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Category: Research

  • Internship and Academic Exchange in Our Laboratory

    Internship and Academic Exchange in Our Laboratory

    As part of her professional training to obtain a degree in Pharmaceutical Chemistry from the Universidad de la República de Uruguay, Lucia Sadi carried out a two-month internship in our laboratory.

    Under the supervision of Prof. Gabriela Oksdath-Mansilla, Lucia worked on the application of continuous flow synthetic methodologies for the preparation of potential metallo-β-lactamase inhibitors.

    During her stay, she actively participated in synthesis, purification, and characterization tasks, integrating into the group’s scientific and training activities. This experience helped strengthen academic and scientific exchange between both institutions, fostering the training of young researchers in an interdisciplinary and collaborative regional environment. We thank Lucia for her commitment and enthusiasm, and we wish her every success in completing her studies and in her future professional endeavors.

  • LUMEN-Lab Organizes International Virtual Event and Leads Continuous Flow Chemistry Postgraduate Course

    LUMEN-Lab Organizes International Virtual Event and Leads Continuous Flow Chemistry Postgraduate Course

    Members of the LUMEN-Lab led an intensive week dedicated to continuous flow chemistry, organizing a major international scientific event and delivering specialized postgraduate training in Argentina and across the region.

    The activities focused on the development and application of continuous flow chemistry in research and industrial processes. Representing LUMEN-Lab, researchers Gabriela Oksdath-Mansilla, Fabricio Bisogno, Adrián Heredia, Lydia Bouchet, Silvia Soria-Castro, and Jorge Uranga designed and dictated the advanced postgraduate course, actively promoting collaboration and knowledge sharing within the scientific community.

    Driving Global Connections: Virtual Symposium FlowChem.Ar

    As a core part of the program, the team successfully organized and hosted the second edition of FlowChem.Ar, a prominent virtual symposium that brought together international experts in continuous flow chemistry.

    The event featured a high-level lineup of speakers from leading global pharmaceutical companies, including:

    • Johnson & Johnson
    • Eli Lilly and Company
    • MSD
    • Novartis

    The initiative highlighted the growing impact of continuous flow technologies in Latin America and underscored LUMEN-Lab’s leadership in strengthening connections between academia and industry through the exchange of expertise and recent advances in the field.

  • A New Member Joins the LU.M.EN-Lab Team

    A New Member Joins the LU.M.EN-Lab Team

    Tomás Davila has been awarded a CONICET doctoral fellowship to carry out his postgraduate studies in our laboratory. During his PhD research, Tomás will explore photocatalysis, metal catalysis, and biocatalysis, developing different multicatalytic methodologies in continuous flow for the synthesis of compounds of interest.

  • LU.M.EN-Lab Researchers Contributes to the International NET4FLOW Consortium Effort

    LU.M.EN-Lab Researchers Contributes to the International NET4FLOW Consortium Effort

    Researchers from LUMEN-Lab are part of the international consortium NET4FLOW (Next-generation Enzymes and Technology for Flow Advanced Processes), an initiative that brings together partners from Europe and Latin America with the goal of driving the development of innovative technologies for a more sustainable chemical industry.
    https://grupo.us.es/horizonnet4flow/

    The project focuses on the design of synthetic methodologies that utilize advanced catalysts—both enzymatic and chemocatalytic—to reduce waste, optimize energy use, and minimize the environmental impact of chemical processes. These tools will be integrated with enzyme technology and continuous flow technology, enabling enhanced production efficiency while reducing emissions and resource consumption.

    NET4FLOW is carried out within the framework of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Staff Exchange program, which promotes international collaboration, researcher training, and knowledge transfer between academic institutions and the industrial sector.

    LUMEN-Lab’s participation in this consortium reinforces its commitment to innovation and global scientific cooperation, contributing to the translation of laboratory breakthroughs into sustainable industrial applications.

  • Light, flow chemistry, and enzymes: LUMEN-Lab brings its synthetic methodologies to the UDELAR Faculty of Chemistry

    Light, flow chemistry, and enzymes: LUMEN-Lab brings its synthetic methodologies to the UDELAR Faculty of Chemistry

    LUMEN-Lab member Gabriela Oksdath-Mansilla delivered a series of seminars at the Faculty of Chemistry of the University of the Republic (UDELAR), showcasing our research group’s work in combining #Light, #ContinuousFlowChemistry, and #Enzymes. Furthermore, she participated in teaching the doctoral course “New Methodologies in Organic Synthesis and Their Applications,” sharing her expertise in the fields of Continuous Flow Chemistry and Organic Photochemistry.

    This was a valuable experience and an excellent opportunity to strengthen collaborative ties with members of the UDELAR community and the Institut Pasteur of Montevideo.

  • LUMEN-Lab Abroad: International Research Experience in Uruguay

    LUMEN-Lab Abroad: International Research Experience in Uruguay

    Lucía Urbán (PhD student) completed a research internship at the Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Biotransformations within the Faculty of Chemistry at the University of the Republic (Uruguay). The research stay was conducted under the supervision of Dr. Agustina Vila in a leading academic environment within the field.

    During her internship, Lucía focused on a research line exploring the ability of natural enzymes to catalyze unconventional reactions. Specifically, the project addressed the following question: Can natural enzymes catalyze the cleavage of the carbon-silicon bond?

    This experience not only strengthened the researcher’s scientific training but also consolidated international collaborative ties, reaffirming LUMEN-Lab’s commitment to global outreach and the pursuit of emerging research areas

  • Member of LUMEN-Lab Internationally Awarded!

    Member of LUMEN-Lab Internationally Awarded!

    Lorenzo Cerutti-Serra (PhD Student) participated in the BIOTRANS 2025 17th International Symposium on Biocatalysis and Biotransformations, held in Basel, Switzerland.

    Lorenzo gave an oral presentation on the collaborative work he carried out during his stay with the group led by Prof. Melanie Hall at the University of Graz, Australia. This work, titled “Photobiocatalytic Mono-Hydrodehalogenation Reaction of Dihalohydrins Catalyzed by Old Yellow Enzymes,” received an award for best oral presentation.

    Congratulations, Lorenzo, on this important recognition!

  • LU.M.EN-Lab Around the World: International Experience in Graz, Austria

    LU.M.EN-Lab Around the World: International Experience in Graz, Austria

    Lorenzo Cerutti-Serra (PhD Student) carried out a research internship at The Elk Crew Group at the University of Graz, Austria. The stay took place under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Melanie Hall, within a leading academic environment in the field of Biocatalysis.

    During his stay, Lorenzo worked on a research project focused on evaluating the catalytic promiscuity of enzymes. In particular, the project addressed the development of biocatalyzed photodehalogenation processes.

    This experience not only strengthened the researcher’s scientific training, but also consolidated international collaborative ties, reaffirming LUMEN-Lab’s commitment to global outreach and the development of emerging research areas.