Paulo Roberto Ribeiro Costa obtained his Post-doctoral studies at Université Joseph-Fourier (1984) and Université Paris-Sud (1988). He is Full Professor of Organic Chemistry at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro since 1996 and has published more than 110 papers in reputed journals. He collaborated with several laboratories of the biological area in projects aiming the discovery of new bioactive compounds, especially isoflavonoid analogues with antiviral, antiparasitic and antineoplasic properties. Paulo Roberto Ribeiro Costa obtained his Post-doctoral studies at Université Joseph-Fourier (1984) and Université Paris-Sud (1988). He is Full Professor of Organic Chemistry at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro since 1996 and has published more than 110 papers in reputed journals. He collaborated with several laboratories of the biological area in projects aiming the discovery of new bioactive compounds, especially isoflavonoid analogues with antiviral, antiparasitic and antineoplasic properties.

Medicinal chemistry