Baldomero Olivera (born 1941) is a Filipino chemist known for discovery of many cone snail toxins important for neuroscience.
These molecules, called conotoxins, led to a breakthrough in the study of ion channels and neuromuscular synapses.
He received his PhD from the California Institute of Technology (1966) in Biophysical Chemistry, followed by postdoctoral work at Stanford University from 1966 to 1968.
On July 9, 2007, the University of the Philippines honoured Olivera for his research on neuropharmacology using the venom of cone snails.
Roman and University of the Philippines Chancellor Sergio Cao awarded Olivera for his outstanding research in the field of marine drug discovery.