Jaume Piñol Ribas

Jaume Piñol Ribas is a Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), affiliated with the Institute of Biotechnology and Biomedicine "Vicent Villar Palasi" (IBB). He leads the Grup d'estructura i agregació de proteïnes (Protein Structure and Aggregation Group) and has maintained an active research profile since earning his PhD from UAB in 1990.

His research focuses on molecular mechanisms of pathogenesis in minimal bacterial cells, particularly Mycoplasma species. Key areas include protein moonlighting, bacterial adhesion mechanisms, and lipid metabolism in pathogens. His work has significant implications for understanding human pathogens and developing novel antimicrobial strategies.

Dr. Piñol Ribas has published extensively with 58 research outputs and maintains an h-index of 23 with over 1,200 citations. His recent publications (2023-2025) demonstrate continued productivity in the fields of bacterial pathogenesis, protein function, and infectious disease mechanisms. The publications show a consistent focus on Mycoplasma pathogenesis, moonlighting proteins, and host-pathogen interactions, with several high-impact papers in journals like Nature Structure and Molecular Biology and PLoS Pathogens.

• Mycoplasma Genitalium research (91% of fingerprint)
• Protein Moonlighting studies (31% of fingerprint)
• Human Pathogen investigations (29% of fingerprint)
• Essential Proteins and Lipid Metabolism research

He has successfully led multiple competitive research projects funded by Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (MINECO) and European Regional Development Fund (FEDER), including the current "Virulence and Pathogenicity of Mycoplasmas from Pneumoniae Cluster" project (2022-2025). His research program demonstrates sustained funding and scientific impact in the field of bacterial pathogenesis.