We give a kind welcome to our group to Dr. Pablo Pinacho

Dr. Emilio J. Cocinero went to a visit at King’s College in London to the microwave group of Dr Maria Eugenia Sanz

Dr. Emilio J. Cocinero went to a visit to the QTEC (grupo de quimica teórica y computacional) at the university of Santiago de Compostela and gave a seminar in microwave and laser spectroscopy techniques.

Our group has been invited to participate on a workshop in “Observable Solvent Effects” held at Georg-August universität in Göttingen. Dr. Emilio J. Cocinero gave a talk on “Microwave and laser spectroscopies for structural elucidation and as chemical tools”. Otger Crehuet gave a talk on “Large homo and heteroclusters of …

Maider Parra gave a talk at the 26th International Conference on High Resolution Molecular Spectroscopy entittled “Challenging the limits of rotational spectroscopy: gas phase structural elucidation of multiconformational macrolactones”

Otger Crehuet gave a talk at the the 26th International Conference on High Resolution Molecular Spectroscopy entittled “Conformational study of the synthetic repellents DEET and Picaridin to improve structure-based design of novel mosquito repellents”

Maider Parra gave a talk at the XIII Conference of Young Researchers in Atomic and Molecular Physics (J2IFAM 2022) entitled “Challenging the limits of rotational spectroscopy: gas phase structural elucidation of multiconformational macrolactones”. For this talk has been awarded the prize for the best talk of J2IFAM 2022..

Otger Crehuet gave a talk at the XIII Conference of Young Researchers in Atomic and Molecular Physics (J2IFAM 2022) entitled “Astrochemistry, search in the interstellar medium and laboratory detection of bioligically relevant molecules”.

Rcently, Dr. Emilio Cocinero went to university of Valladolid to be part of the examination committee in the Rizalina T. Saragi thesis defense

Emilio J. Cocinero gave a talk in the 4th Glycobasque meeting entitled “Fluorination and deoxygenation as chemical tools to study the conformational preferences of hexopyranoses: a journey from gas phase to solution”

Maider Parra presented a poster entitled “Gas phase structural elucidation of multiconformational macrolactones by means of high-resolution rotational spectroscopy. Otger Crehuet gave a talk entitled “Laboratory observation of 4-Oxobutanitrile structure for search in the interstellar medium” In the picture below Maider Parra and Otger Crehuet with the collaborations presented

Emilio J. Cocinero went to a visit at Institut des Sciences Moléculaires d’Orsay (ISMO) to the laboratoy managed by Pierre Çarçabal. In the picture below Pierre Çarçabal (left) and Emilio Cocinero (right)

The paper The Role of Non‑Covalent Interactions on Cluster Formation: Pentamer, Hexamers and Heptamer of Difluoromethane has been accepted in Angewandte Chemie Journal and considered as “hot paper”. Congratulations!

“Campusa”, the Journal of the University of the Basque Country, has published a press release about the paper “Laboratory Observation of, Astrochemical Search for, and Structure of Elusive Erythrulose in the Interstellar Medium”. Click here to read the publication.      

Our paper “Laboratory Observation of, Astrochemical Search for, and Structure of Elusive Erythrulose in the Interstellar Medium” has been  highlighted as cover in The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters.  

The Biofisika Fundation has hired Camilla Calabrese as a Senior Researcher and she will continue in our group this year. Congratulations!

Elena R. Alonso wins the Juan de La Cierva Postdoctoral Fellowship and will be in our Group until 2022. Congratulations!  

Rotational spectroscopy provides the most powerful means of identifying molecules of biological interest in the interstellar medium (ISM), but despite their importance, the detection of carbohydrates has remained rather elusive. Here, we present a comprehensive Fourier transform rotational spectroscopic study of elusive erythrulose, a sugar building block likely to be …

Our paper “Conformational impact of aliphatic side chains in local anaesthetics: benzcaine, butamben and isobutamben” has been highlighted by Association ASEVA in July!    

In the past decade, astrochemistry has witnessed an impressive increase in the number of detections of complex organic molecules. Some of these species are of prebiotic interest such as glycolaldehyde, the simplest sugar, or aminoacetonitrile, a possible precursor of glycine. Recently, we have reported the detection of two new nitrogen-bearing …

We studied the impact of the aliphatic side chain in the stability and conformational landscape of the local anaesthetics benzocaine, butamben and isobutamben, combining high resolution rotational spectroscopy in the microwave and millimetre regions and quantum-mechanical calculations. The study reveals the connections between the alkyl chain flexibility and molecular conformations. …

Emilio J. cocinero gave a talk entitled “Unbiased Carbohydrates with atomic resolution: High-resolution spectroscopy” at the 3rd Glycobasque Meeting.

Maider Parra gave a talk at the XII Conference of Young Researchers in Atomic and Molecular Physics (J2IFAM 2020) entitled “Conformational analysis of D-Lyxose: from gas to condensed phase studies“.

The XII Conference of Young Researchers in Atomic and Molecular Physics took place at the University of the Basque Country from the 3th to the 6th of March, where Camilla Calabrese, Imanol Usabiaga, Elena R. Alonso, Aran Insausti, Maider Parra and Otger Crehuet were part of the Organizing Comittee.

