I started my research career as a pure synthetic organic chemist, developing new catalytic approaches for the 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition, and I finished my Master’s Degree in Organic Chemistry in July 2014. After a while I changed completely the academic course I was following, and I moved to Theoretical Chemistry, where I finished my PhD in December 2020, under the supervision of Dr. Inés Corral.
My thesis dealt with the photophysics and photochemistry of two kinds of molecules upon UV irradiation: canonical nucleobase derivatives and unconjugated pterins. These studies allowed us to elucidate the molecular origins of life on prebiotic Earth and the photochemical evolution of some skin diseases like vitiligo.
Right after the thesis, giving that I became really interested in the computational modelling of photochemical processes, I moved to LiU in February 2021, to the group of Prof. Bo Durbeej, where we are working to design new MOST (MOlecular Solar Thermal-energy storage) molecules.
My thesis dealt with the photophysics and photochemistry of two kinds of molecules upon UV irradiation: canonical nucleobase derivatives and unconjugated pterins. These studies allowed us to elucidate the molecular origins of life on prebiotic Earth and the photochemical evolution of some skin diseases like vitiligo.
Right after the thesis, giving that I became really interested in the computational modelling of photochemical processes, I moved to LiU in February 2021, to the group of Prof. Bo Durbeej, where we are working to design new MOST (MOlecular Solar Thermal-energy storage) molecules.
