Date and place of birth: Jan 24, 1967, Vigo (Spain)
Nationality: Spanish
Present Address: Departamento de Quimica Organica. Facultad de Quimica
Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (USC)
Avda. de las Ciencias, s/n
15782 Santiago de Compostela. SPAIN
qomegia@usc.es T: +34 981 563100 (ext 14218). F: +34 981 595012

BIOGRAPHY
1990 Degree in Chemistry. Faculty of Chemistry. USC. Spain.
1996 Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry. Department of Chemistry. USC.
Title: “Asymmetric Synthesis of Polyfunctionalized Aminoacids”
Supervisor: Prof. F. Javier Sardina.
1997-99 “Marie Curie” Postdoctoral Fellow and Research Associate. Department of Chemistry. University of Cambridge. UK.
Supervisor: Prof. Steven V. Ley.
2000-02 “Marie Curie” Fellow and Associate Professor. Department of Chemistry. USC.
2003-08 “Ramón y Cajal” Fellow. Department of Chemistry. USC.
2008- Professor C. D. Department of Chemistry. USC.
RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS (2005-2008)
Sousa-Herves, A.; Fernandez-Megia, E.; Riguera, R. "Synthesis and Supramolecular Assembly of Clicked Anionic Dendritic Polymers into Polyion Complex Micelles". Chem. Commun. 2008, DOI: 10.1039/b805208e
Fernandez-Megia, E.; Correa, J.; Novoa-Carballal, R.; Riguera, R. "Paramagnetic NMR Relaxation in Polymeric Matrixes: Sensitivity Enhancement and Selective Suppression of Embedded Species (1H and 13C PSR Filter)". J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129, 15164.
Fernandez-Megia, E.; Novoa-Carballal, R.; Quiñoá, E.; Riguera, R. "Conjugation of Bioactive Ligands to PEG-grafted Chitosan at the Distal End of PEG”. Biomacromolecules 2007, 8, 833.
Fernandez-Megia, E.; Correa, J.; Riguera, R. "Clickable PEG-Dendritic Block Copolymers". Biomacromolecules 2006, 7, 3104.
Fernandez-Megia, E.; Correa, J.; Rodriguez-Meizoso, I.; Riguera, R. "A Click Approach to Unprotected Glycodendrimers". Macromolecules 2006, 39, 2113.
Prego, C.; Torres, D.; Fernandez-Megia, E.; Novoa-Carballal, R.; Quiñoá, E.; Alonso, M. J. "Chitosan-PEG Nanocapsules as New Carriers for Oral Peptide Delivery. Effect of Chitosan PEGylation Degree". J. Controlled Rel. 2006, 111, 299.
Aktaş, Y.; Yemisci, M.; Andrieux, K.; Gürsoy, R. N.; Alonso, M. J.; Fernandez-Megia, E.; Novoa-Carballal, R.; Quiñoá, E.; Riguera, R.; Sargon, M. F.; Çelik, H. H.; Demir, A. S.; Hıncal, A. A.; Dalkara, T.; Çapan, Y.; Couvreur, P. "Development and Brain Delivery of Chitosan-PEG Nanoparticles Functionalized with the Monoclonal Antibody OX26". Bioconjugate Chem. 2005, 16, 1503.
Fernández-Megia, E.; Novoa-Carballal, R.; Quiñoá, E.; Riguera, R. "Optimal routine conditions for the determination of the degree of acetylation of chitosan by 1H-NMR". Carbohydr. Polym. 2005, 61, 155.