Tepoerau MAI

Dr. Tepoerau MAI is a young researcher in Organic Chemistry specialized in the extraction and analysis of natural products from tropical organisms. She holds a PhD in Organic Chemistry from Université de la Polynésie française (2016-2012) and an MPH from Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne (2012-2011). Dr. Mai has experience in the field of marine natural products, particularly those derived from tropical marine sponges and microalgae. Her research achievements led to her receiving the L’Oréal–UNESCO For Women in Science Award (2022) and the Sue Taei Ocean Fellowship (2021). For the past three years, she has been working at the Institut Louis Malardé, where her research focuses on the valorization of marine and terrestrial organisms from French Polynesia. She also holds the position of Assistant Laboratory Manager at the Laboratory of Natural and Medicinal Substances.