Jose Javier Ruiz Pernia

Jose Javier Ruiz Pernia is an Associate Professor in the Department of Physical Chemistry at the Faculty of Chemistry, Universitat de València. He is a member of the EFME Medium Effects Research Group, where his work focuses on computational and theoretical approaches to understanding enzymatic processes.

His research interests include:

• Physical and computational chemistry of enzymes
• Hybrid quantum mechanics/molecular mechanics (QM/MM) simulations
• Reaction mechanisms in biological systems
• Effects of molecular environment on chemical reactivity

The trends in his research, as inferred from his doctoral work and academic affiliation, emphasize the application of advanced simulation techniques to study enzyme catalysis, particularly using QM/MM methodologies. His work bridges theoretical chemistry and biochemistry, aiming to elucidate how environmental effects influence catalytic efficiency and reaction pathways in enzymes like chalcone isomerase and 4-oxalocrotonate tautomerase.

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Dr. Ruiz Pernia has supervised at least one PhD thesis — his own — under the guidance of Dr. Iñaki Tuñón García de Vicuña. There is no information available about grants or external funding he may have received.

He is actively involved in the EFME Medium Effects Research Group, which investigates how medium effects influence chemical and biochemical processes, particularly in enzymatic environments.