Oxygen Homeostasis in the Cardiovascular System Lab

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) represent the main cause of death and their high prevalence implies an elevated healthcare cost, in addition to…

New mechanisms and new models of DNA replication and repair

We are devoted to the functional and biochemical characterization of DNA replication and repair enzymes. For that, we work with diverse biological…

Cardiovascular Physiopathology

The newly created group CARDIOVASCULAR PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, comes from the association and previous collaboration of the groups PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF…

Pancreatic islet development and beta cell mass

Beta cell mass is an important component of type 2 diabetes progression, lower beta cell mass is associated with reduced insulinaemia, glucose…

Immunity, Immunopathology and Emergent Therapies

The current more sedentary lifestyles, obesity, as well as the uncontrolled activity of the immune system and inflammation play a fundamental role in…

Microbial systems and Protein engineering

The growth and diversification of the research lines of the "Biotechnology for lignocellulosic biomass" group has led to the creation of this new…

Advanced Therapies

The Advanced Therapies group applies the latest gene editing, induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) and organoid technologies to design and…

Biological Systems Chemistry

Our research explores the interface between chemical biology, medicinal chemistry and supramolecular chemistry. We use modern analytical techniques…

The role of mitochondria associated ER membranes (MAM) in cellular homeostasis

Our laboratory is currently focused on understanding the role of mitochondria-associated ER membranes (MAM) in the overall lipid homeostasis of…

Experimental Pharmacology and New Targets in Cardiopulmonary Disorders

Our research group seeks to delve into the cellular and molecular bases of pulmonary vascular dysfunction, the gateway to the body for a multitude of…