Prof. Gonzalo Ramirez Garcia
Gonzalo Ramírez-García obtained his Bachelor’s degree in Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Biology from the University of Guanajuato in 2010, followed by a Master’s degree in Analytical Chemistry from the same institution in 2012. He received his PhD in Molecular Chemistry from Pierre and Marie Curie University in 2016. Subsequently, he completed a two-year postdoctoral fellowship at the Center for Research in Optics (CIO) in the field of nanophotonics. He later worked for two years as a researcher under the CONACYT Chairs program. He is the author of more than 80 scientific articles, 3 book chapters, and 2 patents granted by the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (IMPI).
Since 2021, he has been a full-time researcher at the Center for Applied Physics and Advanced Technology (CFATA) of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). He currently holds the position of Associate Researcher (Investigador Titular A) and is a member of the National System of Researchers (SNI), Level 2. His scientific interests focus on the development of photoactive nanomaterials for biomedical applications, with particular emphasis on biosensors, theranostics, and the evaluation of nanoparticle interactions with various biological interfaces. These research strategies typically involve three fundamental aspects:
i) the design, synthesis, and structural and optical characterization of fluorescent, phosphorescent, upconversion-emitting, persistent luminescent, or quantum-confined nanomaterials;
ii) surface modification of nanoparticles to control their colloidal stability, interactions, and overall activity at biological interfaces; and
iii) the evaluation of their biocompatibility and applications in in vitro and in vivo models.
Research areas include: