Professor
School of Chemistry & Physics
University of KwaZulu-Natal
South Africa
Tel: +27-614-009-144
Prof. Fernando Albericio is a Professor of School of Chemistry & Physics at University of KwaZulu-Natal in Durban, South Africa. He is also Full Professor of Organic Chemistry at the University of Barcelona, Spain and Visiting Professor of School of Chemistry at King Saud University, Saudi Arabia. Prof. Albericio honored with Fourth Leonidas Zervas Award, European Peptide Society in 1994, Distinction, Vincent du Vigneaud Award, American Peptide Society in 2011 and A-Rating, National Research Foundation, South Africa in 2013. Prof. Fernando Albericio's research interests includes all aspects of peptide synthesis (new reactions, building blocks, coupling reagents, solid phase supports, protecting groups, and linkers) and combinatorial chemistry methodologies, as well as synthesis of peptides and small molecules with therapeutic activities (cancer and infectious diseases). Furthermore, his group is also involved in developing new systems for drug delivery and strategies for diagnostics as well. He was working in the development of multicomponent platforms for the preparation of bioconjugates, involving peptides, foldamers, oligonucleotides, and monoclonal antibodies.
