· Asymmetric Synthesis.
· Synthetic Methodology.
· Total Synthesis of Natural Products
· Medicinal Chemistry
· Cyclic Ethers from Marine Origin, including lauroxanes (from red algae) and marine toxins (from dinoflagellate).
· Synthesis of highly Substituted g-lactones.
· Synthesis of Natural and Unnatural a-Amino Acids and Peptides
· Use of Metal in Asymmetric Synthesis.
· Synthesis of Pheromones.
· Cytotoxic compounds