Vegetable crop breeding

The group is mainly focused on agriculture in a broad sense, aiming at a multidisciplinary approach to specific problems in the agri-food industry. A…

Molecular basis of giant cell arteritis

Our research line is focused on elucidating the molecular mechanisms involved in the development of giant cell arteritis. Specifically, the main…

MOLECULAR GENETICS OF MOBILE AND FOREIGN DNA

This research group is focused in the replicative sequences that have colonised and multiply within the human genome, known as mobile genetic…

Bioinformatics and Data Science in Biomedicine and Health

Our research group focuses on the intersection of scientific computing, biomedical data science, and the use of artificial intelligence to address…

Biotechnology of subtropical and temperate crops

Sustainable agro-food materials

The Sustainable Agro-Food Materials Group makes research about circular bioeconomy, transforming agricultural waste and food by-products into…

Fruit ripening and quality

Defense evasion in plant-bacteria interactions

We investigate molecular events of the interaction of bacterial pathogens (Pseudomonas, Ralstonia, Salmonella) with the plant (Arabidopsis, tomato,…

Translation regulation in plants

Protein synthesis, also known as translation, is a fundamental process for life and an integral component of the Central Dogma of Molecular biology.…

Beneficial plant-microbe interaction

Microorganisms emit compounds that enhance photosynthesis and nutrient uptake, and confer resistance to abiotic stresses and pathogens, thereby…