Thesis defense, 12.04.24. “Síntesis de aminoácidos bicíclicos y peptidomiméticos conformacionalmente restringidos derivados de prolina y ácido pipecólico”
Predoctoral stay, Prof. Maria Laura Bolognesi (BoMedChem Lab, Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di Bologna)
Expanding the BN-embedded PAH family: 4a-aza-12a-borachrysene.
Alberto Abengozar, Isabel Valencia, Guillermo G Otarola, David Sucunza, Patricia Garcia-Garcia, Adrian Perez-Redondo, Francisco Mendicuti, Juan J Vaquero
2023-Present: Assistant Professor, Universidad de Alcalá.
2022-2023:’Margarita Salas’ Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Bath (United Kingdom) (Prof. Carmen Domene).
2020-2022: Postdoc Sonsoles Martín Santamaría group, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas Margarita Salas (CIB-CSIC). Thesis defense, 23.09.2020.
2018: Predoctoral stay at University of Bristol, Center for Computational Chemistry, (United Kingdom) (Prof. Adrian. J. Mulholland).
2017-2020 FPU grant MINECO.
2016-2017: FPI grant Universidad de Alcalá.
2015: Master Drug Discovery, Universidad Complutense de Madrid.
2014: Graduated (Pharmacy) at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid.
2013: CNIO Summer Training Program Fellow at Spanish National Cancer Research Center (CNIO) / Experimental Therapeutics Programme, Medicinal Chemistry Section (Dr. Joaquín Pastor / Sonia Martínez).
Publications in the group
Insight into the mechanism of molecular recognition between human Integrin-Linked Kinase and Cpd22 and its implication at atomic level.
Javier García-Marín, Diego Rodríguez-Puyol, Juan J Vaquero
Pyridazino-pyrrolo-quinoxalinium salts as highly potent and selective leishmanicidal agents targeting trypanothione reductase.
Héctor de Lucio, Javier García-Marín, Patricia Sánchez-Alonso, Juan Carlos García-Soriano, Miguel Ángel Toro, Juan J Vaquero, Federico Gago, Ramón Alajarín, Antonio Jiménez-Ruiz
Pyrrolo%1,2-a%quinoxal-5-inium salts and 4,5-dihydropyrrolo%1,2-a%quinoxalines: Synthesis, activity and computational docking for protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B.
Patricia Sánchez-Alonso, Mercedes Griera, Javier García-Marín, Manuel Rodríguez-Puyol, Ramón Alajarín, Juan J Vaquero, Diego Rodríguez-Puyol
Tripeptides as Integrin-Linked Kinase Modulating Agents Based on a Protein-Protein Interaction with α-Parvin.
Javier Garcia-Marin, Mercedes Griera-Merino, Alejandra Matamoros-Recio, Sergio de Frutos, Manuel Rodríguez-Puyol, Ramón Alajarín, Juan J Vaquero, Diego Rodríguez-Puyol
Pyrrolo%@5B1,2-a%@5Dquinoxalines: Insulin Mimetics that Exhibit Potent and Selective Inhibition against Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase 1B.
Javier García-Marín, Mercedes Griera, Patricia Sánchez-Alonso, Bruno Di Geronimo, Francisco Mendicuti, Manuel Rodríguez-Puyol, Ramón Alajarín, Beatriz de Pascual-Teresa, Juan J Vaquero, Diego Rodríguez-Puyol
Synthesis and Photophysical Behavior of a Highly Fluorescent Family of Unsymmetrical Organoboron Complexes Containing 5-(Pyridin-2-ylmethylene)imidazolidine-2,4-dione Moieties.
M Soledad Garre, Raul Losantos, Sara Gutierrez, David Sucunza, Patricia Garcia-Garcia, Diego Sampedro, Juan J Vaquero
Expanding the BN-embedded PAH family: 4a-aza-12a-borachrysene.
Alberto Abengozar, Isabel Valencia, Guillermo G Otarola, David Sucunza, Patricia Garcia-Garcia, Adrian Perez-Redondo, Francisco Mendicuti, Juan J Vaquero
Assistant Professor, Universidad de Alcalá (2018-2023)
Juan de la Cierva researcher, Prof. P. J. Pérez group, Universidad de Huelva (2016-2018)
Beatriu de Pinos researcher, Prof. A. Echavarren group, ICIQ (2013-2016)
MEC Fellowship, Prof. M. Alcarazo group, Max Planck Institut fur Kohlenforschung (2011-2013)
Ph.D. Universidad de La Rioja (2010), supervisors A. Avenoza and H. Busto
Graduated at the Universidad de La Rioja (2005)
I developed my PhD thesis at the Universidad de La Rioja, studying olefin metathesis reactions. Afterwards I have obtained a wide postdoctoral experience in the groups of Prof. Alcarazo (Max Planck Institut fur Kohlenforschung), Prof. Echavarren (ICIQ) and Prof. P. Pérez (University of Huelva) developing projects of catalysis, synthesis of natural products and functionalization of C-H bonds. The results of my research are collected in more than twenty publications, most of them in high impact journals (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. (5), J. Am. Chem. Soc. (2), Chem. Eur. J. (2), Org. Lett (2)).
In 2018 I joined the Universidad de Alcalá and my lines of research are focused on organometallic catalysis and synthesis of organoboron and organofluorinated compounds.
Associate Professor, Universidad de Alcalá (2018-)
Interim Associate Professor, Universidad de Alcalá (2015-2018)
Assistant Professor, Universidad de Alcalá (2010-2015)
Postdoctoral researcher, Prof. J. L. Marco-Contelles group, Instituto de Química Orgánica General (IQOG-CSIC) (2010)
Lecturer, Universidad Latina de América (UNLA, Mexico) (2009)
Postdoctoral researcher, Prof. D. J. Procter group, University of Manchester (United Kingdom) (2007-2008)
Postdoctoral researcher, Prof. H.-G. Schmalz group, de la University of Cologne (Germany) (2005-2006)
Analysis Technician, Departamento de I+D, Centro Nacional de Tecnología y Seguridad Alimentaria (CNTA) (2004)
Ph.D. Universidad de La Rioja (1999-2003), Prof. A. Avenoza group
Graduated at the Universidad de La Rioja (1998)
Ph.D. in Chemistry, he has extensive experience as a researcher and teacher in the area of Organic Chemistry. He has worked in different universities and research centres in Spain, USA, Germany, Mexico and United Kingdom and is currently Associate Professor in the Department of Organic and Inorganic Chemistry at the Universidad de Alcalá. His research activity is directed both to the search for new methodologies for the synthesis of nitrogenous heterocycles and to the obtaining and evaluation of compounds with applications in medicinal chemistry. Specifically, his research lines cover the chemistry and applications of BN-arenes, heteroaromatic cations and polycyclic azo dyes, the search for new synthetic methodologies based on the use of isonitriles and the development of biologically active compounds against targets involved in renal disease.
He has also developed various activities related to the social communication of science. Thus, he has collaborated with several media (Jot Down, Mètode, Naukas, Principia, The Conversation, Diario La Rioja) and published the book “Drogas, Fármacos y Venenos” (editorial Almuzara).
Twitter: @David_Sucunza
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