Description of the research group

The main activity of MolBNL@UniTS is the application of multiscale molecular modelling and related experimental techniques to life science and material sciences. In the field of life sciences, MolBNL@UniTS is active in drug design, in the development of new molecular assembly for the bioscience, and in the understanding of physical chemistry and thermodynamics of physio- and pathological processes. In the field of material science, MolBNL@UniTS exploits in silico and experimental tool to design and characterize new complex materials (such as nano composites, polymer blends, nano object dispersion in polymer matrices) for biomedical and industrial applications.

Keyword 1: Multiscale Molecular Modelling

Keyword 2: High Performance Computing (HPC)

Keyword 3: Spectroscopy Techniques

Keyword 4: Isothermal Titration Calorimetry (ITC)

Keyword 5: Life and Material Science

Head of the research group

Prof.ssa Sabrina Pricl and prof. Erik Laurini

List of members in the research group

Sabrina Pricl - PA - ING-IND/24
Erik Laurini - PA - ING-IND/24
Domenico Marson - RTDA - ING-IND/24
Gabriele Cavalieri - PhD Student

Research projects

Project:National Centre for HPC, Big Data and Quantum Computing (Spoke 7: Materials & Molecular Sciences). Call: Strengthening of research structures and creation of R&D ""national champions"" on some Key Enabling Technologies. Granted by: National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR).
Project: Coupling Artificial intelligence and high-Performance compuTing-based molecular simulatiOns in designing tailored thermoplastic polyuRethanes performances (CAPTOR)- ID: 20222BL5Y4 Granted by: PRIN: PROGETTI DI RICERCA DI RILEVANTE INTERESSE NAZIONALE – Bando 2022.
Project: Cancer Nanomedicine - from the bench to the bedside (Nano2Clinic). ID: CA17140. Granted by: European Commission – COST project.
Project: Studio dell’oncogene BRAF e delle sue mutazioni per la selezione di pazienti affetti da melanoma eleggibili per le terapie mirate con inibitori specifici (NO-Mel). Granted by: Regione Autonoma Friuli Venezia Giulia. Call: Bando 2017 per la concessione di contributi per la ricerca clinica, traslazionale, di base, epidemiologica, e organizzativa, art. 15, comma 2, lett. b), legge regionale 17/2014.
Project Multi-scale Composite Material Selection Platform with a Seamless Integration of Material Models and Multidisciplinary Design Framework (COMPOSELECTOR). Grant agreement: 721105. Granted by: European Commission. Call: H2020- NMBP-2016-2017 NMBP-23-2016.

Name of the laboratories

1) MoINBL@UniTS - Strumentazione Chimico Fisica; Resp: prof. Erik Laurini. Circular Dichroism Spectrophotometer - Isothermal Titration Calorimetry (ITC)
2) MoINBL@UniTS - Preparativa biologica; Resp: prof. Erik Laurini. UV-Visible Spectrophotometer - Florometer.
3) MoINBL@UniTS - Elaborazione dati; Resp: prof. Sabrina Pricl. 4 Workstation - 2 CPU/GPU-hybrid calculation clusters