University in 2001, and post-doctoral training at the University of California (San Diego). He moved to Toronto in 2002 to lead the Integrated Nanotechnology/Biomedical Sciences Laboratory. His research interest is in the development and translation of nanotechnology for diagnosing and treating cancer and infectious diseases. He is currently an Associate Editor of ACS Nano. Finally, he is also affiliated with a number of different departments at the University of Toronto: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, the Terrence Donnelly Center for Cellular and Biomolecular Research Chemistry, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering.

Camila Lima started her studies in Chemistry at the Federal University of Minas Gerais in 2018, where she is currently an undergraduate student, holding a Minor in Materials Chemistry. She is a research intern in the Laboratory of Materials and Catalysis of UFMG participating in projects with environmental applications. Camila joined the ACS International Student Chapter UFMG in May 2019, was the 2020 Director of Marketing and Communication, and is now President through May 2022. In January 2020, she attended the ACS Leadership Institute.