Dr Javier Sánchez Utgés
@javierutges.bsky.social
Postdoctoral Research Assistant in the @gjbarton.bsky.social Group at University of Dundee
Ligand site prediction benchmark: tinyurl.com/Utges-LBS
Fragment screening sites: tinyurl.com/Utges-FRAGSYS
Ankyrin repeats: tinyurl.com/Utges-ANKS
Ligand site prediction benchmark: tinyurl.com/Utges-LBS
Fragment screening sites: tinyurl.com/Utges-FRAGSYS
Ankyrin repeats: tinyurl.com/Utges-ANKS
I also truly appreciated the chance to meet my future colleagues @nbordin.bsky.social, David Miller, Vaishali Waman, @judewells.bsky.social and Ian Sillitoe. I am thrilled to be joining your team soon!
August 6, 2025 at 12:33 PM
I also truly appreciated the chance to meet my future colleagues @nbordin.bsky.social, David Miller, Vaishali Waman, @judewells.bsky.social and Ian Sillitoe. I am thrilled to be joining your team soon!
A special shout-out as well to friends from @charlesuni.cuni.cz at beautiful Prague — @davhox.bsky.social, Vít Škrhák, Samuel Fanči and Hugo Hrbáň — always great to see you!
August 6, 2025 at 12:31 PM
A special shout-out as well to friends from @charlesuni.cuni.cz at beautiful Prague — @davhox.bsky.social, Vít Škrhák, Samuel Fanči and Hugo Hrbáň — always great to see you!
🤝 It was a real joy to reconnect with my PhD supervisor and mentor @gjbarton.bsky.social, as well as former colleagues
@stuartmac44.bsky.social, @foreveremain.bsky.social, @mitsenkov.bsky.social, Vanessza Fentor, Douglas Freeburn,
@tanmayee.bsky.social and @rosiegallagher.bsky.social!
@stuartmac44.bsky.social, @foreveremain.bsky.social, @mitsenkov.bsky.social, Vanessza Fentor, Douglas Freeburn,
@tanmayee.bsky.social and @rosiegallagher.bsky.social!
August 6, 2025 at 12:30 PM
🤝 It was a real joy to reconnect with my PhD supervisor and mentor @gjbarton.bsky.social, as well as former colleagues
@stuartmac44.bsky.social, @foreveremain.bsky.social, @mitsenkov.bsky.social, Vanessza Fentor, Douglas Freeburn,
@tanmayee.bsky.social and @rosiegallagher.bsky.social!
@stuartmac44.bsky.social, @foreveremain.bsky.social, @mitsenkov.bsky.social, Vanessza Fentor, Douglas Freeburn,
@tanmayee.bsky.social and @rosiegallagher.bsky.social!
🌍 A couple of weeks ago, I had the pleasure of attending the annual #ISMB + #ECCB, international Conference on Intelligent Systems for Molecular Biology, organised by @iscb.bsky.social which took place in the magical city of #Liverpool!
August 6, 2025 at 12:24 PM
🌍 A couple of weeks ago, I had the pleasure of attending the annual #ISMB + #ECCB, international Conference on Intelligent Systems for Molecular Biology, organised by @iscb.bsky.social which took place in the magical city of #Liverpool!
Thanks also to my great friends, beautiful family and Prarthna. I would not have managed without you!
July 25, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Thanks also to my great friends, beautiful family and Prarthna. I would not have managed without you!
🧠 🎉 Lastly, I took on several community roles — including PhD Student Representative for the #CB Division and Meeting Organiser for the #CLSIG — all of which I greatly enjoyed. These roles helped me feel deeply connected to the @bartongrp.bsky.social, #CLSIG and the wider #CB Division.
July 25, 2025 at 3:26 PM
🧠 🎉 Lastly, I took on several community roles — including PhD Student Representative for the #CB Division and Meeting Organiser for the #CLSIG — all of which I greatly enjoyed. These roles helped me feel deeply connected to the @bartongrp.bsky.social, #CLSIG and the wider #CB Division.
