Projects
Research program:
Slovenian research projects:
- J1-50033 (ARIS): Multiscale modeling of protein conformational dynamics (2023-2026) – Head: izr. prof. dr. Franci Merzel
- J1-4400 (ARIS): Evaluation of transient protein states (2022-2025) – Head: prof. dr. Simona Golič Grdadolnik
- J1-1705 (ARIS): The influence of intermolecular interactions on the structure of peptides and proteins (2019-2022) - Head: prof. dr. Jože Grdadolnik
- J1-8145 (ARIS): Dynamic aspect of ligand-protein binding (2017-2020) – Head: prof. dr. Simona Golič Grdadolnik
- J1-7441 (ARIS): Hydrogen bonding around apolar solutes: origin of the hydrophobic effect (2016-2018) – Head: izr. prof. dr. Franci Merzel
- J1-0317 (ARIS): Characterization of ligand-receptor interactions (2008-2011) – Head: prof. dr. Simona Golič Grdadolnik
- Research project within NMR Centre of Excellence for Studies in Biotechnology, Pharmacy and Physics of Matter (CO EN-FIST): Drug design (2009-2013) – Head: prof. dr. Simona Golič Grdadolnik
- Research project within NMR Centre of Excellence for Studies in Biotechnology, Pharmacy and Physics of Matter (CO EN-FIST): Vibrational spectroscopy of drugs and auxiliary substances (2009-2013) – Head: prof. dr. Jože Grdadolnik
International research projects:
- EU COST Action MP1204 (2012-2016) Tera-MIR Radiation: Materials, Generation, Detection and Applications, Management Committee member and Representative of Slovenia: izr. prof. dr. Franci Merzel
- EU project ARCADE (FP7/2009/REGPOT1, 245866): Advancement of research capability for the development of new functional compounds (2009-2012) – Partner: prof. dr. Simona Golič Grdadolnik
- International research project within The Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP RGP0009/2008C): Structure and mechanism of cytoplasmic dinein (2009-2012) – Head: doc. dr. Andrej Vilfan; IJS - Investigator: izr. prof. dr. Franci Merzel
Bilateral projects:
- Bilateral Slovenian-USA project with prof. dr. Martin Zanni, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA (BI-US/24-26-076): Femtosecond 2D IR spectroscopy of peptides (2024-2026) – Head: dr. Barbara Zupančič
- Bilateral Slovenian-Croatian project with dr. Vlasta Mohaček Grošev, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Zagreb (BI-HR-20-21-046): Study of the Binding of Biological Molecules to a Substrate Using Surface-Enhanced Raman (SERS) and Infrared (SEIRS) Spectroscopy (2020-2021) – Head: prof. dr. Jože Grdadolnik
- Bilateral Slovenian-Serbian project with dr. Marina Soković, Institute for biological research "S. Stankovic", Belgrade (BI-RS-14-15-015): A combined methodology towards the development of novel, selective inhibitors of candida CYP51 (2015) – Head: prof. dr. Simona Golič Grdadolnik
- Bilateral Slovenian-Romanian project with prof. Dan Mihailescu, University of Bucharest, (BI-RO/12-13-012): Predicting structure and dynamics of proteins using THz spectroscopy and molecular modeling (2012-2013) – Head: izr. prof. dr. Franci Merzel
- Bilateral Slovenian-French project "Proteus" with prof. Mark Johnson, ILL, Grenoble (BI-FR/11-12-PROTEUS-007): Dynamics of DNA by neutron scattering and numerical simulations (2011-2012) – Head: izr. prof. dr. Franci Merzel
- Bilateral Slovenian-Hungarian project with prof. Erika Balog, Semmelweis University, Budapest (BI-HU/11-12-013): Effect of ligand binding on protein flexibility (2011-2012) – Head: izr. prof. dr. Franci Merzel
- Bilateral Slovenian-Croatian project with dr. Vlasta Mohaček Grošev, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Zagreb (BI-HR-27-09-009): Study of Preferential conformations of peptides in aqueous solutions using vibrational spectroscopy (2009-2010) – Head: prof. dr. Jože Grdadolnik