William Fernando
HIDALGO BUCHELI

He is the author and co-author of eleven scientific articles published in high-impact international journals, such as Plant, Cell and Environment, Phytochemistry, Journal of Organic Chemistry, Plant Pathology, and Antibiotics. Currently, he is an Associate Professor in the School of Chemistry at the Universidad Industrial de Santander (Bucaramanga, Colombia) and a research member of the CODEIM research group (Organic Compounds of Medicinal Interest – Category A1, MinCiencias) and the GIBIM research group (Research Group in Biochemistry and Microbiology – Category A1, MinCiencias), where he leads the research line in Metabolomics.

He is the director of four ongoing research projects focused on the application of metabolomics as a tool to explore the biological potential of natural products (and synthetic derivatives) in inhibiting the growth and development of clinically and agriculturally relevant microorganisms. He is the primary supervisor of ten UIS Chemistry students (six undergraduates, three Master’s, and one doctoral) involved in the ongoing research projects.