Host-microbiome Interactions Along the Gut-Brain Axis

My group focuses on understanding the role that bacterial amyloids produced by the gut microbiome play in promoting neurodegeneration to help develop…

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…

Unraveling the relevance of DGKz for CD40 functions in the B lymphocyte immune response: an immune-checkpoint for immunotherapy of related diseases

Investigation of the induction of the protumor function of resident peritoneal macrophages during colorectal cancer peritoneal metastasis - role of ILC2 cells and IL-4R/STAT6 signaling

Dissecting the role of gut microbiome bacterial amyloids in neurodegeneration

Pangenomic workflow for the functional analysis of microbial communities based on domain architectures to uncover the functional core in the maize rhizosphere

Novel estrategies to develop antiviral treatments through studying the effect of host factors on respiratory virus replication and the induction of innate immune responses