ECOBIOMAR works with biodiversity, particularly with engineer species (zooplankton), emblematic species (cephalopods), and pathogenic species (parasites), but also with cryptic environmental biodiversity in marine socio-ecological systems.

MARSOCIAL is the only group at the IIM focused on social science research. This is a group that in addition to developing its own lines of research, can collaborate with a large part of the IIM and other marine and coastal research centers. The studies carried out by this group are multidisciplinary, covering issues related to sociology, economics, environmental psychology, etc.

As sessile photoautotrophic organisms, plants evolved sophisticated strategies to perceive light environmental signals and to transduce them into molecular signalling networks. Though light is essential for plant growth and development, often plants have to cope with damaging or excessive light conditions, which generate stress and limits growth. We aim to understand the molecular mechanisms that allow plants to integrate beneficial and damaging effects of light and respond to them with striking plasticity.

For over 500 million years, evolution has shaped animal species, resulting in a vast array of unique traits and molecular configurations. Studying these configurations helps us better understand how different species respond to common survival challenges, such as infectious diseases, genetic disorders, aging, and extreme environmental conditions. Our team integrates cutting-edge “omics” technologies with computational methods to explore evolutionary changes in different animal lineages, focusing on genomic, epigenomic, transcriptomic, and proteomic layers.

The Photonics for Energy and Sustainable Environment Research Group at IO-CSIC conducts cutting-edge research to achieve affordable, clean energy and sustainable development. The group is co-directed by Dr. Raquel Caballero and Dr. Martin Lopez with two well-defined research lines: • The Technologies for Energy (TEN) Laboratory, led by Dr. Raquel Caballero Mesa, focuses on proposing and designing advanced materials and devices for sustainable energy with a focus on emerging photovoltaic materials mainly based on chalcogenides. • The Biotic Photonics (BIPHOT) Laboratory, led by Dr.

The activities to be carried out by the research group will cover different aspects related to embryonic development and assisted reproduction. An important area of our work focuses on determining the factors that influence the viability and quality of embryos produced in vitro. This involves investigating the effects of various culture conditions, as well as the development of new techniques and protocols to improve the outcomes of in vitro fertilization and embryo culture. Another fundamental aspect of our research is the study of the mechanisms involved in embryo-maternal communication.

The Biomolecular Interactions and Structural Glycobiology Group of the Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas investigates the Structural Chemistry of Biomolecular Recognition, with the mission to facilitate an atomic resolution understanding of biologically relevant biomolecular interactions, as well as of the non-covalent interactions responsible for the structural and functional properties of biomaterials, from a structural and dynamic point of view.

In the ATMOS group, we work on the theory, simulation, and modeling of materials. We focus on the study of materials both ab initio and with effective models. We also work on quantum optics and nanophotonics. Specifically, we address computational tasks from first principles, thermal transport, high-throughput materials screening, and ionic matter modeling. Additionally, we work on topological matter, surface electronic structure, many-body problems, quantum optics, magnetism, and nanophotonics.