Fungal Biofactories

The members of the group are experts in food microbiology, microbial biotechnology of filamentous fungi and yeasts, and in the characterization of…

Cancer molecular targets

Our group is focused on the molecular mechanisms driving cancer progression, with particular emphasis in pancreatic cancer. This tumor, in particular…

Cardiac rhythm and contraction

Our group focuses on patho-physiological aspects of cardiac excitation-contraction coupling and arrhythmogenesis. Our goal is to improve the…

Tissue remodelling, fibrosis and cancer

Our research team focuses on the study of the tissue remodelling that occurs during the development, progression and resolution of chronic diseases,…

Perception, consumer behaviour and adapted nutrition

Cognition, neural networks and neurotechnology

The Cognition, neural networks and neurotechnology laboratory (www.puiglab.org) investigates how neural networks encode cognition and whether they…

Fermentative biotechnology: Industrial yeasts

Currently, the bakery sector faces important challenges within a scenario of continued loss of turnover and modification of distribution channels.…

System Biology of Yeast of Biotechnological Interest

Industrial yeasts responsible for biotechnological processes are highly specialized organisms that have evolved under restrictive conditions in…

Fungal Biotechnology

Plant cell wall degrading enzymes (PCWDEs) produced by filamentous fungi have many industrial applications. Using Aspergillus nidulans as a genetic…

Non-conventional yeasts

The research group of non-conventional yeasts started in 2010 with the participation of Dr. Paloma Manzanares and Dr. Carmela Belloch. Currently, the…