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Anastasios Gotzias
NCSR Demokritos
Greece
Lab's Research Topics: Molecular Dynamics; Monte Carlo (GCMC); Adsorption & Memnrane transport; Multiscale Modeling; Digital Twins
Techniques: Equilibrium and non-equilibrium MD of adsorption, diffusion, self-assembly, and confined liquids using atomistic force fields (primarily GROMACS/OPLS-AA);Umbrella sampling combined with WHAM/MBAR to determine potentials of mean force (PMFs), adsorption free energies, and multidimensional free-energy landscapes; Adsorption isotherms, mixture adsorption, selectivity, Henry coefficients, and isosteric heats in porous materials using RASPA;Quantitative analysis of molecular orientation, hydration structure, hydrogen bonding, radial distribution functions, clustering, density profiles, diffusion (MSD), and adsorption mechanisms using Python and MDAnalysis/GROMACS tools;Translating molecular-level descriptors (adsorption, diffusivity, interfacial interactions, thermodynamic parameters) into inputs for continuum models, membrane simulations, process optimisation, and Digital Twin frameworks.
África González-Fernández
Universidade de Vigo – CINBIO (Center for Research in Nanomaterials and Biomedicine)
Spain
Lab's Research Topics: immunotherapy; vaccines; hybridoma technology; cancer; nanotoxicology
Techniques: monoclonal antibody generation; in vitro/in vivo immunotoxicity assays; flow cytometry; antibody-based assays; therapeutic potential characterization
Ana Djuric
Institute for Oncology and Radiology of Serbia
Serbia
Lab's Research Topics: antitumor activity assays; enzyme activity assays; carcinogenesis assays; redox homeostasis assays; metabolic assays
Techniques: wester blot; flow cytometry; immunochemistry; ELISA
Ana Pina
Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier Universidade NOVA de Lisboa
Portugal
Lab's Research Topics: Liquid-liquid phase separation; Peptide Biomaterials; Catalysis;
Techniques: Kinetic assays; Confocal Microscopy; Circular dichroism; 2D-NMR ; Peptide synthesis
Ana M. García
University of Castilla-La Mancha
Spain
Lab's Research Topics: Organic synthesis, peptides self-assembly, light-responsive materials, biocatalysis
Techniques: 2D-NMR; (Cryo)-HR-SEM; X-ray diffraction; UV-vis & fluorescence spectroscopy; Raman spectroscopy
Anne Conibear
Technical University of Vienna (TU Wien)
Austria
Lab's Research Topics: peptide synthesis; posttranslational modifications; intrinsically disordered proteins; peptide NMR; protein ligations
Techniques: protein ligations; NMR spectroscopy; peptide synthesis; circular dichroism; native PAGE
Burkhard Bechinger
University of Strasbourg/CNRS
France
Lab's Research Topics: membranes, antimicrobial, CPP, assembly, transduction enhancers
Techniques: solid-state NMR; fluorescence; Circular Dichroism; biophysics; 2D NMR
Tamás Beke-Somfai
HUN-REN TTK
Hungary
Lab's Research Topics: self-assembly; membrane; antimicrobial peptides; extracellular vesicles (EVs); biophysics
Techniques: CD; MST; IR; Cryo-EM; TEM; in vivo (mice); CG; MD
Carlo Diaferia
University of Naples "Federico II"
Italy
Lab's Research Topics: Peptide materials; Hydrogels; Self-assembling; Aggregation; Cross-beta
Techniques: Rheology; Fluorescence; FT-IR; DLS; Circular Dichroism; Optical Microscopy
Carmen Alvarez-Lorenzo
Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
Spain
Lab's Research Topics: Pharmaceutical technology; drug encapulation; hydrogels; New Approach Methodologies (NAMs); in ovo test
Techniques: 3D printing; electrospinning; rheology; cell cultures; tumor models
Christian Gruber
