Maria Merce Capdevila Vidal

Maria Merce Capdevila Vidal is a Professor in the Department of Chemistry at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB). She has held roles such as Profesor Tutor de Química Inorgánica (1997–2000) and has been involved in multiple research projects since 1989. Her work focuses on metallomics, metallothioneins, and bioinorganic chemistry, contributing to UN Sustainable Development Goals related to environmental protection and health.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Chemical Sciences, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (1993)
• Licenciado en Ciencias Químicas, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (1986)

Research Interests: Dr. Capdevila Vidal specializes in metallothionein structure and function, metal interactions in biological systems, and environmental toxicology. Her studies explore modular evolvability of metallothioneins, cadmium detoxification mechanisms, and metallomic approaches to understand metal-protein interactions in organisms like gastropods and chelicerates.

Projects & Grants:

• Principal Investigator of projects such as 'Evolution of Metallothioneins in Gastropods' (2014–2018) and 'Cell-Specific Interactions of Snail Cu-Metallothionein' (2016–2020).
• Co-Principal Investigator in 'Bioactive Metal Systems for Therapeutic Applications' (2023–2026).

Supervised Work: Advised 51 students in research, though specific names are not listed. Her contributions include structural crystallography datasets (e.g., CCDC entries) and collaborative international research.