1.0IQAC - Institut de Química Avançada de Catalunya - CSIChttps://www.iqac.csic.es/en/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="NfadNj96AC"><a href="https://www.iqac.csic.es/en/personal/jose-luis-abad-saiz/">Jose Luis Abad Saiz</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.iqac.csic.es/en/personal/jose-luis-abad-saiz/embed/#?secret=NfadNj96AC" width="600" height="338" title="“Jose Luis Abad Saiz” — IQAC - Institut de Química Avançada de Catalunya - CSIC" data-secret="NfadNj96AC" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.iqac.csic.es/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://www.iqac.csic.es/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Jose-Luis-Abad.jpg700933My initial research (1990–95) focused on key enzymes in steroidogenesis, such as squalene oxidase and squalene oxide cyclase. Efficient inhibitors of both enzymes were therefore designed and developed, and the stereochemical factors involved in their enzymatic activity were studied. My postdoctoral stay was carried out at Rutgers University in New Jersey (USA, 1995–98) and focusedContinue reading