Juan R. Granja Guillán

Professor Juan R. Granja Guillán is a Full Professor at the University of Santiago de Compostela's Department of Organic Chemistry and principal investigator at the Singular Center for Research in Biological Chemistry and Molecular Materials (CiQUS). Awarded the 2024 Fèlix Serratosa Medal by the Royal Spanish Society of Chemistry for contributions to supramolecular chemistry, his career includes postdoctoral research at Stanford University and The Scripps Research Institute.

Research leadership includes:

• Pioneering supramolecular nanotube development
• Designing transmembrane ion channel models
• Creating hybrid carbon/peptide nanomaterials
• Developing computational membrane interaction models

Research programs focus on:

• Functional nanotube synthesis via cyclic peptide self-assembly
• Membrane-interacting biomaterials for antimicrobial/anticancer applications
• Dynamic covalent chemistry for nucleic acid delivery
• Supramolecular chemotherapeutic approaches

Recent publications demonstrate advances in biomaterials for mitochondrial targeting, nanostructure modulation through isomerism, and biocompatible coatings for medical applications. The Granja/Montenegro/García-Fandiño research group maintains international collaborations and interdisciplinary approaches bridging chemistry, biology, and nanotechnology.

Teaching and mentorship activities include doctoral supervision and leadership in developing visualization tools for scientific dissemination using augmented/virtual reality technologies.