I obtained my PhD in Science and Chemical Technology at the University of the Balearic Islands (UIB) (2012-2017) where I used supercomputers to analyze physical nature and interplay of noncovalent interactions such as Tetrel, Pnictogen and Aerogen bonds through the combination of high-level theoretical calculations with PDB (Protein Data Bank) and CSD (Cambridge Structural Database) surveys. As a result, I published five top journal articles (Nat Commun 2017, 8, 14522; ANIE 2015, 54, 7340; ANIE 2013, 52, 12317; Chem. Commun. 2015, 51, 1491 and Chem Commun. 2014, 50, 12626.).

Then, I carried out a postdoctoral stay (2018-2019) at the University of Florida (USA) under the supervision of Professor Alberto Pérez. Particularly, I was involved in the development and testing of a new computational methodology in the field of protein-DNA interactions named MELD-DNA (Modelling by Employing Limited Data-DNA), which represents a noticeable leap forward compared to more traditional methods (e.g. docking) to capture the binding mechanisms between proteins and DNA. The results were published in Nucleic Acids Research (2023, 51, 1625-1646). Once I ended my postdoctoral stay at the UF, I returned to the UIB as “Prof. Contratado Doctor” by the end of 2019. Finally, in 2022 I was promoted to “Prof. Titular de Universidad”.