Dr. Laura Coconubo

Postdoctoral Researcher at the Institute of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences (EMÜ)

Nationality: Spanish

Estonian University of Life Sciences

Institute of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, Chair of veterinary biomedicine and food hygiene
Fr. R. Kreutzwaldi 62, Tartu 51006, ESTONIA

laura.guio@emu.ee

ORCID: 0000-0003-4968-539X

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EDUCATION

• Ph.D in Chemistry (Organometallic Chemistry) 2025 (University of La Rioja, Spain)
  Title: “Synthesis and study of gold and silver compounds with ligands containing group 15 and 16 donor atoms
• MSc. in Chemistry and Biotechnology 2019 (University of La Rioja, Spain)
  Title: Synthesis of phosphine gold(I) compounds as derivative phosphide precursors.
• Bachelor in Chemistry 2018 (National University of Colombia, Colombia)
  Title: Study of volatile compounds with antifungal activity from bacteria of marine origin.
• Bachelor of Chemistry Teaching 2013 (National Pedagogical University of Colombia, Colombia).
  Title: Appropriation of the CTSA approach in teachers in training from a simulated case

Present fields of research

• • • Nanomaterials synthesis
    • Green Synthesis of nanoparticles
    • Wastewater treatment
    • Photocatalysis

Experience

2025- : Postdoctoral Researcher, Institute of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, Estonian University of Life Sciences (EMÜ), Tartu, Estonia

2022: Visiting Researcher, Università degli Studi di Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy (3 months).

Present Projects

• 2024-2028 “Glass and sand nanocomposites investigations toward water and soil remediation”, Senior research staff (PRG2115)

Honor and Awards:

• • • D. Cum Laude (2025), University of La Rioja, Spain.
    • Pre-doctoral contract for training research staff (2021-2024), University of La Rioja, Spain.
    • Scholarship to study for a master’s degree granted by the AUIP organization and the Government of La Rioja (2018 – 2019), University of La Rioja, Spain.
    • Direct academic admission to any graduate program (Jul 2018), National University of Colombia, Colombia.
    • Best Chemistry Graduate (2018), National University of Colombia, Colombia.
    • Tuition Fee Exemption for Academic Excellence (2012 – 2013), National University of Colombia, Colombia.

PUBLICATIONS

1. Publication in the group:

2. Former publications

2025

• Coconubo-Guio, L., Moreno, S., Monge, M., Olmos, M.E., Lopez-de-Luzuriaga, J.M. (2025). Gold(I) complexes of 2-(diphenylphosphino)aniline: synthesis and influence of the perhalophenyl ligand on their assembly. Dalton Transactions, 54(42), 15923−15932. https://doi.org/10.1039/d5dt01563d

2024

• Coconubo-Guio, L., Rodríguez-Castillo, M., Moreno, S., Monge, M., Olmos, M. E., & López-de-Luzuriaga, J. M. (2024). Perhalophenyl–Phosphide: A Couple Needed to Stabilize Phosphide–Gold Complexes. Inorganics, 12(3), 78. https://doi.org/10.3390/inorganics12030078

2023

• Coconubo-Guio, L., López-de-Luzuriaga, J. M., Moreno, S., & Olmos, M. E. (2023). Synthesis and Structural Characterization of Phosphanide Gold(III)/Gold(I) Complexes and Their Thallium(III) and Gold(III) Precursors. Molecules, 28(1), 447. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28010447

2020

• Sinuco León, Diana Cristina, Coconubo Guio, Laura Carolina, & Castellanos Hernández, Leonardo. (2020). Fungicidal activity of volatile organic compounds from Paenibacillus bacteria against Colletotrichum gloeosporioides. Revista Colombiana de Química, 49(1), 20-25. https://doi.org/10.15446/rev.colomb.quim.v1n49.81996