Dr Javier Sánchez Utgés
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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
🔮 I cannot wait to see what everyone will have accomplished by this time next year. Hope to see many of you again in either #Washington or #Basel!
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!
August 6, 2025 at 12:33 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!
August 6, 2025 at 12:31 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!
August 6, 2025 at 12:30 PM
🙏 Sincere thanks to conference organisers, COSI chairs, reviewers and all the outstanding speakers in my session — including @nbordin.bsky.social, Hanne Zillmer and Miguel Fernandez — for inspiring talks on #structural #domains, the #pocketome and #biophysical limits of the #protein #universe!
August 6, 2025 at 12:28 PM
🎤 A special year — I had the honour of speaking at #3DSIG before 100+ peers, sharing three main #PhD projects, each published. A perfect wrap-up to six incredible years in the @bartongrp.bsky.social at the University of Dundee before starting a new chapter!
August 6, 2025 at 12:26 PM
🧳 Fourth year in a row after #Sitges 2022, #Lyon 2023, and #Montreal last year. As always, it was intense, exciting, and enriching — the top place to stay current, spark ideas, reconnect with peers, and celebrate discovery in computational biology!
August 6, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Merci, crack! Després de conc anys, ja hi hem arribat. Ara comença la propera aventura!
July 25, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Thanks also to my great friends, beautiful family and Prarthna. I would not have managed without you!
July 25, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Special thanks to @gjbarton.bsky.social, @stuartmac44.bsky.social, @foreveremain.bsky.social, Uli, Rastko, @hajkdrost.bsky.social, Alessio, @bioinformagic.bsky.social, @davhox.bsky.social, Marek, Carol, Maria, Gopal, Peter, Rosie, Carey, Euan, Ieva, Stefan, Tanmayee, Maxim and so many others!
July 25, 2025 at 3:31 PM
💙 🚀 I leave #Dundee with a heavy heart, having experienced and learned so much here — but also with excitement and hope for what lies ahead. A heartfelt #thank #you to everyone who has been part of my journey in Dundee!
July 25, 2025 at 3:27 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.
July 25, 2025 at 3:26 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!
July 25, 2025 at 3:21 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.
July 25, 2025 at 3:20 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.
July 25, 2025 at 3:18 PM
I participated in twenty scientific #conferences and symposia — including seven international events in Canada, England, France, Germany, Prague and Spain — where I delivered eight #talks and presented nine #posters.
July 25, 2025 at 3:17 PM
🧬 🌍 During my time in #Dundee, I learned an incredible amount from my excellent supervisors, mentors, examiners, thesis committee, colleagues and friends. My work led to four first-author peer-reviewed #publications, one preprint and another manuscript currently in preparation.
July 25, 2025 at 3:16 PM
I returned in 2019 to pursue a #Master's degree internship in the @bartongrp.bsky.social at the School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, followed by a #PhD studentship from 2020 to 2025 and a short #postdoctoral position.
July 25, 2025 at 3:16 PM
July 11, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Thanks again to #BBSRC, #EASTBIO and #SLS Dundee for funding. @gjbarton.bsky.social, @stuartmac44.bsky.social and everyone else who helped in this project. Also the users that are already using it and providing us with excellent feedback. And, of course, to the NAR team for choosing our figure!
July 11, 2025 at 2:24 PM
LIGYSIS-web relies on 3Dmol.js by @dkoes.compstruct.org to explore the #interactions between #proteins and relevant #ligands and deliver rich output including evolutionary #divergence across homologues, enrichment in human genetic #variation, solvent #accessibility and a #functional score!
July 11, 2025 at 2:22 PM