The constitution, configuration, and flexibility of the core sugars of DNA molecules alter their function in diverse roles. Conformational itineraries of the ribofuranosides (fs) have long been known to finely determine rates of processing, yet we also know that, strikingly, semifunctional DNAs containing pyranosides (ps) or other configurations can be …

Maider Parra  wins the UPV/EHU Predoctoral Grant. Congratulations!

Dr. Imanol Usabiaga wins the UPV/EHU Posdoctoral Grant. Congratulations!

Dr. José Elguero and Dr. Ibon Alkorta visited our group a week ago. They gave two amazing talks at the University of the Basque Country entitled “El futuro de la ciencia” (by Dr. Elguero) and “Anion-anion and cation-cation complexes” (by Dr. Alkorta). In the picture bellow, Dr. Alkorta giving his …

Elena R. Alonso, Camilla Calabrese and Imanol Usabiaga attended the JIQ 2019 in Valencia. In the picture bellow, Elena, Camilla and Imanol giving a talk.  

Aitziber Kortajarena visited our group and gave a talk called “Biomolecular nanotechnology: from protein engineering to functional bio-hydrids and materials” at Biofisika Institute. Thank you Aitziber!

Otger Crehuet has been awarded with the FPI grant. Congratulations and welcome to our group!

Aran Insausti and Emilio J. Cocinero have visited Pierre Carçabal at the Institut des Sciences Moléculaires d’Orsay (ISMO) in order to cooperate with the PIC project. In the picture bellow Emilio, Pierre and Aran (from left to right).

Emilio J. Cocinero will give a talk called “Unravelling bio-structures by high resolution spectroscopies and applications” at the University of Valladolid (UVA) on Friday (October 11). Emilio Cocinero will present several studies on biomolecules (carbohydrates and glycopeptides) and several applications, exploiting an experimental strategy which combines microwave and laser spectroscopies …

Emilio J. Cocinero gave an amazing talk called “Unravelling bio-structures and applications by high resolution spectroscopies: Microwave and Laser spectroscopies” at “Centro de Astrobiología”, in Madrid. In the picture bellow, Emilio J. Cocinero giving his speech:

The next 4th of October, Emilio J. Cocinero will give a talk called “Unravelling bio-structures and applications by high resolution spectroscopies: Microwave and Laser spectroscopies” at “Centro de Astrobiología”, in Madrid. You can watch the talk live clicking on the following link: Click bellow for more information: http://www.cab.inta.es/es/agenda/289/seminario-4-10-2019-unravelling-bio-structures-and-applications-by-high-resolution-spectroscopies-microwave-and-laser-spectrocopies

Bond length alternation is a chemical phenomenon in benzene rings fused to other rings, which has been mainly predicted theoretically. Its physical origin is still not clear and has generated discussion. Here, by using a strategy that combines microwave spectroscopy, custom‐made synthesis and high‐level ab initio calculations, we demonstrate that …

Pierre Çarçabal, from Université Paris Sud, visited the Spectroscopy Group for a week. It was a pleasure!

Briones gave an amazing informational talk about the History of the Universe, from its formation to today’s world, using a chemical point of view expressed in art works. You can click on the link bellow if you want to watch it: https://www.eitb.eus/es/divulgacion/videos/detalle/5854860/naukas-bilbao-2018-charla-carlos-briones/

  Emilio J. Cocinero and Aran Insausti gave a talk at the XXXVII Biennial Meeting of the RSEQ that took place in Donostia.

Understanding the conformational preferences of carbohydrates is crucial to explain the interactions with their biological targets and to improve their use as therapeutic agents. We present experimental data resolving the conformational landscape of the monosaccharide d-lyxose, for which quantum mechanical (QM) calculations offer model-dependent results. This study compares the structural …

Four different hetero-clusters between difluoromethane and water have been observed thanks to the combination of high resolution and sensitivity of modern microwave spectroscopy and accurate screening protocols based on quantum mechanical calculations. The article has been accepted by Angewandte Chemie Journal

Emilio J. Cocinero gave some talks at the University of Newcastle (plenary-talk) and Bologna.

Emilio J. Cocinero and Aran Insausti gave very interesting talks at CIC bioGUNE because of the 2nd Glycobasque Meeting. In the pictures bellow Emilio (up) and Aran (down) at the conference:

CIC bioGUNE celebrated the second Glycobasque meeting on March 22nd with a successful participation. In the picture bellow, all the participants at the congress:

The correct identification of all gases released during hybrid perovskite degradation is of great significance to develop strategies to extend the lifespan of any device based on this semiconductor. CH3X (X = Br/I) is a released degradation gas/low boiling point liquid arising from methylammonium (MA+) based perovskites, which has been …

Ben Davis, Pierre Çarçabal and Francisco Corzana visit the University of the Basque Country where they had an interesting meeting with the group leader Emilio J. Cocinero. After that, we could enjoy the amazing talk given by Professor Davis. In the picture bellow, from left to right, Ben Davis, Pierre …

Dr. Elena has joined our group as postdoc and she will stay with us during the next year. Welcome Elena.

Aran Insausti got the Basque Government Fellowship. Congratulations Aran!

Maider Parra got the Ikasiker Grant given by the Basque Government. Congratulations Maider!

Emilio J. Cocinero attend the meeting about the creation of “Red Leonardo”, initiative driven by the BBVA foundation. In the picture bellow, Dr. Marek Grzelczak, Dr. Guillermo Mínguez Espallargas, Martín Fañanás Mastral, Emilio J. Cocinero (from left to right).