This year's activity was titled: Studying proteins in 3D can help reduce atmospheric CO2

We have presented ourselves as a research lab of the Applied Biomolecular Sciences Unit (UCIBIO).
In a comprehensible way, we described to the visitors the various biochemical and biophysical methods to study proteins, isolated or in complex with other molecules, including drugs, metals, and carbohydrates. 
We mentioned state-of-the-art methodologies, such as X-ray crystallography, SAXS and CryoEM, to study macromolecular complexes that function as nanomachines. The “visualization” we achieve, with atomic detail, is crucial to understanding how different molecules behave and recognize other molecules in the cellular environment.
Talking to the public, we showed protein crystals and explained how we arrive at the 3D structures of the crystallized molecules in atomic detail.

In the frame of the Global Challenges main theme of the European Researchers' Night 2024, we also described one of our main projects whose aim is to study and optimize an enzyme that will be used as a biocatalyst to capture CO2 from the Earth's atmosphere.

And we had a lot of fun!