Maria Contel graduated from the University of Zaragoza in 1993 and completed her PhD (Chemical Sciences) at the Public University of Navarra in 1996. After postdoctoral stays at the Australian National University, and at Utrecht University in the Netherlands, she returned to Spain (Universidad de Zaragoza-CSIC) as senior researcher in 2000 and became “Ramon y Cajal” Fellow in 2002. In 2006, she joined the Chemistry Department at Brooklyn College (The City University of New York, CUNY) becoming a Full Professor in 2016, and Department Chair (2017-2020). She is a faculty member at the CUNY Graduate Center in three doctoral programs (Biochemistry, Biology, and Chemistry). Her current research focuses on the synthesis of inorganic compounds with medicinal applications, the study of the biological activity and modes of action of these agents, and the development of targeted therapies through the use of nanotechnology. She has mentored numerous researchers and faculty members at different stages in their careers (mostly women and members of underrepresented groups in biomedical research). As Director of the Brooklyn College Cancer Center (BCCC-CURE) that she co-founded in 2020, she has led the development of partnerships with cancer centers, medical schools, and research institutes in Brooklyn and in the NYC area.
Loi Do
Loi Do obtained a B.S. in Chemistry/Biochemistry at the University of California, San Diego where he conducted undergraduate research with Prof. Seth M. Cohen on supramolecular chemistry. He completed a Ph.D. under the tutelage of Prof. Stephen J. Lippard, working on synthetic diiron protein modeling chemistry, and then conducted postdoctoral training with Prof. John E. Bercaw at the California Institute of Technology, where he investigated the mechanism of selective ethylene trimerization by homogeneous chromium complexes. Loi joined the faculty in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Houston in September 2013 and was promoted to Associate Professor with tenure in 2019 and Professor in 2024.
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