José Rivera-Chávez (Pepe)

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José Rivera-Chávez (Pepe)

July 19, 2017

José Rivera-Chávez (Pepe)Research Scientist, is a Chemist-Pharmacologist-Biologist by training, with a primary interest on understanding the chemistry and pharmacology of natural products produced by fungi.  He is interested in the application of microorganisms to increase the chemical and medicinal space of compounds from nature. He also enjoys the application of computational tools to predict protein-ligand interactions and calculate phytochemical properties of organic compounds. 

Pepe loves to take spontaneous adventures and explore new places.