This was a valuable experience that allowed me to learn something entirely new, take a step back and gain fresh perspective on my PhD research. One of my favourite features of this amazing DTP I was fortunate enough to join!
July 25, 2025 at 3:21 PM
This was a valuable experience that allowed me to learn something entirely new, take a step back and gain fresh perspective on my PhD research. One of my favourite features of this amazing DTP I was fortunate enough to join!
🌐 🔍 As part of my #EASTBIO #DTP, I undertook a 3-month professional internship - #PIPS - at the @abpi.bsky.social. During this time, I worked alongside an excellent team at the Schools website project, which contributed to receiving the #ASE Green Tick award.
July 25, 2025 at 3:20 PM
🌐 🔍 As part of my #EASTBIO #DTP, I undertook a 3-month professional internship - #PIPS - at the @abpi.bsky.social. During this time, I worked alongside an excellent team at the Schools website project, which contributed to receiving the #ASE Green Tick award.
🌱 ⭐ I also had the opportunity to act as a day-to-day #supervisor for seven students at various stages, including #summer interns, #honours, #master’s, and #rotation-year PhD students. This was a deeply rewarding and collaborative experience.
July 25, 2025 at 3:18 PM
🌱 ⭐ I also had the opportunity to act as a day-to-day #supervisor for seven students at various stages, including #summer interns, #honours, #master’s, and #rotation-year PhD students. This was a deeply rewarding and collaborative experience.
🎓 📚 Last month, I was awarded my PhD degree by the University of Dundee. This marked the end of my 10-year journey as a student and closed an important chapter of my life in Dundee — a journey that began in 2017 as an #Erasmus exchange undergraduate student.
July 25, 2025 at 3:15 PM
🎓 📚 Last month, I was awarded my PhD degree by the University of Dundee. This marked the end of my 10-year journey as a student and closed an important chapter of my life in Dundee — a journey that began in 2017 as an #Erasmus exchange undergraduate student.
The @narjournal.bsky.social Annual Web Server Issue is now finalised. Congratulations to all other authors for their excellent resources.
I am thrilled to share that one of our #LIGYSIS-web paper figures was selected as the cover image for this issue. Check it out here: lnkd.in/dXAb6jwv!
I am thrilled to share that one of our #LIGYSIS-web paper figures was selected as the cover image for this issue. Check it out here: lnkd.in/dXAb6jwv!
July 11, 2025 at 2:20 PM
The @narjournal.bsky.social Annual Web Server Issue is now finalised. Congratulations to all other authors for their excellent resources.
I am thrilled to share that one of our #LIGYSIS-web paper figures was selected as the cover image for this issue. Check it out here: lnkd.in/dXAb6jwv!
I am thrilled to share that one of our #LIGYSIS-web paper figures was selected as the cover image for this issue. Check it out here: lnkd.in/dXAb6jwv!
💻 Using the fragment screening data provided by our #FRAGSYS pipeline, combined with high quality #Google #Deepmind #AlphaFold #Multimer (ColabFold) models of the SACK1G dimer, we identified and prioritised 13 residues in a binding site of interest as likely functionally relevant.
July 1, 2025 at 1:55 PM
💻 Using the fragment screening data provided by our #FRAGSYS pipeline, combined with high quality #Google #Deepmind #AlphaFold #Multimer (ColabFold) models of the SACK1G dimer, we identified and prioritised 13 residues in a binding site of interest as likely functionally relevant.
My #PhD #Thesis: "Computational methods for the characterisation and evaluation of protein-ligand binding sites" is now #publicly #accessible!
I also shared the #GitHub #repository I used during the writing period.
📖 Thesis: tinyurl.com/utges-thesis
🔗 Repo: tinyurl.com/utges-thesis...
I also shared the #GitHub #repository I used during the writing period.
