Responsible of the Group, Natacha Aguilar de Soto (CO Canary Islands). Other members are Camilo Saavedra (CO Vigo) and in the near future Joan Jimenez (CO Málaga). The aim of the group is research on protected marine megafauna: mammals and in the future marine turtles and seabirds, as new expert members join the group.

The Cognition, neural networks and neurotechnology laboratory (www.puiglab.org) investigates how neural networks encode cognition and whether they can be useful biomarkers of cognitive impairment in psychiatric and neurological disorders. We also collaborate to develop state-of-the-art neural devices based on graphene for the simultaneous recording and stimulation of brain tissue. Finally, we are also helping develop new light-activated drugs with potential to advance new technologies in photomedicine.

Modifications of the chromatin fibre, such as the methylation of DNA or the acetylation of histones, are commonly referred to as epigenetic marks. These marks are understood as a way of storing information – of ‘bookmarking’ the genome so the cell remembers which genes to read. However, these processes are intimately tied to metabolism, as they both consume and produce metabolites which tie in to the wider metabolic network of the cell.

DIGISEN is a research group born with the purpose of implementing emerging digital technologies in the field of food research. These technologies will be primarily used as a support tool for sensory and consumer analysis techniques in the development of more sustainable and healthier meat and derivative products, but with the idea of also using them in other areas (such as characterization or safety) and products (not only meat and derivatives). Within these digital technologies are Industry 4.0 technologies such as mixed reality, biometric devices, or complex data analysis.

Our research line is mainly focused on the study and characterisation of macroscopic and histopathological lesions, pathogenic mechanisms, inflammatory and immune response in animal infectious diseases, with special attention to emerging and re-emerging diseases that may affect production and free-living animals such as African swine fever or bluetongue, and zoonoses with public health implications such as Rift Valley fever or SARS-CoV-2.

The GCC group is dedicated to the research of heterogeneous catalysts for their application in chemical reactions using renewable materials such as biomass wastes or carbon dioxide to obtain fuels or materials. To this end, the group studies the synthesis of catalysts and their behaviour in liquid or gas phase reactions. GCC also studies the synthesis of magnetic materials and its use in magnetothermal catalysis. This is expected to improve the energy efficiency of the processes by reducing energy consumption and heating time.