J. Enrique Oltra was born in Quatretonda, Valencia (Spain). He graduated in pharmacy and in 1987 obtained his Ph.D. at the University of Granada (
UGR). Subsequently he held a postdoctoral position at the Institut de Chimie des Substances Naturelles (CNRS) in Gif-sur-Yvette (France), under the supervision of Prof. P. Potier. From 1990 to 2007 he was a lecturer at the Department of Organic Chemistry of the
UGR, and in February 2008 he was promoted to the position of Full Professor. His current research interest focuses on the development and applications of new high-throughput methods in organic synthesis.
