Group Members
Alejandro Seco González
alejandro.seco@rai.usc.es
Ph.D. candidate in the Chemical Science and Technology Program (USC).
B.Sc. in Chemistry (2020) and M.Sc. in Organic Chemistry (2021), University of Santiago de Compostela.
His research explores lipid alterations in acute and long COVID-19 and their effects on the innate immune system through molecular dynamics simulations.
Alfonso Cabezón Vizoso
alfonso.cabezon@rai.usc.es
Ph.D. candidate in the Chemical Science and Technology Program (USC).
B.Sc. in Chemistry (2020) and M.Sc. in CHEMBIO&MAT – Chemistry at the Interface with Biology and Materials Science (2021), University of Santiago de Compostela.
His work centers on CYCLOPEp, a computational platform for designing therapeutic cyclic peptides using molecular simulations, Big Data analysis, and artificial intelligence.
He is funded by Xunta de Galicia-Predoctoral Program (ED481A-2023-093).
Paula Antelo Riveiro
paula.antelo.riveiro@rai.usc.es
Ph.D. candidate in the Materials Science Program (USC). B.Sc. in Physics (2022) and M.Sc. in Physics, University of Santiago de Compostela (2023).
Her work focuses on diagnostic strategies and personalized therapeutics derived from lipidomic profiles, combining advanced lipidomics, data-science methods, and the evaluation of innovative analytical approaches (including saliva-based analysis, portable spectrophotometry, and blockchain-based data protection). She is also developing lipid-monolayer models to integrate experimental lipidomics with molecular dynamics.simulations.
She is funded by Xunta de Galicia-Predoctoral Program (ED481A-2024-073).
Fabián Suárez Lestón
fabian.suarez@rai.usc.es
Ph.D. candidate in the Materials Science Program (USC).
B.Sc. in Physics (2020) and M.Sc. in Theoretical Chemistry and Computational Modelling (2022), University of Santiago de Compostela.
His research focuses on the structure and activity of peptides at the water–lipid membrane interface, explored through molecular dynamics simulations.
He is funded by the Industrial Doctorate Program of the Xunta de Galicia (02_IN606D-2022-2667887).
Daniel Conde Torres
daniel.conde.torres@rai.usc.es
B.Sc. in Chemistry & Physics (University of Santiago de Compostela, 2021). Master in Atomistic and Multiscale Computational Modelling in Physics, Chemistry and Biochemistry (UB-UPC, 2022).
He investigates metadynamics-enhanced molecular dynamics of endogenous therapeutic peptides interacting with lipid membranes and also works on quantum-computing approaches for molecular simulation.
He is funded by Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades – FPU program (FPU2022-00636)
Alicia Moreno Ainse
alicia.moreno@rai.usc.es
Ph.D. candidate in the Chemical Science and Technology Program (USC).
B.Sc. in Chemistry, Complutense University of Madrid (2023).
M.Sc. in Chemistry at the Interface with Biology and Materials Science, University of Santiago de Compostela (2025).
She works on the experimental characterization of antimicrobial peptides in model membranes, integrating biophysical methods with computational data to generate reference datasets for validating simulations and improving AMP design.
Uxía Lage Vidal
uxia.lage@rai.usc.es
Ph.D. candidate in the Materials Science Program (USC).
B.Sc. in Chemistry, University of Santiago de Compostela (2024).
M.Sc. in Molecular Simulation, University of Huelva (2025).
She investigates proteomic and lipidomic alterations in chronic-inflammation–related diseases, integrating multi-omics data analysis with molecular dynamics simulations.
Daniel Arias Ferreiro
daniel.arias.ferreiro@rai.usc.es
Ph.D. candidate in the Materials Science Program (USC).
B.Sc. in Physics (2024) and M.Sc. in Physics (2025), University of Santiago de Compostela.
He studies the interaction of cyclodextrins with diverse molecular systems using molecular dynamics simulations.
Formed group members
Alexandre Blanco González
“The influence of lipid composition on mechano-structural properties of cellular membranes: studies through molecular dynamics”. Universidad de Santiago de Compostela. 20/12/2024.
Supervisor/s: Rebeca García Fandiño & Ángel Piñeiro
Santiago Delgado Rodríguez
“Diseño, desarrollo y validación de un modelo metodológico educativo basado en software inmersivo de Realidad Aumentada como recurso didáctico. Mejora en el aprendizaje de ciencias en Educación Secundaria”. Universidad Camilo José Cela, Madrid. 05/11/2021.
Supervisor/s: Rebeca García Fandiño & Silvia Carrascal.
Amelia MacKay Anderson
amelia.anderson@rai.usc.es
“The molecular magic cyclodextrins decoding complex interactions with computational modeling”. Universidad de Santiago de Compostela. 16/05/2024.
Supervisor/s: Rebeca García Fandiño & Ángel Piñeiro
Bárbara Maria Claro
“Characterization of the Self-assembling of antimicrobial D,L-alpha cyclic peptides at Bacterial Model Membranes”. Universidad de Oporto, Portugal. 18/04/2021.
Supervisor/s: Rebeca García Fandiño & Margarida Bastos
Martín Calvelo Souto
“Computational methods for the design and applications of self-assembled cyclic peptide nanotubes”. Universidad de Santiago de Compostela. 09/04/2021.
Supervisor/s: Rebeca García Fandiño & Juan R. Granja
Pablo Fernández Garrido
“Development of new analysis methods for the study of molecular aggregation and adsorption”. Universidad de Santiago de Compostela. 10/12/2021.
Supervisor/s: Ángel Piñeiro
Research Technical Staff
Selene Ferreira Giráldez
selene.ferreira.giraldez@usc.es
Research Technician in Biophysical Experiments
B.Sc. in Chemistry (2024) and M.Sc. in Investigación Química y Química Industrial (2025), University of Santiago de Compostela.
Specialized in biophysical experimentation, including DSC (Differential Scanning Calorimetry) and ITC (Isothermal Titration Calorimetry).
Alejandro Blanco Vidal
alejandroblanco.vidal@usc.es
Research Technician in Computational Modelling & Automation
B.Sc. in Physics (2024) and M.Sc. in Physics, University of Santiago de Compostela (2025).
Specialized in scientific programming, computational simulation, and process automation.
César Porto Vence
cesar.porto@usc.es
Specialized in virtual and augmented reality, front-end and back-end development, database design and management, and application development. He builds software tools, interactive applications, and data-driven systems to support research workflows and scientific visualization.