Oportunius Research Professor at the Centre for Research in Molecular Materials and Biological Chemistry (CiQUS) from the Univ. of Santiago de Compostela. Specialised in rational peptide design for tailored self-assembly of nanomaterials in the context of antimicrobial technologies, systems chemistry and supramolecular architecture design.

Principal Investigator

Ignacio Insua (Nacho)

Principal
Investigator

Current members

Edgar Castanheira
Postdoc

Lucía Méndez
PhD student

Ion Turcan
PhD student

Sela González
PhD student

Laura Arnoso
PhD student

Álvaro Vila
PhD student

Carla Rodríguez
Undergrad student

Jimena Sánchez
Undergrad student

Eloy Munín

Lab Manager

Former members

2026 - Mónica Málaga (MSci)
2026 - Blessing Taimi (MSci)
2024 - Sandra Díaz (PhD) | Thesis
2024 - Alejandro Ramírez (MSci)
2024 - Ana Herrero (MSci)

Visiting researchers

2025 - Monika Wenisch | Boekhoven Lab