Medizinische Universität Wien
Austria
Lab's Research Topics: molecular pharmacology
Techniques: peptidomics; GPCR assays; cytotox assay;
Claudia Pigliacelli
Politecnico di Milano
Italy
Lab's Research Topics: Peptide design and synthesis; nanoscale peptide materials; antimicrobial activity; peptide as functional additives in biomaterials; peptides as templates for metallic nanoparticles
Techniques: SAXS; Circular Dichorism; Multiangle DLS; TEM; Spectroscopy (UV-Vis, Fluorimeter, NMR, IR)
Carla Vitorino
Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Coimbra
Portugal
Lab's Research Topics: Drug delivery; Tumor targeting; brain cancer; nanotechnology; bioprinted models
Techniques: HPLC; DLS; DSC; microfluidics; FTIR
Damla Rüzgar
Erzurum Technical Univercity
Türkiye
Lab's Research Topics: Antimicrobial resistance; antimicrobial nanocarriers; bacterial biofilms; bacterial enzymes, drug delivery systems
Techniques: Antimicrobial susceptibility testing (broth microdilution, MIC/MBC and time-kill assays), Biofilm formation and inhibition assays (crystal violet method), Nanomaterial characterization ( FTIR and electron microscopy), Real Time PCR
Daniela Kalafatovic
University of Rijeka
Croatia
Lab's Research Topics: peptide, supramolecular, self-assembly, molecular dynamics, machine learning
Techniques: IR, UV-Vis, SPPS, supercomputer, liquid-cromatography
Demet Cansaran-Duman
Ankara University
Turkey
Lab's Research Topics: Drug development, anti-cancer activity assays, pharmacatranscriptome
Techniques: in vitro assays for drug development
Fatih Mehmet Akıllı
Aksaray Training and Research Hospital
Türkiye
Lab's Research Topics: Colistin acinetobacter antibiotic antimicrobial resistance klebsiella
Techniques: Amr antibiotic resitance genes
Dilek Ünlüer Birinci
Karadeniz Technical University
Türkiye
Lab's Research Topics: Agrochemicals; Organic Synthesis; Structure Elucidation; Heterocyclic Chemistry; Bioactive Compounds; Crop Protection Chemistry Green Chemistry
Techniques: western blot analysis, HNMR/APT, qPCR, UV-VIS,
Elena Pazos
Universidade da Coruña
Spain
Lab's Research Topics: peptide synthesis; coiled coils; nanostructures; hybrid scaffolds; bioactivity
Techniques: Automated SPPS; HRMS; Circular Dichroism; TEM; AFM
M. Eugenio Vázquez
Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
Spain
Lab's Research Topics: fluorescence spectroscopy; peptide synthesis; supramolecular chemistry; coordination chemistry; catalysis
Techniques: Fluorescence spectroscopy; Circular Dichroism; PAGE (gel electrophoresis)
Fatma Dogan Guzel
Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University of Turkiye
Türkiye
Lab's Research Topics: Single-channel electrophysiology; nanopore sensing; microfluidic sensors; biosensors; antimicrobial susceptibility assay development
Techniques: Single channel electrohysiology; PDMS-microfluidic chip production; photolithography; electrochemical sensing
Fulya Türker
Bilkent University
Türkiye
Lab's Research Topics: Peptide-based inhibitors; proteasomes; bioactive peptides; neuronal signaling; neurodegeneration
Techniques: proteasome activity-assays; bioactive peptide purification; peptide-based inhibitor assays; primary neuronal cultures; calcium imaging
Gülcihan Gülseren
Konya Food and Agriculture University
Türkiye
Lab's Research Topics: Bioactive Peptide Nanofibers, Artificial enzymes and nanozymes; Functional nanomaterials for drug delivery and cancer therapy; Regenerative medicine and cell–material interactions
Techniques: Peptide self-assembly and nanomaterial synthesis ;STEM ; DLS/zeta potential analysis; Enzyme-mimetic activity assays; 2D/3D mammalian cell culture and bioactivity assays
