In the last weeks, two PIs of the Institut de Químicia Computacional i Catàlisi (IQCC) were promoted to part-time Full professor at the University of Girona: Prof. Sílvia Osuna and Prof. Marcel Swart. Sílvia Osuna Sílvia Osuna received her PhD in 2010 from the University of Girona (UdG) at the Institut de Química Computacional
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Last 13th December took place the Xmas edition of the IQCC Forum, a quarterly meeting-place where high-quality science will be discussed. The IQCC Forum gives the opportunity for PhD and postdoc members of the IQCC to present their work to a wide audience. This will lead to better knowledge of the work that is being performed
Jordi Soler won the II edition of the best PhD in Chemistry award from the Real Sociedad Española de Química, Jóvenes Investigadores Químicos (RSEQ-JIQ) for the best PhD in Chemistry in 2023. He did his PhD in the TCBioSys group of the Institute of Computational Chemistry and Catalysis (IQCC) under the supervision of Prof. Sílvia Osuna and
Yesterday ICREA announced the list of winners of the ICREA Acadèmia awards 2024, among which are four (!!!) names from the University of Girona: Sebastià Puig (Engineering), Anna Maria Romani (Ecology), Miquel Costas and Miquel Solà (both IQCC and Chemistry). Congratulations to all four! Girona, December 13th, 2024 For more info: ges.iqcc@udg.edu
Cover Nat. Synth. on Biocatalytic desymmetrization for synthesis of chiral enones using flavoenzymes
The Nature Synthesis journal features on its front cover of the November 2024 issue the research article “Biocatalytic desymmetrization for synthesis of chiral enones using flavoenzymes” by Dr. Garcia-Borràs in collaboration with Prof. Zhen Liu’s group. Chiral enones are produced, using flavin-dependent ene-reductases, through a desymmetrization approach. Enzymatic desaturation and reduction processes enable the synthesis of
Last week the Jóvenes Investigadores Químicos (JIQ-RSEQ) announced that Prof. Sílvia Osuna, ICREA researcher at the Institut de Química Computacional i Catàlisi (IQCC) of the UdG, received the Chemitry Europe Lecture Award 2024, for her scientific career of quality and excellence. Trajectory: Osuna received her doctorate in 2010 from the University of Girona (UdG) at the Computational Chemistry Institute (IQC) under supervision of
CaixaBank and Microsoft have just announced the winners of the WONNOW 2024 awards, recognizing female excellence in STEM – Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics – university degrees, aiming to promote diversity and contribute to reducing the gender gap in these sectors. The award consist in a six-month scholarship to work in key areas of the CaixaBank
The Nature Synthesis journal features on its front cover of the August 2024 issue the research article “Engineering non-haem iron enzymes for enantioselective C(sp3)–F bond formation via radical fluorine transfer” by Dr. Garcia-Borràs in collaboration with Prof. Xiongyi Huang’s group. Enantioselective C(sp 3)–F bond formation is reported using an engineered non-haem iron enzyme. The process proceeds
Every year in November, the IQCC is organizing together with the Scientific Culture and Digital Communication (C4D) unit of the UdG some activities for Science Week with the aim to bring our science closer to the Girona general public. Last Friday, November 15, 2024, the Diada de Sant Albert took place at Science Faculty of UdG. The
On 14th of November, the IQCC organized the fifth edition of the IndustryQCC Forum with three national and international companies (Briolf, Abbvie and HPCNow) during the Science Week. The IndustryQCC Forums provide young (and more advanced) researchers of IQCC the opportunity to get to know the research carried out in (bio)chemical industry in different parts of the