📖 Thesis: tinyurl.com/utges-thesis
🔗 Repo: tinyurl.com/utges-thesis...
June 6, 2025 at 9:19 AM
My #PhD #Thesis: "Computational methods for the characterisation and evaluation of protein-ligand binding sites" is now #publicly #accessible!
I also shared the #GitHub #repository I used during the writing period.
📖 Thesis: tinyurl.com/utges-thesis
🔗 Repo: tinyurl.com/utges-thesis...
I also shared the #GitHub #repository I used during the writing period.
📖 Thesis: tinyurl.com/utges-thesis
🔗 Repo: tinyurl.com/utges-thesis...
I'll be attending the @iscb.bsky.social #ISMBECCB2025 conference in Liverpool from July 20-24. Who else is coming? Register here and don't miss it. It's going to be great! invt.io/1bxbm6fohph
I'll present my PhD work at the @bartongrp.bsky.social on protein-ligand interactions at the 3DSIG panel!
I'll present my PhD work at the @bartongrp.bsky.social on protein-ligand interactions at the 3DSIG panel!
June 4, 2025 at 9:04 AM
I'll be attending the @iscb.bsky.social #ISMBECCB2025 conference in Liverpool from July 20-24. Who else is coming? Register here and don't miss it. It's going to be great! invt.io/1bxbm6fohph
I'll present my PhD work at the @bartongrp.bsky.social on protein-ligand interactions at the 3DSIG panel!
I'll present my PhD work at the @bartongrp.bsky.social on protein-ligand interactions at the 3DSIG panel!
I am #exhilarated to share that our new paper "LIGYSIS-web: a resource for the analysis of protein-ligand binding sites" is now published in @narjournal.bsky.social! After almost two years of development and more than 600 commits, LIGYSIS-web is out!
📜 : tinyurl.com/utges-LIGYSI...
📜 : tinyurl.com/utges-LIGYSI...
May 19, 2025 at 10:37 AM
I am #exhilarated to share that our new paper "LIGYSIS-web: a resource for the analysis of protein-ligand binding sites" is now published in @narjournal.bsky.social! After almost two years of development and more than 600 commits, LIGYSIS-web is out!
📜 : tinyurl.com/utges-LIGYSI...
📜 : tinyurl.com/utges-LIGYSI...
Two weeks ago, I reached a significant #milestone my career, marking my most substantial #achievement yet. Following four and a half years of dedicated work at the University of #Dundee and a successful #PhD viva defence, I attained the title of Doctor of Philosophy in #Structural #Bioinformatics
May 16, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Two weeks ago, I reached a significant #milestone my career, marking my most substantial #achievement yet. Following four and a half years of dedicated work at the University of #Dundee and a successful #PhD viva defence, I attained the title of Doctor of Philosophy in #Structural #Bioinformatics
I love the @chimerax.ucsf.edu #tile view. Such an elegant and dynamic way to visualise multiple structures at the same time. Here are 32 #biological #assemblies of bovine rhodopsin #P02699 (www.uniprot.org/uniprotkb/P0...) beautifully structurally aligned and downloaded from @pdbeurope.bsky.social.
April 11, 2025 at 12:53 PM
I love the @chimerax.ucsf.edu #tile view. Such an elegant and dynamic way to visualise multiple structures at the same time. Here are 32 #biological #assemblies of bovine rhodopsin #P02699 (www.uniprot.org/uniprotkb/P0...) beautifully structurally aligned and downloaded from @pdbeurope.bsky.social.
It was so great to meet the #researchers behind some of the most #novel, #relevant and #impactful work in the protein-ligand interactions field. This picture was taken a few weeks ago at the @iscb.bsky.social #3DSIG + #ELIXIR #3DBioinfo meeting at @bsc-cns.bsky.social in #Barcelona! PLIs #Avengers!