Guillermo Moreno-Alcántar
CIC biomaGUNE
Spain
Lab's Research Topics: Metallopeptides; Supramolecular chemistry; targeting; antitumor activity assays
Techniques: Circular Dichroism; 2D-NMR; chemical synthesis; HRMS; Cryo-TEM
Goran Mauša
University of Rijeka, Faculty of Engineering
Croatia
Lab's Research Topics: Machine Learning; Evolutionary Computing; Generative AI; Prediction; Optimization
Techniques: ML Classifiers; Genetic Algorithms; Neural Networks; Geerative Adverserial Networks; Variational Autoencoders
Gulen Melike Demirbolat
Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University
Türkiye
Lab's Research Topics: nanotechnology; targeting with peptides; formulation development; nanocarrier characterizations
Techniques: Particle size and distribution (DLS), TEM, NTA, chromatography (HPLC), DR release, fluorescence sprectroscopy
Kata Horvati
HUN-REN Research Centre for Natural Sciences
Hungary
Lab's Research Topics: Peptide synthesis, lipopeptides, supramolecular structures, vaccine, antimicrobial activity
Techniques: flow cytometry, cell viability assays, ELISA, lipopeptide synthesis and purification, encapsulation and release assays
Ioana M. Ilie
University of Amsterdam
Netherlands
Lab's Research Topics: Peptide design; nanoparticles; amyloids; therapeutic peptides; rational design
Techniques: molecular dynamics; coarse-grained simulations; AI;
Ivan R Sasselli
Centro de Fisica de Materiales/Materials Physics Center (CFM/MPC), CSIC-UPV/EHU
Spain
Lab's Research Topics: peptides; self-assembly; supramolecular; design; computational/experimental symbiosis
Techniques: MD simulations; DFT; FT-IR; AFM; Circular Dichroism
Ildefonso Marín-Montesinos
University of Aveiro
Portugal
Lab's Research Topics: Antimicrobial peptide activity; membrane-protein interactions; endocytosis; clathrin mediated endocytosis
Techniques: Langmuir-Blodgett isotherms, NMR, Neutron Scattering techniques; AFM; Molecular Dynamic Simulations
Jacek Wychowaniec
AO Research Institute Davos
Switzerland
Lab's Research Topics: Self-assembling peptides; hydrogels; immunomodulation; macrophage polarization; musculoskeletal repair
Techniques: Rheology; 3D printing; Immunomodulation on PBMCs derived cells; FTIR; DLS, zeta potential and molecular mass.
Håvard Jenssen
Roskilde University
Denmark
Lab's Research Topics: Antimicrobial Peptide, Self-Assembly, Wound Healing, Formulation
Techniques: Microbiology testing, Tissue culture, SAXS, Circular Dichroism
Juliana Lukša-Žebelovič
The State Scientific Research Institute Nature Research Centre
Lithuania
Lab's Research Topics: Environmental microbiology; Metagenomics and microbiome analysis; Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and resistome research; One Health agroecosystem studies; Molecular ecology of microorganisms
Techniques: Amplicon metagenomics; PCR; Cultivation and phenotypic characterization of microorganisms; Bioinformatic analysis of high-throughput sequencing datasets
Katarina Nikolic
Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Belgrade
Serbia
Lab's Research Topics: drug design; medicinal chemistry; synthesis; QSAR; molecular docking
Techniques: QSAR; molecular docking; virtual screening; CADD
Lucia Lombardi
Queen's University Belfast
United Kingdom
Lab's Research Topics: High-order structures of lipids and peptides; protein mimetics; biosensors; bottom-up synthetic biology and artificial cells; drug delivery and nanocarriers; peptide-membrane and drug-membrane interactions; design of novel antimicrobial peptides.
Techniques: peptide synthesis; HPLC; mass specs.
