Written and Material Culture in the Mediterranean: Papyrology and Diplomatics

This group works mainly on Papyrology and Diplomatics. We pay special attention to the edition, analysis, and study of Ancient and Medieval texts.…

Ancient Near East

The ancient civilizations of Egypt and Syro-Mesopotamia are the foundations of our modern world. To discover and understand these unique cultures…

Microenvironment and metastasis

Our group investigates how the tumour microenvironment influences cancer progression, metastatic spread, and resistance to therapy. We focus on the…

Molecular basis of adaptation

Our lab is focused on adaptive and evolutionary aspects of integrons, beautiful bacterial machineries that act as low-cost memories and serve…

Microtubule Dynamics

Microtubules provide essential mechanical support and drive key processes like cell division and intracellular transport. Our research explores how…

Plant bio-factories as a sustainable source of high-value compounds

Engineering plant bio-factories as a sustainable source of high-value compounds Plants have played a vital role in human history providing us with…

Effect of viral and host factors on innate immunity, respiratory virus replication and pathogenesis

Influenza viruses and coronaviruses are respiratory pathogens with drastic health and economic consequences for many animal species, including humans…

Light signalling and plant adaptation to the environment

As sessile photoautotrophic organisms, plants evolved sophisticated strategies to perceive light environmental signals and to transduce them into…

Functional and comparative multiomics

For over 500 million years, evolution has shaped animal species, resulting in a vast array of unique traits and molecular configurations. Studying…

Biocomputation Lab