Rate My Professor Jairo Kenupp Bastos

Bastos’s research centers on the chemistry of natural products, with a focus on pharmacognosy and the bioprospection of Brazilian medicinal plants and propolis for pharmaceutical applications. His work emphasizes the chemical, analytical, and pharmacological validation of extracts, fractions, and isolated compounds from sources such as green, red, and brown propolis and Copaifera species, including studies on antimicrobial, antiparasitic, and other biological activities, as well as the development of validated analytical methods. He holds a 1A productivity scholarship from CNPq and maintains an active research program involving international collaborations and student supervision at FCFRP-USP. Bastos is recognized as a Professor of Pharmacognosy and has contributed extensively to the field through numerous peer-reviewed publications.