Lucia Lombardi
Queen's University Belfast
United Kingdom
Lab's Research Topics: Therapeutic peptides; Biological barriers and interfaces; Peptide transport and function; Human-relevant models; Peptide design rules
Techniques: Peptide design and synthesis; HPLC purification and analysis; Mass spectrometry; In vitro barrier models; Fluorescence-based assays
Laura Cresti
University of Siena
Italy
Lab's Research Topics: Peptide synthesis, Microbiological Assays, Immunometric Tests, Genomic Analysis, In vivo experimental models
Techniques: MIC/MBC, Biofilm analysis, qRT-PCR, Western Blot analysis, ELISA
Lorant Janosi
INCDTIM (National Institute for R&D of Isotopic and Molecular Technologies)
Romania
Lab's Research Topics: rational design of antimicrobial/anticancer peptides; molecular recognition and self-association processes; membrane-associated (oncogenic) proteins; supramolecular structures with controlled architecture and functionality; real-time identification and detection of microorganisms
Techniques: molecular dynamics; molecular docking; free energy calculations; SERS; MBE+NIL
Martijn Riool
University Hospital Regensburg
Germany
Lab's Research Topics: Biofilms; Implant-related infections; Biomaterials; Coatings
Techniques: Galleria mellonella; Microbiology; Biofilm models; CDC biofilm reactor;
Melis AKGÜN CANAN
Stem Cell Institute, Ankara University
Türkiye
Lab's Research Topics: Stem cell; IPS derived organoids; patient derived tumor orgonoids; CRISPR-cas9; multiomics
Techniques: FACS; immunostaining; differentiation; transcriptomics; proteomics
Marta De Zotti
University of Padova
Italy
Lab's Research Topics: peptide synthesis; peptide 3D-structure; peptide-membrane interaction; conformational studies
Techniques: peptide synthesis; 2D-NMR; Circular Dichroism; HRMS; TEM; cryo-TEM
Mathijs Mabesoone
Radboud University
Netherlands
Lab's Research Topics: High throughput peptide synthesis; interfacial properties; hydrogels; antimicrobial activity; machine learning
Techniques: Surface tensiometry; rheology; fluorescence; circular dichroism; infrared
Max Nobis
University of Manchester
United Kingdom
Lab's Research Topics: Biological testing of peptides; Intravital Imaging; Fluorescent Biosensors; FLIM; Metastasis
Techniques: 2-photon microscopy; FLIM; FRET; mouse models; organoids
Mehmet Odabaşı
Aksaray University
Türkiye
Lab's Research Topics: Peptide/protein-based nanoparticles
Techniques: Nanomaterial Synthesis; Advanced Characterization; Biofunctionalization; Drug Delivery; Biomedical Applications
Milena Zuza Prastalo
Institute for Medical Research, University of Belgrade
Serbia
Lab's Research Topics: analysis of bioactive compounds; Identification and quantification of new biomarkers; lipidomics;
Techniques: PCR, gas, liquid, and mass spectrometry
Marios Krokidis
Ionian University
Greece
Lab's Research Topics: Bioinformatics, Computational Biomedicine, Machine Learning, Biomarkers, Omics data analysis
Techniques: Multi-omics data integration, Bioinformatics analysis, AI and ML techniques, Computational modeling, QSAR, immunoassay analyzers, PCR
Mohamed Elsawy
University of Manchester
United Kingdom
Lab's Research Topics: Peptides, Self-assembly, Hydrogels, Anti-microbial, Soft Robots
Techniques: ATR-FTIR, Circular Dichroism, Oscillatory Rheology, TEM, SEM
Murat Elibol
Ege University
Türkiye
Lab's Research Topics: Bacerial Cyclic lipoppetide production (CLP); nanoparticle synthesis; hydrogel and textile application of CLPs; bioreactor and scale up.
