October 6, 2020
The transport of amino acids and other molecules across the cell’s membrane plays a crucial role in the metabolism of cells and, therefore, in human health. Current research hints that cancer, cystic fibrosis, aminoacidurias and neurodegenerative diseases may stem from missing or defective amino acid transport at the cell membrane. Now, researchers from ICIQ’s Ballester […]
October 5, 2020
Prof. Núria López, ICIQ group leader, has joined the editorial board of the journal Catalysis Science and Technology as an Associate editor. The research carried out by the López group focuses on atomistic simulations addressed to further understand the mechanisms involved in the heterogeneous catalysis of chemical reactions. The group employs electro-photo-chemical reaction data to […]
October 2, 2020
Daniel Bafaluy, PhD student under the supervision of Prof. Kilian Muñiz & Prof. Rubén Martín (ICIQ), has virtually defended his PhD thesis entitled “New Strategies for C(sp3)-H Functionalization” (assigned to the Department of Analitical and Organic Chemistry of the Universitat Rovira i Virgili) publicly on October 2nd. The members of the evaluation committee were: […]
September 28, 2020
Researchers from the Llobet group have developed a new molecular material made out of oligomers and used it as a catalyst in water oxidation, achieving unprecedented current densities for molecular catalysts. The paper “Water oxidation electrocatalysis using ruthenium coordination oligomers adsorbed on multiwalled carbon nanotubes” has been published in Nature Chemistry. The generation of electro-anodes […]
September 25, 2020
This week Paulina Prslja and Federico Dattila (from the López group) have participated in the “Science is Wonderful!” event representing the ELCOREL project (MSCA-ITN). Science is Wonderful! is a science exhibition organized by the European Commission. The event is part of the European Research & Innovation Days (September 22nd-24th) and aims to bring science closer to the general public. The topics […]
September 7, 2020
Daniele Mazzarella, PhD student under the supervision of Prof. Paolo Melchiorre (ICIQ), has virtually defended his PhD thesis entitled “C-C and C-B Bond Forming Strategies Driven by the Photoexcitation of Organocatalytic Intermediates” (assigned to the Department of Analytical and Organic Chemistry of the Universitat Rovira i Virgili) publicly on September 7th. The members of […]
August 24, 2020
The Chemical & Engineering News journal of the American Chemical Society selected Dr. Josep Cornella, former postdoctoral researcher in Prof. Martin’s group, among the Talented 12 chemists of 2020. As a catalyst specialist, he received the recognition for making reagents that give chemists better, faster, and more efficient reactions. Dr. Cornella is currently a group […]