Dr. Cristina Trujillo obtained her Ph.D. in Theoretical and Computational Chemistry (Cum Laude, 2008) at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (Spain). Between 2008 and 2016, she held postdoctoral positions in Spain (CSIC), Prague (Academy of Sciences), and Ireland (Trinity College Dublin). From 2016 to 2018, she worked as a Research Fellow at TCD, followed by an appointment as Assistant Lecturer at TU Dublin (2018).
In 2019, she was awarded the SFI Starting Investigator Research Grant (SIRG) and established her independent research group at Trinity College Dublin, where she worked until 2022. She received several distinctions during this period, including the L’Oréal-UNESCO Women in Science UK & Ireland Fellowship (Highly Commended, 2019).
Since 2022, Cristina has been Lecturer in Computational & Theoretical Chemistry at The University of Manchester and, since 2025, she serves as Deputy Head of the Computational and Theoretical Chemistry Section. In recognition of her expertise, she was included in the University of Manchester AI Campaign (2025).
Cristina has extensive expertise in Computational Organic Chemistry, with a strong focus on asymmetric catalysis, catalyst design, reaction mechanisms, and non-covalent interactions. Her research aims to develop computationally guided approaches to catalyst discovery and optimisation, with a direct impact on applications in the pharmaceutical and chemical industries.
She has published more than 100 peer-reviewed articles, serves on multiple editorial boards, including Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry (Associate Editor) and ChemPhysChem (Advisory Board), and is a member of the RSC Theoretical Chemistry Group committee.
Email: cristina.trujillodelvalle@manchester.ac.uk