(Chemical) Bonding is what makes life possible

José da Cunha studied Applied Chemistry at the Faculty of Science and Technology (FCT) - NOVA University of Lisbon, and he obtained the bachelor's degree in 2019 (13 out of 20). During his bachelor's degree he recived a merit scholarship (Bolsa de mérito LQA 2015). José da Cunha worked parttime as a tutor in mathematics, chemistry, and German (2017-2020). In 2017, José da Cunha did an internship at the Bergische Waste Management Association in Germany, where he actively participated in R&D in an analysis Laboratory at the :metabolon/TH Köln research center. He is also a active member of the German Chemical Society (GDCh) since 2015. José da Cunha concluded his master's degree at FCT-NOVA in January 2022 (17 out of 20), under the supervision of Prof Maria Manuel Marques (FCT-NOVA) and Prof Rui Moreira (Faculty of Pharmacy- University of Lisbon). His master thesis focused the synthesis and screening of a library of N-containing compounds. José da Cunhas results are now under submission to MedChemMed journal. In 2021, José da Cunha published one review article "Advances in Green Catalysis for the Synthesis of Medicinally Relevant N-Heterocycles" in the Catalysts journal. José da Cunha participated in scientific events, such as 7PYCheM (2021) where he presented his work in a Poster communication. He delivered an oral communication at the "Jornadas Intercalares das Dissertações Anuais dos Mestrados dos Departamentos de Química e de Ciências da Vida 2021" Since January 2022 till present, José da Cunha is working in the project "Hypervalent iodine mediated synthesis of sulfonyl hydrazides" at the Marques Lab (FCT-NOVA). His research interests are focused on the development of new synthetic methodologies and medicinal chemistry.