Biography:
Yohum Steven Lozada Diaz holds a bachelor’s degree in chemistry education and a master’s degree in chemical sciences. He is currently a PhD student at the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, where he has completed approximately 40% of his doctoral program. He is an active member of the Grupo de Investigación en Fitoquímica Universidad Javeriana (GIFUJ), where he began his research career as an undergraduate research trainee. Within this group, he completed both his undergraduate and master’s research projects, each receiving meritorious distinction. His current doctoral research is conducted within a project funded by Colombia’s Sistema General de Regalías and focuses on the study of natural products derived from plant resources from the department of Chocó, Colombia. His research involves the evaluation of anti-inflammatory and wound-healing potential using in vitro models, together with the isolation and structural characterization of bioactive specialized metabolites using chromatographic and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) techniques. He also contributes to the development of a topical formulation prototype aimed at modulating inflammatory processes and supporting cutaneous wound repair.
Title : Exploring introduced plant species from Chocó as sources of anti-inflammatory agents for skin applications