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Sex: Female

Education:

  • University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City, Ph.D. in Chemistry, 1994
  • University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA, Post Doctoral, 2002 O
  • University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA, Post Doctoral (TDC Fellowship Awardee), 1999 Ap
  • University of Florida, Gainsville, FL, USA, Post-Graduate (GPA 4.0), 1997 Ap
  • Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, USA, Post-Graduate (GPA 3.97), 1994 D
  • University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City, B.S. Chemistry (Cum laude), 1990 Ap

Field of Specialization:

Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Natural Products Synthesis, Biotransformations, Medicinal Chemistry

Researches:

Endoma, M.A. Bui, V.P. Hansen, J. Hudlicky, T., (2002) Medium-scale preparation of useful metabolites of aromatic compounds via whole-cell fermentation with recombinant organisms.
Organic Process Research and Development

Hudlicky, T. Duan, C. Reed, J.W. Yan, F. Hudlicky, M. Endoma, M.A., (2000) Practical preparation of potentially anesthetic flourinated ethyl methyl ethers by means of bromine triflouride and other methods
Journal of Flourine Chemistry Volume 102

Bottari, P. Endoma, M.A. Hudlicky, T. Ghiviriga, I. Abboud, K.A., (1999) Intramolecular N-Acyliminium ion-olefin cyclization in the synthesis of optically pure isoquinoline derivatives: Control of stereochemistry and application to synthesis of morphine alkaloids
Collection of Czechoslovakian Chemical Communications Volume 64

Hudlicky, T., Endoma, M.A., Butora, G., (1996) Nucleophilic substitution of protected B-bromoethyl cyclohexadiene-cis-diol as an alternative to direct microbial oxidation of B-functionalized phenethyl substrates
Journal of Chemical Society, Perkin Transactions Volume 1

Endoma, M.A. Butora, G. Claeboe, C. Hudlicky, T. Abboud, K.A., (1997) Chemoenzymatic and electrochemical oxidations in the synthesis of octahydroisoquinolines for conversion to morphine. Relative merits of radical vs. acid-catalyzed cyclizations
Tetrahedron Letters Volume 38

Endoma, M.A..A., (1997) Microbial dihydroxylation and its applications to the synthesis of isoquinoline synthons
Dissertation Abstracts

Hudlicky, T., Gonzalez, D., Stabile, M., Endoma, M.A.A., Deluca, M., Parker, D., Gibson, D.T., Resnick, S.M., Whited, G.M., (1998) New metabolites from the microbial oxidation of flourinated aromatic compounds
Journal of Flourine Chemistry Volume 89

Hudlicky, T., Endoma, M.A., Butora, G., (1996) New chiral synthons from the microbial oxidation of bromanaphthalenes
Tetrahedron: Asymmetry Volume 7

Papers Presented:

  • Preparation of Intermediates for the Synthesis of Matrix Metalloprotease(MMP) Inhibitors , Hitik sa Agham, Celebration of UP Diliman Month, Institute of Chemistry, Diliman, Quezon City
  • An Approach to the Total Synthesis of a Matrix Metalloprotease (MMP) Inhibitor, 16th Philippine Chemistry Congress, Manila Hotel
  • A Study of Stereocontrol in Intramolecular N-Acyliminium Ion-Olefin Cyclization for the Synthesis of Optically Pure Isoquinoline Derivatives, 8th Symposium on the Latest Trends in Organic Synthesis, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
  • Enantioselective Synthesis of Isoquinoline Synthons for the Practical Preparation of Morphine, 2nd Annual Convention of the Natural Products Society of the Philippines, Ateneo de Manila University, Loyola Heights, Q.C.
  • Application of Microbial Dihydroxylation to the Preparation of Enantiomerically Pure lsoquinoline Derivatives, 213th ACS National Meeting, San Francisco, CA, USA
  • Nucleophilic Substitution of Protected B-bromoethyl cyclohexadiene-cis-diol as an Alternative to direct Microbial Oxidation of B-functionalized Phenethyl Substrates, 212 th ACS National Meeting,Orlando, FL, USA
  • Lipase-Catalyzed Resolution of N-rfosyl-2Aminobutanol and Its Applications to the Synthesis of the Antituberculosis Drug Ethambutol, 18th Philippine Chemistry Congress, Edsa Shangri-la Hotel, Manila
  • Studies on the Lipase-Catalyzed Resolution of an Amino Butanol Derivative, 17th Philippine Chemistry Congress, Xavier Sports and Country Club, Cagayan do Oro City
  • An Approach to Optically Active Ibuprofen Through Enzyme Catalyzed Transformations, 5th NSRI Research Symposium, Natural Sciences Research Institute, Diliman, Q.C.
  • Custom Synthesis of Specialty Chemicals: A Do-Or-Die Business , Hitik sa Agham, Celebration of UP Dilinaan Month, Institute of Chemistry, Diliman, Quezon City

Awards:

  • Excellence in Research Award, 16th Founding Anniversary of the College of Science and the Investure of the UP, 2000 Mr
  • Fellowship Award for Organic Synthesis, TDC Research Foundation Inc., University of Florida, USA, 1999 Ap
  • Award for Academic Excellence for NSTA Undergraduate with Honors, NIST, 1990 S
  • Outstanding Young Scientist, NAST-DOST, 2003
  • TWAS Prize for Chemistry, TWAS-NAST, 2003