Dr. Ana María Fernández-Escamilla

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, MIGUEL HERNANDEZ UNIVERSITY

 

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Unit
Antiviral Strategies

Group
Protein Arquitecture Lab

RESEARCH FIELDS

Use of bioinformatics and experimental methods in:

  • Identification of small molecules and peptides with pharmacological potential.

  • Identification and biochemical, biophysical and structural characterization of macromolecules as therapeutic targets.

  • Molecular characterization of protein-ligand interactions with pharmacological potential.

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

  • Previous positions:
    1. Senior Researcher. National Programme for the Promotion of Talent and Its Employability, Ramón y Cajal National Sub-Programme. Environmental Protection Department. Estación Experimental del Zaidín (EEZ), Spanish National Research Council (CSIC). 2010-2016.
    2. Research Associate. Environmental Protection Department. EEZ (CSIC). 2009-2010.
    3. Research Associate. Biochemistry and Molecular Parasitology Group. Institute of Biotechnology. University of Granada (UGR). Mar 2009.
    4. Research Associate. Microbial Antagonists Substances Group. Microbiology Department. Faculty of Sciences. UGR. 2007-2008.
    5. Postdoctoral Research Fellow. Medicinal Chemistry Unit. Structural Biology Laboratory. Felipe Prince Research Centre (CIPF). 2005-2006.
    6. Postdoctoral Research Fellow. Structure and Molecular Spectroscopy Unit. Physical Chemistry Rocasolano Institute. Spanish National Research Council (CSIC). 2003.
    7. Postdoctoral Research Fellow – Marie Skłodowska-Curie. Structural and Computational Biology Unit. European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL). Heidelberg (Germany). 2001-2005.
    8. European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) predoctoral-fellow. Agricultural University of Norway. Molecular Genetic Laboratory (LMG). Department of Biotechnologies Sciences. 1998.
    9. European Community Fellow. Department of Physical Chemistry. Faculty of Sciences. University of Granada (UGR). 1997-2000.
  • PhD programme: Methodology and Treatment of the Chemical Phenomena.
  • Degree in Chemical Sciences.