Mechanisms of adaptation to abiotic stress in plants

Our work is focused on the study of the role of the fibrillins (FBNs) in the protection of photosystems against abiotic stresses. FBNs are a family…

Regulatory RNAs in Cyanobacteria

The regulatory mechanisms orchestrated by non-coding RNAs have emerged in recent years as ubiquitous in all living beings. In particular, bacterial…

Stress response and synthetic biology of photosynthetic microorganisms

The main objective of our group is the improvement of the productivity of photosynthetic microorganisms with applications in biotechnology and…

Environmental and Epigenetic Regulation of Plant Development

Structural and functional regulation of Arabidopsis thaliana telomeres

Our group studies the regulation of the structure and function of Arabidopsis thaliana telomeres and is integrated since it started by Dr. Miguel…

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…

Epigenetics and Gene Expression

Research lines: -Chromatin Remodeling and Gene expression -Cancer epigenetics -Epigenetic changes during cell differentiation and development