Alexander Monzon is an associate professor (RTDA researcher) in the Department of Information Engineering at the University of Padova, Italy.
He currently conducts research on non-globular proteins, specifically disordered and repetitive proteins. Alexander has made significant contributions to the field of Bioinformatics and has co-authored several important databases, including DisProt, RepeatsDB, MobiDB, PED, and FuzDB. These databases represent the current state-of-the-art knowledge in the structural biology of non-globular proteins. He actively participates in various networks, scientific societies, and international consortia, such as the ISCB student council, A2B2C, COST-action “NGP-net,” MSCA RISE “IDPfun” and “REFRACT”, and the H2020 Twinning project “PhasAGE” Additionally, he was the main proposer of the COST action “ML4NGP.”
Academic role
Assistant professor – tenure track (since 12/2024)
Academic carrer
2018 – PhD in Basic and Applied Sciences
National University of Quilmes – Argentina
2012 – MSc in Bioinformatic
National University of Entre Ríos – Argentina