Techniques: UV-Screeniing; FTIR; antifungal; antibacterial; DLS
Nick Mitchell
University of Nottingham
United Kingdom
Lab's Research Topics: Peptide synthesis; bioconjugation; biocatalysis; photochemistry
Techniques: HPLC; Mass spec; NMR; CD; AFM/TEM
Nicolo Tonali
CEA Saclay
France
Lab's Research Topics: peptide synthesis; amyloids; neuroscience; cell viability assessment; differentiated neuroblastoma cells
Techniques: HPLC; fluorescence spectroscopy; circular dichroism; RT-qPCR; dot-blot; immunofluorescence
Nurit Ashkenasy
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Israel
Lab's Research Topics: Self Assembling peptides; charge transport; elelctronic properties characterization
Techniques: IS; IV; QCM
Oliver Reimann
Intavis Peptide Services
Germany
Lab's Research Topics: Custom peptide synthesis; peptide synthesis service; research peptides; GMP peptides; peptide manufacturing
Techniques: SPPS; LC-MS; HPLC; MALDI; Net-peptide content
Omur Celikbicak
Hacettepe University
Türkiye
Lab's Research Topics: Antimicrobial peptides; Peptide synthesis; Proteomics; Mass spectrometry; Biomolecular interactions
Techniques: Solid-phase peptide synthesis (SPPS); LC-TIMS-TOF-MS/MS; MALDI-TOF MS; Microscale Thermophoresis (MST); Confocal/Multiphoton Microscopy
Päivi Tammela
University of Helsinki
Finland
Lab's Research Topics: Antimicrobial activity assays; in vitro models; high-throughput screening; cytotoxicity assays
Techniques: Imaging; automation; molecular biology; microbiology
Pilar López Cornejo
University of Seville
Spain
Lab's Research Topics: Preparation of nanosystems; encapsulation process; release process; caracterisation
Techniques: Circular dichroism; UV-vis spectroscopy; fluorescence spectroscopy; electron transmission microscopy; zeta potential; dynamic light scattering
Birnur AKKAYA
Cumhuriyet University
Türkiye
Lab's Research Topics: Peptide modification; cardiovascular; gene delivery; ani-cancerivery;
Techniques: SDS-PAGE; material synthesis; FTIR; UV/Vis; SEM; cell culture
Paula Gomes
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto
Portugal
Lab's Research Topics: synthesis of peptides, peptidomimetics and small organic compounds; click-chemistry conjugation tools; drug/peptide-derived ionic liquids; purification/structural analysis of peptides and other organic compounds; peptide-grafted biomaterials
Techniques: automated solid-phase synthesis, including MW- and IR-assisted; HPLC systems for peptide analysis and purification; MALDI-TOF MS; ESI-IT/Orbitrap MS; access to resources of our R&D Unit (https://laqv.requimte.pt/research/technical-resources/); access to resources in our Department (https://sigarra.up.pt/fcup/pt/web_base.gera_pagina?p_pagina=1045974)
Reidar Lund
University of Oslo
Norway
Lab's Research Topics: Peptide-membrane interactions, nanostructured AMPs, peptide-polymer coacervates, lipid nanoparticles
Techniques: SAXS, SANS, DSC, Light scattering, NMR
Rima Budvytyte
Vilnius University Life Sciences Center
Lithuania
Lab's Research Topics: lipid-protein interaction, lipid membranes, pore forming toxins, antimiccrobial peptides
Techniques: electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, SPR, AFM, DLS
Rosana Simón-Vázquez
Universidade de Vigo – CINBIO (Center for Research in Nanomaterials and Biomedicine)
Spain
Lab's Research Topics: nanomedicine; nanotoxicology; drug delivery; nanovaccines; therapeutic nanomaterials
Techniques: nanomaterial biocompatibility assays; in vitro/in vivo nanotoxicology; nanoparticle-protein interaction studies; CRISPR/CAS; therapeutic potential characterization
Sebastien Perrier
University of Warwick
United Kingdom
