Laura Castañar Acedo

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Dr. Laura Castañar Acedo

Talent Attraction Research Associate

Curriculum & Projects

– Bachelor in Chemistry (2011, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain). 
– Master in Science and Chemical Technology (2012, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain).
– PhD in Chemistry (2015, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain).
– Post-Doctoral Research Associate (2015-2019, The University of Manchester, UK).
– Dame Kathleen Ollerenshaw Research Fellow (2019-2023, The University of Manchester, UK).
– Talent Attraction Research Associate (2023, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain).

Areas of interest: NMR spectroscopy, organic chemistry, medicinal chemistry and chemical biology.

Research lines:
– Development and application of advance solution-state NMR techniques.
– Determination of the structure and dynamics of molecules with chemical and biological interest.
– Mixture analysis by NMR.
– NMR-based metabolomics.
– Pure shift NMR spectroscopy.
– 19F and 31P NMR spectroscopy.
– Diffusion NMR.

Awards and Recognitions:
– Talent Attraction Fellowship (awarded by Community of Madrid, 2023).
– Industrial CASE, PI (awarded by EPSRC, 2020). 
– Dame Kathleen Ollerenshaw Fellowship (awarded by The University of Manchester, 2019).
– Research grant, Co-I (awarded by EPSRC, ref: EP/R018790/1, 2018).
– Director of the Northwest Constituency of the Society of Spanish Researchers in the UK (2018).
– Best PhD research in Chemistry (awarded by the Autonomous University of Barcelona, 2017). Selected by the University Board to give a speech in the Awards Ceremony.
– Summer Studentship Grant, PI (awarded by the Analytical Chemistry Trust Fund, 2017)
– Selected by the Royal Society and the Council for the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting to participate in the 67th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting.
– Ritchey Award for best PhD research in NMR (awarded by ENC, 2015).
– Lilly PhD Award (sponsored by the Lilly EUACC, 2014).
– Best oral communication award at the Ibero-American NMR Meeting, Alcalá de Henares, Spain (sponsored by Janssen, 2014).

Positions in Scientific Societies:
– Scientific Evaluation Panel of UK High-Field Solid-State NMR National Research Facility (2022-2023).
– Royal Society of Chemistry NMR Discussion Group Committee (2020-2023).
– Scientific Committee of EUROMAR (2022-2023).
– Organising Committee of SMASH (2018-2023).
– Scientific Committee of PANIC (2022).
– Associate Advisory Board (2023) and Associate Editorial Board (Chair, 2018-2022) of the journal Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry.