Computational and Structural Biology

Our group lies at the intersection of computational and structural biology, genomics and plant breeding and stems from the Genetics and Plant…

Plant Micronutrient Stress Physiology

The Plant Micronutrient Stress Physiology Group has a strong background in chemistry and biochemistry and extensive experience in plant physiology,…

Legume Nitrogen Fixation

(1) Reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (RONS) and antioxidants in legumes. (2) Abiotic stress and oxidative/nitrosative stress in nodules. (3)…

Biomembranes and Plant Oils

The Group studies the biosynthesis of lipids and fatty acids in plants and seeds, and their role in acclimation responses (temperature) or in certain…

Nutrition, Development and Postharvest of Fruit Crops

The NPCF group, composed of researchers from the Departments of Pomology and Plant Biology of the EEAD, focuses on understanding the genetic control…

Fruit tree breeding and fruit quality

Plant Breeding and Bank germplasm conservation of fruit tree species from the Rosaceae family (Prunus and Malus): i) Breeding and selection of…

Erosion and Soil and Water Evaluation

Research topics of the group are: i) water erosion and soil and nutrient redistribution (C and N); ii) erosion factors (soil types, land use,…

Biomolecular NMR Methodology

Structural Plasticity of Metamorphic Proteins

PLASTIMORF leverages cutting-edge structural, orthogonal and translational techniques to unravel mechanisms behind protein structural changes that…

Structural Biology of Ribonucleoprotein Assemblies (RNPSTRUC)

Structural biology group studying proteins involved in RNA cell cycle. We study the structure of RNA binding proteins (RBPs) and their interactions…