The GCC group is dedicated to the research of heterogeneous catalysts for their application in chemical reactions using renewable materials such as biomass wastes or carbon dioxide to obtain fuels or materials. To this end, the group studies the synthesis of catalysts and their behaviour in liquid or gas phase reactions. GCC also studies the synthesis of magnetic materials and its use in magnetothermal catalysis. This is expected to improve the energy efficiency of the processes by reducing energy consumption and heating time.

Our laboratory pursues two lines of research with the following objectives: (i) to engineer active nitrogenase in plants (cereals) and yeast, and (ii) to understand the biosynthesis of the nitrogenase iron-molybdenum cofactor.

The Neuroimaging Group investigates the human brain and its functioning. Our objective is to characterize the healthy brain and to study the changes occuring in different neurological conditions. We lead open science initiatives, sharing software, data repositories and contributing to standards and good practice guidelines in neuroimaging.

At the Applied Microbial Genomics Unit, we work on the applications of whole-genome sequencing as a research, surveillance, and diagnostics tool for bacterial infections. We employ advanced population-genomics approaches to characterise the genetic basis of bacterial phenotypes and adaptation, with a particular focus on antibiotic resistance, and use genomic surveillance approaches to study the epidemiology of bacterial pathogens.

Marine Biomolecules: Synthesis, Function and Exchange in Marine Systems The goal of the Marine Biomolecules group (BioMol) is to establish the role of different organic molecules (e.g., vitamins, pigments, etc.) in sustaining microbial communities and their impact on the natural biorhythmic fluctuations of the major biogeochemical cycles in marine systems.

We investigate molecular events of the interaction of bacterial pathogens (Pseudomonas, Ralstonia, Salmonella) with the plant (Arabidopsis, tomato, bean), from both sides: how the plant deploys defenses against invasion, and how the pathogen evades these defenses. We apply interdisciplinary experimental approaches in national and international collaboration.

Microorganisms emit compounds that enhance photosynthesis and nutrient uptake, and confer resistance to abiotic stresses and pathogens, thereby boosting plant growth and yield. Many of these compounds are volatiles.