David Rodrigues Da Rocha currently works as an Associate Professor at Fluminense Federal University. He received a Master’s degree in Organic Chemistry (2006) and a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from Fluminense Federal University (2010). He was Regional Secretary of the Brazilian Chemical Society - RJ (2016-2018), Regional Deputy Secretary of the Brazilian Chemical Society - RJ (2018-2020 and 2020-2022), Vice-Coordinator of the Graduate Program in Chemistry at the University Federal Fluminense (2017-2019) and Coordinator of the Graduate Program in Chemistry at the Federal Fluminense University (2019-2023). He is currently Associate Professor III at the Fluminense Federal University, Coordinator of the Laboratory for the Synthesis of Molecules of Biological Interest (SIMIB), Chief Editor of the Virtual Chemistry Journal (2018-current), Young Scientist of our State (FAPERJ) since 2018 and Vice-Director of the Chemistry Institute of the Fluminense Federal University (2023-2027). He has experience in chemistry, focusing on organic synthesis, acting on the following subjects: naphthoquinones, carbohydrates, microwave reactions, high-pressure reactions and diazocompounds.