Biodiversity, biogeography and molecular systematics of fungi

The general objective of the group is the analysis of the diversity of fungi based on studies of their morphological, ecological and molecular…

Hidden Biodiversity: Evolution, Ecology and Conservation.

We work on evolution, diversity and ecology of enigma organisms, neglected by traditional researchers, but which are key to understand the origins…

Developmental and cognitive disorders

Cell-to-tissue architecture in the nervous system

Neural circuits in vision for action

Cell Plasticity in Development and Disease

STUDY OF THE MECHANISMS THAT CONTROL CELL PLASTICITY AND MOVEMENTS DURING EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT AND IN ADULT PATHOLOGIES. The epithelial to…

Mechanisms of growth control and cancer

Drosophila, Ultra-high-throughput screening, Cancer Genes and Mechanisms, Anti-cancer Responses, Genetic Robustness, Buffering, and Healthy Ageing,

Neurobiology of mental, neurodegenerative and neuro-oncological diseases

Generation and Regeneration of Bilateral Neural Circuits

Most metazoans are bilaterally symmetric and many features of mature neural function including the interpretation of sensory information and the…

Development, Plasticity and Reprogramming of Sensory Circuits

Our research team runs several related projects studying the cellular and molecular mechanisms involved in the development of axonal connections in…