PHYTOPATHOGENIC FUNGI group is a leading research group in the Etiology, Epidemiology and Control of plant diseases caused by fungi as demonstrated by the quality of its extensive scientific production, its ability to obtain resources of a competitive nature, and its scientific relations with other national and international groups related to this topic. The group is a pioneer in the production and formulation of biocontrol agents and Biological Control and also on brown rot of stone fruit.

The group has a long history of work in the Department of Animal Reproduction of INIA. Its projection in the swine sector has been developed through technology transfer related to reproduction and other fields related to this function (health, feeding and genetics). To achieve these goals, INIA has carried out many competitive projects, agreements and contracts with other institutions and companies at national and international level.

Our group works in the area of knowledge of reproductive biology, reproductive veterinary medicine and gametogenesis. The lab is interested in understand the genetic (especially through mRNA splicing and ncRNAs) and epigenetic mechanisms that controls spermatogenesis and early embryo development, and their impact on fertility, sperm selection, sex determination, embryo/foetal development and adult health. Understanding these processes is essential both for their use in animal production and for understanding the causes of infertility in animals and humans.

​The group works on nutritional quality of plant foods, mainly bioactive compounds, and the application of processed to obtain formulations with health benefits. In addition, to obtain hypoallergenic foods, its protein and genomic analysis and the detection of allergens through molecular biology techniques.

strategies to address important challenges of interest for the citrus industry, such as generating citrus types resistant to emerging diseases. Development of new varieties with increased phytochemical content that meet the current needs of the citrus industry.

Research The Comparative Genomics and Metagenomics Lab at CBGP (Madrid, Spain) develops bioinformatic methods to decipher what makes each organism and microbial ecosystem unique. In particular, we use phylogenomic techniques to study processes such as gene sub/neo-functionalization, duplication, horizontal transfer, domain conservation and orthology detection. At the metagenomic scale, we are interested in the functional characterization of microbial communities as a whole, aiming at the identification of functional modules associated with environmental or host conditions.

Our research focus on understanding the eco-evolutionary effects of environmental variability in the life-histories of ectothermic vertebrates, examining the impacts of both natural and anthropogenic changes in environmental conditions. The EECEV group brings together research on evolutionary, behavioural, epidemiological and ecophysiological processes in amphibians and other ectothermic vertebrates, a group strongly affected by global change drivers.