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Barril Alonso, Xavier

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Xavier Barril’s research focuses on the discovery of bioactive molecules through a combined use of computational and experimental techniques. His group also develops new computational tools for drug discovery and strives to improve the fundamental understanding of molecular events involved in pharmacological response. Prof. Barril received his Ph.D. from the University of Barcelona (UB) in 2001 for theoretical studies on the molecular recognition processes. He then joined Vernalis (Cambridge, UK), where he was involved in a range of drug discovery projects. In 2005 he was appointed ICREA Research Professor and went back to the UB. Prof. Barril has co-authored 90 scientific publications and 11 patents. In 2011 he co-founded Minoryx Therapeutics to develop allosteric pharmacological chaperones as new treatments for rare diseases. In 2018 this activity was transferred to Gain Therapeutics where Prof. Barril acts as part-time CSO.

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Andreu Hayles, Laia

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Laia Andreu Hayles’ research focuses on the study of the interactions between forests and the environment and on reconstructing past climate conditions using tree rings and isotopic geochemistry. Warming temperatures associated with global climate change are having dramatic and profound impacts on forests, and her research centers on assessing these changes across several key regions of the planet.

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Petrović, Mira

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ICREA Research Professor since December 2005. PhD in Chemistry (1995), Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, University of Zagreb, Croatia. From 1999-2011 research scientist at the Department of Environmental Chemistry, Institute for Environmental Assessment and Water Studies (IDAEA-CSIC), Barcelona. Since July 2011 senior researcher at the Catalan Institute for Water Research (ICRA), Girona, Spain. At ICRA she is the head of Water Qualty Area and responsible for the research line Contaminants in water treatment processes. She has participated in over 20 EU projects since 1999; published 220 papers in SCI journals (Hirsch Index 74); edited 8 books and published 36 book chapters. She was Highly Cited Researcher (ranked in the top 1% by citations) in 2018 in the field of Environment/Ecology and in 2019 in the cross-field according to Clarivate Analytics.

ICREA Memoir 2020