People

Dr. Antoni Planas

Group leader
Professor of Biochemistry
Bioengineering Department, IQS.
antoni.planas@iqs.url.edu
Biosketch
CV 2021
Protein engineering. Biocatalysis. Glycobiology.

Dr. Magda Faijes

Associate Professor
Bioengineering Department, IQS.
magda.faijes@iqs.url.edu
Biosketch
CV 2021
Metabolic engineering, bacteria, yeast.

Dr. Xevi Biarnés

Associate Professor
Bioengineering Department, IQS.
xavier.biarnes@iqs.url.edu
Biosketch
CV 2021
Bioinformatics & molecular modeling.

Dr. Pablo Leivar

Associate Professor
Bioengineering Department, IQS.
pablo.leivar@iqs.url.edu
Biosketch
CV 2021
Synthetic biology microalgae.

Dr. Marc Carnicer

Assistant Professor 
Bioengineering Department, IQS.
marc.carnicer@iqs.url.edu
Biosketch
CV 2021
Bioprocess development.

Patricia Torruella

Lab manager
Bioengineering Department, IQS.
patricia.torruella@iqs.url.edu

Current Members

Xavi Melero

PhD student (2023-present)
IQS fellowship

Claudia Lliso

PhD student (2023-present)
DI fellowship, GenCat-BIOCON

 

Jordi Guixeras

PhD student (2022-present)
IQS fellowship

 

Mònica Texidó

PhD student (2021-present)
FPI fellowship, MICINN

Nil González

PhD student (2021-present)
IQS fellowship

 

Aitor Vega

PhD student (2020-present)
Lab fellowship, IQS.

Alvaro Calvillo

PhD student (2018-present)
DI fellowship, GenCat-Ferrer.

 

Dr. Marçal Gallemí

Postdoc, Beatriu de Pinós (2023-present)

 

Master students (2022-23)

Pablo Hassnoot, Cristina López, Adriana Vega

Former PhD students

Miquel JUNCOSA

1995

Carles MALET

1995

Jaume PONS

1996

Teresa DOT

1998

Josep Lluís VILADOT

1999

Juan CEDANO

2001

Carlos PELAEZ

2003

Magda FAIJES

2003

Anna MONEGAL

2004

Javier LINARES

2007

Marc SAURA

2007

Eduardo ANDRÉS

2007

Mireia ABEL

2009

Trevor ADDINGTON

2009

Joan NIETO

2010

Neus MORA

2011

Albert GARCIA

2011

Nuria MARTÍNEZ

2011

Marta MARSZALEK

2014

Xavier PÉREZ

2015

Marta VILÀ

2015

Victoria CODERA

2015

Cristina VAL

2016

Javier ROMERO

2016

Sergi ABAD

2017

Hugo ARAGUNDE

2017

Estela CASTILLA

2018

Cristina ALSINA

2019

Núria ORIVE

2020

Laia GRIFOLL

2020

Mireia CASTEJÓN

2022

Sergi PASCUAL

2022

Marc CABALLÉ

2023

Bernat MIRÓ

2023