Roger Castaño

PhD Student
University of Barcelona

PhD Student enrolled in the Biotechnology program from the Pharmacy’s faculty of UB.

Roger graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Biochemistry from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and subsequently pursued a Master's degree in Drug Research, Development and Control at the Universitat de Barcelona. During his studies, he spent a year abroad at Leiden University through the Erasmus+ programme, where he completed an internship in the Supramolecular and Biomaterials Chemistry Group. Through his work in a clinical laboratory, he acquired experience in molecular biology and genomics. His master's thesis was carried out in Galdeano's laboratory, where he investigated the binding mode of small molecules to Fbw7.

During his PhD, Roger aims to deepen his understanding of the drug discovery process by applying structural biology, biophysical, and biochemical approaches to study small molecules and PROTACs targeting SCF E3 ligases and their protein complexes.