Research items: a) Chemistry and biochemistry of the constituents of the marine products and changes occurred during their storage and processing. b) Biomarkers of quality, safety and origin control. c) Diets design for aquaculture. d) Effect of the marine constituents on health: Analysis by employment of lipidomic and proteomic tools. e) Employment of new and advanced technological processes: Effect on quality, safety and sensory acceptance of marine food. f) Sustainable use of natural resources: By-products and new commercial species

The food biochemistry research group was born in 2000, the team is formed by two researchers, Ricardo Perez Martín (Professor) and Carmen Glez Sotelo (Senior researcher), one permanent Research Assistant with a PhD degree, Maria Blanco, another Research Assistant with a Higher Degree, Graciela Ramilo (Biology), Begoña Correa García Research Assistant specialized, she has a degree in Biology, and two permanent Research assistants: Marta Pérez Testa and Helena Pazó Malvido.

The MicroTec group focuses its research objectives on improving the quality and safety of fishery and aquaculture products within the framework of blue transformation, which is necessary to transform aquatic systems, guaranteeing their sustainability and avoiding food insecurity due to the effects of climate and resource depletion.

Mathematical modelling, simulation, optimization and control of bioprocesses The production, extraction, processing and preservation of raw biological materials (bioproducts) of marine origin constitutes the core of several food and biotechnological sectors with major socio-economical importance in Spain and, more in particular, in Galicia.

Cell growth does not occur continuously or at all points of the cell surface. Growth is usually stricitly controlled, both in time and space, and is coupled to cell division. Yeasts are a good model system morphogenesis studies because ot their simplicity and the possibility using genetic approaches to understand the problem. The interest of our group focuses on the study of the regulation of morphogenesis using different yeast and as models. In particular, we intend to study the mechanisms that control temporally and spatially the cell separation process.

Molecular and genetic analysis of the mechanisms granting the proper traffic of polytopic proteins between intracellular membranes.

Our general objective is to study the role of exocytosis and endocytosis in the regulation of morphogenesis in Schizosaccharomyces pombe. In particular, we are interested in knowing the implication of different vesicle coats and adaptors in this regulation. In addition, mutants lacking some adaptors are sensitive to ionic stress, but not to osmotic or oxidative stress. We are interested in studying the mechanisms involved in this sensitivity. Our initial studies suggest that the exome acts as (or collaborates with) a hub for the coordination of several stress response pathways.

Functions of the glucan synthases in cell wall morphogenesis, polarity, cytokinesis and cell integrity. Study of the mechanism of action and resistance to antifungals that specifically inhibit the synthesis of the cell wall glucan.

The research group works under the supervision of Dr. Francisco Antequera Márquez (Research Professor of the Spanish Research Council (CSIC). The group is also integrated by Dr. Rodrigo Santamaría Vicente (Tenured Lecturer of Departamento de Informática y Automática, Universidad de Salamanca), Dr. Mar Sánchez García (staff specialized technician, CSIC), two postdoctoral researchers (Alicia García Martínez and Laura Durán Prieto) and a postgraduate PhD student (Loreto García Mejido).

Our group is focused on the molecular mechanisms (checkpoints) monitoring meiotic chromosome dynamics to avoid chromosome missegregation and the formation of aneuploid gametes. In particular, we are especially interested in discovering the functional relevance of certain histone post-translational modifications and chromatin remodeling events during meiosis.