Ecology and Evolution

We examine the role of genetic and non-genetic inheritance, the role of the environment as a phenotypic inducer through epigenetic regulation, and…

Conservation Biology and Global Change

We conduct multidisciplinary research aimed at providing the scientific knowledge necessary for the conservation of biological diversity in all its…

Replication and endogenous DNA damage

Metabolic Regulation and Signaling in Cancer

Computational Epigenomics and Cell Identity

How can one genome encode for so many different cell types and functions? All cells of a multicellular organism (like us humans) share the same…

Metabolism, Immunology and Cardiovascular Risk

Pancreatic islets and stem cells

Research group included in Stem Cell Department (CABIMER). The activities of the group fit with the strategic plans and field of interest of the…

Cell Differentiation Laboratory

1. Role of SUMO and SUMO proteases in differentiation, cell viability and cancer 2. BET proteins in cancer, COVID-19 and other diseases

Pancreatic Islet development and Regeneration Unit/Laboratory of Aging Biology (PIDRU LAB)

The long-term research goal of the PIDRU team is to translate our understanding of fundamental molecular mechanisms of pancreatic islet physiology to…

Genomic Instability/mRNP Biogenesis

The key role of genome instability in tumorigenesis and a number of rare cancer-prone genetic diseases, as well as its potential risks in stem cell…