Regulation of DNA Replication and DNA Damage Response

To maintain genome integrity, DNA must be protected from damage occurring during replication or induced by environmental agents. Different cellular…

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…

Structure of Macromolecular Assemblies

Our group aims to unveil the structure of cellular machines to gain mechanistic insight into macromolecular function and assist the development of…

Cell Cycle and Genome Stability

The general aim of our research is to determine the role of several protein phosphatases in the repair of a DNA lession, and their importance in the…

Translational Medicinal and Biological Chemistry

Our aim is the R…