Lúcia Pinheiro Santos Pimenta, M.D. Ph.D., is a full professor at Chemistry Department of Exact Sciences Institute of the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil, where has a permanent position. Master’s degree in Organic Chemistry, 1991, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. Ph.D. at Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, 1995, under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Maria Amélia D. Boaventura (UFMG, Chemistry Department) and Prof. Dr. Alaíde Braga de Oliveira (UFMG, Faculty of Pharmacy). Post-doc at Leiden University, Institute of Biology, 2011, under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Robert Verpoorte and Dr. Young Hae Choi. I had a good academic background in organic chemistry and my career thus far has been based on the chemistry of natural products searching organic molecules with biological interest. My work embraces interconnect areas of organic, natural product, and medicinal chemistry, along with molecular biology, biofuels, and bio additives. My research is focused on natural product sources: plants or fungi. The main studies deal with the phytochemistry of "Cerrado" species, especially on the Annonaceae family, as well as in searching for new drugs targeting neglected and antitumoral diseases, as well as antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory agents.