Transcriptional regulation and its connection to other cellular processes

Our research interest is transcription regulation in eukaryotes, using as model organism the budding yeast Saccharomyes cerevisiae. Currently, we…

Gene expression and regulation in Streptomyces

The bacteria included in the genus Streptomyces have a great industrial importance due to its wide capacity to produce and secrete various hydrolytic…

Translational regulation of gene expression and development of yeast strains for biotechnological applications.

We carry out basic research using the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae as model organism. Using molecular genetics, we currently explore the structure…

Cell growth, division and differentiation

The main interest of our group is to understand how cells coordinate cell growth and division with cell differentiation. To study this biological…

Molecular Neurobiology

Bioenergetics and Oxidative stress

Our laboratory is interested in understanding the molecular mechanisms that regulate the energetic and redox homeostasis in the cells of the central…

Nucleic Acids Chemistry Group

The main activity of the group is focused to the synthesis and use of synthetic oligonucleotides. Specifically, the activity is concentrated in three…

Physical Chemistry of Surfactant Systems

The general subject of the research is the physical chemistry of systems based on surfactants. This subject lies within the framework of colloids and…

Theroretical and Computational Chemistry Group

The Computational and Theoretical Chemistry Group explores the behavior and properties of molecules to understand and predict their reactivity,…

Unit of Synthesis and Biomedical Applications of Peptides

This research group has been working with peptides for over 25 years. The group’s main objective is the chemical synthesis of peptides with…