Jesvita Cardozo

• Designed synthetic routes to novel heterocycle based pincer ligands through multi-step organic synthesis • Developed mononuclear and binuclear organometallic complexes for application as transfer dehydrogenation catalysts leading to 3 peer-reviewed publications • Presented the research at international conferences, board meeting and multidisciplinary meetings • Supervised bachelor and master students in English and German

• Delivered herbicidal bioactive compounds supporting lead identification in high-priority projects • Performed multi-step synthesis and purifications leading to high purity compounds for initial biological screening • Conducted biophysical characterization using LCMS, NMR, DSC

• Performed synthesis, purification and biophysical characterization of bioactive agrochemicals • Developed knowledge of R&D functions, compliant processes and cross-functional operations

• Performed organic synthesis of allene and quinoline substrates for transition metal catalyzed C-H activation studies

• Conducted bioburden testing of pharmaceutical formulations with GMP compliance • Developed knowledge of quality control functions, regulatory standards, working with SOPs and GDP

Dissertation titled "Iridium POCN Pincer Complexes as Catalytic Tools for Transfer Dehydrogenation of Alkanes"

• Advanced courses in organic, inorganic, physical, analytical, computational chemistry (Molecular Docking, Structure Optimization, Python), chemical engineering, chemical economics • Thesis titiled “Substrate Scope Study for Pd/PTABS catalysed Thioetherification of Chloroheteroarenes” contributing

• Courses in chemistry, microbiology, botany • Research project on “Iron Nanoparticles: Synthetic Strategies and Applications”, and was recognized via acknowledgment in the Future Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Springer Nature, IF 3.0)