Application Of Spectroscopic Techniques To Investigate Bioactive Peptides

Italian Ministry Of Education, University And Research; Italia; On-site; EUR 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata - Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Chimiche seeks researchers to study bioactive peptides and advance drug design using advanced spectroscopy. Projects span model and real systems to understand peptide interactions and therapeutic potential.

The project emphasizes peptide-based antibiotics and anticancer drug discovery, with experimental work in chemical biology and spectroscopy, contributing to innovative solutions in pharma.

Qualifications

• Peptides, molecules composed of amino acid sequences, are explored for pharmaceutical use due to their activity on biological systems.
• Advanced spectroscopic methodologies will be used to design, study, and test new potential drugs across fields.
• Studies will be conducted on model systems and real systems for quantitative comparisons.

Skills

Chemistry research

Spectroscopy

Peptide chemistry

Biological systems

Tools

Spectroscopy equipment

Job description

Organisation/Company Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata - Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Chimiche Research Field Chemistry Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) Leading Researcher (R4) First Stage Researcher (R1) Established Researcher (R3) Application Deadline 31 Oct 2026 - 23:59 (UTC) Country Italy Type of Contract To be defined Job Status Not Applicable Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

Peptides, molecules composed of
amino acid sequences, represent a promising class of molecules for pharmaceutical use due to their activity
on biological systems. The activity of this project fits into this framework. Advanced spectroscopic
methodologies will be used to design, study, and test new potential drugs in various fields. In particular, the
following bioactive peptides will be investigated: i) peptides capable of permeabilizing the cell membranes of
pathogenic microorganisms, as potential innovative antibiotic drugs; ii) peptides capable of inhibiting proteinprotein
interactions, as potential anticancer drugs. Following the tradition of the Physical Chemistry
Laboratory of Biological Systems, for both lines of research, the studies will be conducted both on model
systems, which allow for rigorous determinations of the properties of interest due to their simplicity, and on
real systems, enabling quantitative comparisons between the two different systems

• Italy

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