Marcelino Gutiérrez, PhD

Marcelino Gutierrez

Members

Publications

• Chemistry of natural products from marine invertebrates from Panama
• Chemistry of natural products of microorganisms associated with marine (corals and sponges) and terrestrial (plants, ants and amphibians) symbiotic systems
• Isolation and structural determination of bioactive metabolites, using nuclear magnetic resonance and mass spectrometry.
• Tandem mass spectrometry and molecular network analysis.
• Genome mining, microbial interactions

• Realizing the potential of native microbes in the agricultural sector, in accordance with the Nagoya Protocol, UNDP-GEF
• Discovery of new antibiotics from new sources of microorganisms for studies of natural products using new technologies based on mass spectrometry, INDICASAT AIP
• Development of the bank of microorganisms of Panama (Biobanco Panamá) and pollinating insects in the Mesoamerican biological corridor of Panama and its role in rural productivity, MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT.
• Microorganisms of the symbiotic system of fungus-growing ants (Attines): A new resource for drug discovery, SENACYT
• Promotion of the Application in Panama of the Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and Fair and Equitable Participation in the Benefits Derived from their Use, UNDP-GEF

• Postdoc, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, United States 2006-2008
• Ph.D. Organic Chemistry, University of Santiago de Compostela Galicia, Spain, 2005
• Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry, University of Panama, Panama 1999

• Member of the National System of Researchers of Panama, Distinguished Researcher category
• World Academy of Sciences Award for the advancement of Science in Developing Countries (TWAS) for Young Researchers (2010)
• Scholarship holder from the National Secretariat of Science, Technology and Innovation (SENACYT) in the postdoctoral program to train national researchers (2006-2008).