Humberto A. Rodríguez is an FPU predoctoral researcher in the group led by Dr. Juan Ignacio Padrón Peña, under his supervision as director and that of Dr. Daniel Alejandro Cruz Perdomo as co-supervisor.
Synthetic methodology; Coordination chemistry; Computational chemistry; Natural products synthesis; Sustainable metal catalysis; Discovery of small molecules with potential biological or pharmaceutical activity.
- B.Sc. in Chemistry, University of La Laguna (2016–2020). Extraordinary Award.
- M.Sc. in Chemistry, specialization in Organic Chemistry, University of La Laguna (2020–2021). Extraordinary Award and Best M.Sc. Thesis in Sciences (Alumni-ULL).
- Ph.D. Programme in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of La Laguna (2021–Present). FPU-funded researcher (2021–Present).
- Research stay, Universidad Complutense de Madrid (02/2023–04/2023).
- Competitive FPU research stay, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (03/2025–06/2025).
Humberto A. Rodríguez received the Extraordinary Award for his Chemistry degree (2019–2020) and subsequently for his Master’s degree in Chemistry with a specialization in Organic Chemistry (2020–2021), both from the University of La Laguna. His Master’s Thesis was additionally recognized as the Best M.Sc. Thesis in Sciences by the Alumni-ULL association.
In 2021, he began the Ph.D. Programme in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering under the supervision of Dr. Juan Ignacio Padrón Peña and Dr. Daniel Alejandro Cruz Perdomo, conducting his research through an FPU contract. During this period, he has participated in national and international conferences and has published the results of his work in prestigious journals such as Dalton Transactions, The Journal of Organic Chemistry, New Journal of Chemistry, and ChemPhysChem, among others.
His doctoral thesis comprises three complementary areas that provide a strong multidisciplinary background: Organic chemistry, focused on the development of new methodologies for the synthesis of oxacycles using Fe(III) salts; Coordination chemistry, involving the preparation and characterization of new chiral complexes of first-row transition metals; Computational chemistry, strengthened through research stays with Prof. Israel Fernández (Universidad Complutense de Madrid) and Prof. F. Matthias Bickelhaupt (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam).