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leaD reSearcher
Ritort Farran, Félix
Universidad de Barcelona
Facultad De Física.
Dpto. de Física Fundamental. Avda. Diagonal 647
08028 Barcelona
[email protected]
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GROUP MEMBERS
Staff members: Pastor del Campo, Isabel
Associated members: Palassini, Matteo
Contributors: Alemany, Anna | Camuñas Soler, Joan | Mañosas Castejón, María | Ribezzi Crivellari, Marco
Main lines of research
The research group led by Dr. Ritort investigates the energetic of biological processes at the molecular level in the broadest sense, from the fundamental understanding of irreversible phenomena at the microscopic scale to the most advanced applications that can characterize and measure molecular interactions with
a resolution of tenths of kilocalories per mole (kcal/mol). All this is done through a multidisciplinary approach combining single molecule experiments and biochemical measures of phenomenological theories used in the field of biophysics, as well as fundamental principles of statistical physics applied to physicochemical systems out of equilibrium.
Characterized the broad perspective our research gives a wide range of applications ranging from the study of the binding of a peptide to protein, aggregation kinetics of complexes formed by drugs that bind to nucleic acids and the study of interactions antigen-antibody.
Our group is internationally recognized for having made fundamental advances in the understanding and characterization of the energetic of folding and assembly of nucleic acids, characterization of molecular motors that regulate DNA replication and fundamental theories describing the behavior of disordered systems out of equilibrium. Over the coming years, we will continue working on these lines of research that have proved so profitable. However, the overture to begin a new line related to the fundamental problem
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PROGRAMMES
Nanomedicine