Lab's Research Topics: Cyclic peptides; self assembly; nanotubes; bio applications; peptide polymer conjugates
Techniques: Chromatography; light scattering; SANS; DOSY NMR
Sara Pellegrino
University of Milano
Italy
Lab's Research Topics: Peptide synthesis; amyloids; self-assembling peptides; non natural amino acids; lipopeptide
Techniques: MW-SPPS; DLS; CD; NMR; FT-IR
Yiannis Sarigiannis
University of Nicosia
Cyprus
Lab's Research Topics: Ultra short peptides; marine peptides; venom peptides; green peptide synthesis
Techniques: MW SPPS, LC MS, FT-ART-IR, DLS, FL, UV Vis
Scott L. Cockroft
University of Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Lab's Research Topics: solvent effects, transmembrane systems, supramolecular chemistry, physical organic chemistry
Techniques: Patch clamp, single-molecule fluorescence, membrane leakage assays, NMR, organic synthesis, DFT calculations
Sedef Nehir El
Ege University, Food Engineering Department
Türkiye
Lab's Research Topics: in vitro digestion, biological activities, protein digestibility, peptide biological activities
Techniques: Western blot; SDS-page; size exclusion chromatography; mass spectrometry
Sevinc Kurbanoglu
Ankara University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Analytical Chemistry
Türkiye
Lab's Research Topics: biomarker detection, aptasensors, electrochemical biosensors
Techniques: electrochemical methods, optic methods
Taner Yoldaş
Düzce University Scientific and Technological Research Application and Research Center
Türkiye
Lab's Research Topics: Peptide Isolation; bioactivity; antimicrobial and anticancer activity; ecophysiology; cytotoxicity and genotoxicity
Techniques: HPLC; SEM; SDS-PAGE; qPCR: UV-Vis
Tell Tuttle
University of Strathclyde
United Kingdom
Lab's Research Topics: Peptide modelling, materials, pores, predictions
Techniques: Coarse grain molecular dynamics, ai
Toni Todorovski
University of Rijeka, Faculty of Biotechnology and Drug Development
Croatia
Lab's Research Topics: solid-phase peptide synthesis; peptide conjugates; antiviral/antibacterial peptide conjugates; serum stability and aggregation studies; peptide-based smart materials
Techniques: SPPS; LC-MS; analytical/preparative RP-HPLC; UV/Vis/fluorescence spectroscopy; MALDI-MS
Veronica Dodero
Bielefeld University
Germany
Lab's Research Topics: PPII-helix; peptides; celiac disease; Toll-Like Receptors; amyloids
Techniques: Circular Dichroism; Cryo-TEM; wide-Field microsciopy; Transwell Experiments
Viktoria Milkova
Institute of Physical Chemistry, BAS
Bulgaria
Lab's Research Topics: amyloids; membrane integrations; nanoformaulations; microfluidics; aggregation
Techniques: SEM; DLS; Microinterferometric thin liquid film; PAT; Langmuir trough
Vivek Verma
University College Cork
Ireland
Lab's Research Topics: Peptide Crystallisation; Oligonucleotide crystallisation; peptide self assembly; drug formulations; co-crystallisation;
Techniques: Powder x-ray diffraction; single crystal x-ray diffraction; differential scanning calorimetry; scanning electron microscopy; polarised light microscopy;
Yujia Zhang
École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
Switzerland
Lab's Research Topics: Dropletronics; Bioiontronics and bioelectronics; Synthetic, cellular and hybrid tissues; Bioengineering and human-machine interface; Advanced manufacturing of soft and living matter across multiple scales;
Techniques: 3D printing; ultrasonics; electrophysiology; confocal imgaing;
Zahra Rattray
University of Strathclyde
United Kingdom
Lab's Research Topics: Drug delivery; aggregation analysis; targeting; peptide bioconjugates; formulation
Techniques: Western blot; fluorescence; flow field flow; size exclusion chromatography; mass spectrometry