Biochemistry

PhD in Chemical Engineering (UPC)
Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Sciences (UB)

Bioinformatics academic coordinator and lecturer, Arnau Cordomí has a PhD in Polymers and Biopolymers (2008) and a Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Sciences (2001). His research falls within the field of structural bioinformatics and focuses on the study of membrane proteins in general and G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) in particular. This superfamily of membrane proteins plays a key role in cell communication and includes leading drug targets. He uses computational tools within the framework of structural bioinformatics to make predictions on how proteins work at cell level. He has participated in research projects funded by a range of public and private institutions and has written over 60 papers in indexed journals.

PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (UAB)

Oriol Gallego holds a PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Between 2006 and 2012 he worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Heidelberg, Germany. In 2012 he set up his own research group at IRB Barcelona. Since 2018 he has held a tenure-track position at the Department of Experimental and Health Sciences at UPF. The research group combines advanced optical microscope techniques with genetically modified yeast to study molecular mechanisms controlling cell growth. His research has also led him to work closely with other groups.

Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry (UB), Master’s Degree in Molecular Biotechnology (UB)

Miriam Condeminas has a Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry and a Master’s Degree in Molecular Biotechnology from the Universitat de Barcelona. She is currently studying for her PhD in Biomedicine at UPF as a member of the Structural Characterisation of Macromolecular Assemblies research group (led by Dr Maria J. Macias) at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona).