She recently obtained her Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Florida. She combines her research interests in marine natural products and molecular pharmacology toward finding new lead compounds for drug discovery and elucidation of the ecological roles of small molecules from marine organisms. Part of this article came from the closing remarks that she delivered as MSIâ€™s newest faculty at the MSI@ 40 celebration in March 2014. E-mail her at lilibeth_salvador@yahoo.com.