April 9, 2025 at 11:49 AM
It was so great to meet the #researchers behind some of the most #novel, #relevant and #impactful work in the protein-ligand interactions field. This picture was taken a few weeks ago at the @iscb.bsky.social #3DSIG + #ELIXIR #3DBioinfo meeting at @bsc-cns.bsky.social in #Barcelona! PLIs #Avengers!
🧬 FAMILY PICTURE 📸
It was so nice that my #PhD #supervisor @gjbarton.bsky.social came to support me to the @iscb.bsky.social #3DSIG + #ELIXIR #3DBioinfo meeting last week in Barcelona. Mike Sternberg was there too and I managed to get the family picture I wanted. Mike was Geoff’s PhD supervisor! 🎊
It was so nice that my #PhD #supervisor @gjbarton.bsky.social came to support me to the @iscb.bsky.social #3DSIG + #ELIXIR #3DBioinfo meeting last week in Barcelona. Mike Sternberg was there too and I managed to get the family picture I wanted. Mike was Geoff’s PhD supervisor! 🎊
March 26, 2025 at 5:59 PM
🧬 FAMILY PICTURE 📸
It was so nice that my #PhD #supervisor @gjbarton.bsky.social came to support me to the @iscb.bsky.social #3DSIG + #ELIXIR #3DBioinfo meeting last week in Barcelona. Mike Sternberg was there too and I managed to get the family picture I wanted. Mike was Geoff’s PhD supervisor! 🎊
It was so nice that my #PhD #supervisor @gjbarton.bsky.social came to support me to the @iscb.bsky.social #3DSIG + #ELIXIR #3DBioinfo meeting last week in Barcelona. Mike Sternberg was there too and I managed to get the family picture I wanted. Mike was Geoff’s PhD supervisor! 🎊
It was a pleasure and honour to give a talk at the #ELIXIR #3DBioinfo + @iscb.bsky.social #3DSIG
meeting last week in @upc.edu and @bsc-cns.bsky.social
in beautiful #Barcelona.
I presented my PhD work in the @bartongrp.bsky.social in the #SLS of #Dundee on protein-ligand interactions.
meeting last week in @upc.edu and @bsc-cns.bsky.social
in beautiful #Barcelona.
I presented my PhD work in the @bartongrp.bsky.social in the #SLS of #Dundee on protein-ligand interactions.
March 24, 2025 at 5:58 PM
It was a pleasure and honour to give a talk at the #ELIXIR #3DBioinfo + @iscb.bsky.social #3DSIG
meeting last week in @upc.edu and @bsc-cns.bsky.social
in beautiful #Barcelona.
I presented my PhD work in the @bartongrp.bsky.social in the #SLS of #Dundee on protein-ligand interactions.
meeting last week in @upc.edu and @bsc-cns.bsky.social
in beautiful #Barcelona.
I presented my PhD work in the @bartongrp.bsky.social in the #SLS of #Dundee on protein-ligand interactions.
PhD Thesis submission ✅
Today I submitted my PhD Thesis “Computational methods for the characterisation and evaluation of protein-ligand binding sites” achieving a significant milestone in my career and the culmination of the last 4.5 years of my life.
Thanks to everyone that helped me on the way!
Today I submitted my PhD Thesis “Computational methods for the characterisation and evaluation of protein-ligand binding sites” achieving a significant milestone in my career and the culmination of the last 4.5 years of my life.
Thanks to everyone that helped me on the way!
February 24, 2025 at 7:21 PM
PhD Thesis submission ✅
Today I submitted my PhD Thesis “Computational methods for the characterisation and evaluation of protein-ligand binding sites” achieving a significant milestone in my career and the culmination of the last 4.5 years of my life.
Thanks to everyone that helped me on the way!
Today I submitted my PhD Thesis “Computational methods for the characterisation and evaluation of protein-ligand binding sites” achieving a significant milestone in my career and the culmination of the last 4.5 years of my life.
Thanks to everyone that helped me on the way!