Prof. Dr. Vinicius Schmitz Nunes | Biophysics | Editorial Board Member 

Vinicius Schmitz Nunes is a Visiting Professor at the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, with a B.S. in Biology and Physics from Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora , a Ph.D. in Computational Biology from the same institution, and a post-doctoral fellowship in Biophysics conducted jointly at Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro and the Laboratório Nacional de Computação Científica . He has specialized in the study of membrane proteins, particularly G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs), using molecular dynamics simulations. In collaboration with Professor Charles Nicholas Serhan of Harvard Medical School, he has explored the activation mechanisms of inflammation-resolving lipid mediators (Specialized Pro-resolving Mediators, SPMs) and their GPCRs, applying molecular docking, virtual screening, and structure-based drug design methods. His key publications include Insights into the Activation Mechanism of the ALX/FPR2 Receptor ( J. Phys. Chem. Lett.) and studies on stereoisomers of D1 resolvins in J. Phys. Chem. B, as well as work on BLT1 activation by leukotriene B4 and resolvins (Computational Biology & Chemistry). According to his ResearchGate profile, he has authored at least 7 publications with ~47 citations.  Although precise bibliometric indicators such as his h-index in publicly verified databases, his contributions reflect a focused and growing body of work in computational biophysics and GPCR signaling, underscoring his expertise in molecular simulation and rational drug design.