{"id":231,"date":"2023-02-28T16:02:33","date_gmt":"2023-02-28T14:02:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/dmrqb\/welcome-to-the-web-page-of-our-research-group\/"},"modified":"2026-10-13T11:17:46","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T09:17:46","slug":"welcome-to-the-web-page-of-our-research-group","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/molbiomed\/en\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to the web page of our research group!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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MolBioMed \u00b7 Universitat Aut\u00f2noma de Barcelona<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Computational modelling for inflammation research<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Photochemistry, protein design, drug design and allosteric effects, studied with computational chemistry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What do we do in our group?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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01<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photochemistry<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Photoswitches have enormous potential as drugs: with quantum chemistry we try to understand how they work and how to improve them<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Protein Design<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Enzyme engineering is one of the most powerful tools for synthesising specific compounds<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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03<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Drug Design<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We are redesigning drugs to inhibit inflammation <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Allosteric Effects<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Sometimes enzyme activity depends on the motion of several domains of the protein structure; to understand how they work, these motions have to be studied<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Omega-3 DHA as a blank canvas: A molecular approximation to how lipid mediators modulate LGR6 in inflammation resolution<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Photoswitchable COX-2-Selective Inhibitors as Light-Regulated Anti-Inflammatory Agents<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Exploring allosteric properties of mammalian ALOX15: octyl (N<\/em>-(4-(benzofuran-2-yl)-2-methoxyphenyl)sulfamoyl)- and octyl (N<\/em>-(4-(1H<\/em>-indol-2-yl)-2-methoxyphenyl)sulfamoyl)carbamates as ALOX inhibitors<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Latest news<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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17 <\/em>July 2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pedro attends AMBER2026<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

This week Pedro is attending the Amber Machine Learning and Free Energy Simulation Workshop in Donostia, organised by DIPC and the York Lab (Rutgers University).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pedro Mart\u00ednez Zaragoza, EHU<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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2 July 202<\/em>6<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00c0ngels, invited speaker at ESPA2026<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

In her talk she presented the work: “Allosteric regulation by 12-LOX of two competitive pathways in maresin-1 biosynthesis: epoxidation versus oxygenation”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pedro attends 10EWLM<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

His work “In Silico<\/em> Investigation of Human ALOX12 Allosteric Regulation: Competitive Catalytic Pathways of 14S-HpDHA” wins the best poster award. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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