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François Figueras

François Figueras

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Chemistry

D-Index
75
Citations
16547
World Ranking
4549
National Ranking
139

Overview

François Figueras is affiliated with the École Normale Supérieure in France. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine, with a focus on Infectious Diseases, and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Subfields include Molecular Biology, Virology, Epidemiology, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

The main topics covered in Figueras's work include HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment, HIV research and treatment, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research, vaccines and immunoinformatics approaches, viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology, computational drug discovery methods, and enzyme structure and function.

Recent papers by Figueras encompass a range of current biomedical research areas:

  • "Structures, functions and adaptations of the human LINE-1 ORF2 protein" (2023, Nature)
  • "Evolving understanding of HIV-1 reverse transcriptase structure, function, inhibition, and resistance" (2020, Current Opinion in Structural Biology)
  • "Design of a SARS-CoV-2 papain-like protease inhibitor with antiviral efficacy in a mouse model" (2024, Science)
  • "2,4,5-Trisubstituted Pyrimidines as Potent HIV-1 NNRTIs: Rational Design, Synthesis, Activity Evaluation, and Crystallographic Studies" (2021, Journal of Medicinal Chemistry)
  • "Evolution of the SARS-CoV-2 proteome in three dimensions (3D) during the first 6 months of the COVID-19 pandemic" (2021, Proteins Structure Function and Bioinformatics)

Frequent co-authors in Figueras's research include Eddy Arnold, Joseph D. Bauman, Ashima Chopra, Joseph H. Lubin, and Christine Zardecki. These collaborations have contributed to extensive work across topics related to viral diseases and molecular drug targets.

The scientist's work has been published in diverse venues, with repeated contributions to:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Science Advances
  • Biophysical Journal

Best Publications

  • Bimetallic palladium catalysts: influence of the co-metal on the catalyst performance

    Bernard Coq;François Figueras

  • Conversion of chlorobenzene over palladium and rhodium catalysts of widely varying dispersion

    Bernard Coq;Gerardo Ferrat;François Figueras

  • Textural Properties and Catalytic Activity of Hydrotalcites

    D. Tichit;M.H. Lhouty;A. Guida;B.H. Chiche

  • Investigation of the Acidic Properties of ZrO2 Modified by SO2−4 Anions

    L.M. Kustov;V.B. Kazansky;F. Figueras;D. Tichit

  • Structure–activity relationships in catalysis by metals: some aspects of particle size, bimetallic and supports effects

    Bernard Coq;François Figueras

  • Conversion under hydrogen of dichlorodifluoromethane over supported palladium catalysts

    B. Coq;J.M. Cognion;F. Figueras;D. Tournigant

  • Hydrotalcites as base catalysts. Kinetics of Claisen-Schmidt condensation, intramolecular condensation of acetonylacetone and synthesis of chalcone

    Alain Guida;Mohammed Hassane Lhouty;Didier Tichit;François Figueras

  • Aldol and Knoevenagel condensations catalysed by modified Mg–Al hydrotalcite: a solid base as catalyst useful in synthetic organic chemistry

    M. Lakshmi Kantam;B. M. Choudary;Ch. Venkat Reddy;K. Koteswara Rao

  • Synthesis and Characterization of Sol−Gel Hydrotalcites. Structure and Texture†

    T. Lopez;P. Bosch;E. Ramos;R. Gomez

  • Correlations between X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy data and catalytic properties in selective oxidation on SbSnO catalysts

    Yves Boudeville;François Figueras;Michel Forissier;Jean-Louis Portefaix

  • Knoevenagel and aldol condensations catalysed by a new diamino-functionalised mesoporous material

    B.M. Choudary;M.Lakshmi Kantam;P. Sreekanth;T. Bandopadhyay

  • The first example of Michael addition catalysed by modified Mg–Al hydrotalcite

    Boyapati Manoranjan Choudary;Mannepalli Lakshmi Kantam;Chinta Reddy Venkat Reddy;Kottapalli Koteswara Rao

  • Aldol condensation of acetone over layered double hydroxides of the meixnerite type

    D Tichit;M Naciri Bennani;F Figueras;R Tessier

  • Mössbauer spectra investigation of the role of tin in platinum-tin reforming catalysts

    R. Bacaud;P. Bussière;F. Figueras

  • Benzylation of aromatics on ion-exchanged clays

    Tivadar Cseri;Sándor Békássy;François Figueras;Sándor Rizner

  • Particle size effect on the kinetics of p-chloronitrobenzene hydrogenation over platinum/alumina catalysts

    Bernard Coq;Amina Tijani;François Figuéras

  • Influence of alloying platinum for the hydrogenation of p-chloronitrobenzene over PtM/Al2O3 catalysts with MSn, Pb, Ge, Al, Zn

    Bernard Coq;Amina Tijani;François Figuéras

  • Carbon-chlorine hydrogenolysis over PdRh and PdSn bimetallic catalysts

    Pedro Bodnariuk;Bernard Coq;Gerardo Ferrat;François Figueras

  • Benzylation of toluene by benzyl chloride over protonic zeolites

    Bernard Coq;Valérie Gourves;François Figuéras

  • Influence of support and metallic precursor on the hydrogenation of p-chloronitrobenzene over supported platinum catalysts

    Bernard Coq;Amina Tijani;Roger Dutartre;François Figuéras

Frequent Co-Authors

Didier Tichit
Didier Tichit Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
José I. García
José I. García University of Zaragoza
François Fajula
François Fajula École Normale Supérieure
José M. Fraile
José M. Fraile University of Zaragoza
José A. Mayoral
José A. Mayoral University of Zaragoza
Boyapati M. Choudary
Boyapati M. Choudary Indian Institute of Chemical Technology
Ryong Ryoo
Ryong Ryoo Korea Institute of Energy Technology
Christian Walter
Christian Walter Institut Agro, France
Jacques Weber
Jacques Weber University of Geneva
Gianmario Martra
Gianmario Martra University of Turin

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