Plants are sessile and need to cope with adverse environmental conditions that affect their development. To this end, plants have evolved adaptive processes that enable them to survive stresses such as drought, freezing or salinity. We aim to elucidate the molecular mechanisms underlying these processes, which ultimately will allow improving crop productivity and sustainability in agriculture and environment. Currently, in addition of the head, the group is composed by one Cientíco Titular (Rafael Catalá Rodriguez),one Titulada Superior de Actividades Técnicas y Profesionales (M.

The research activity is related to the use of wastes and renewable sources as raw materials/additives in the context of a circular and sustainable economy and to optimizing the quality of coke for steel and foundry industries. The current line of research is the result of the orientation that, in recent years, has been given to the traditional one based on coal as raw material.

The group “Advanced System for Heterogeneous Catalysis” carries out research within the framework of the Sustainable Chemistry and Nanotechnology, with intensive use of nanomaterials of interest in three main fields : the physico-chemical study of powdered/film/membrane simple and, most often, composite materials with use in industrial-related energy (production and purification of hydrogen), environmental (automobile and pollutant elimination catalytic processes) and human health (chemical/biological decontamination of gas and water streams) areas.

BBG develops new selective biocatalytic processes using immobilized enzymes in both, continuous and batch reactors. BBG investigates the synthesis of hihg value products (food additives with therapeutic properties, structured lipids and phospholipids - rich in n-3 and n-6 PUFA- of emulsifiers, mono- and diacylglycerides, sugar esters, polyols, amines, alpha-hydroxyacids and biodiesel). BBG develops enzyme assisted extraction methods of bioactive compounds.

Development of different processes environmentably sustainable using enzymes as catalysts.

The Chemical biology and Biocatalysis group is focused on the study and design of new artificila catalysts and nanomaterials for their evaluation in biological processes and application in different research areas (fine chemistry, bioremediation, energy,climate change, etc.) The developed research lines involve Nanocatalysis, Protein Chemistry, Carbohydrate Chemistry and Asymmetric Biocatalysis, Nanobiotechnology. web: https://icp.csic.es/research/research-groups/chemical-biology-and-biocatalysis/home/

Our group studies surface biological processes using model systems and single molecule characterization techniques. We also explore the use of proteins for nanostructuring. The group has long time experience using Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) in liquid and in its application to study proteins. We also have a Quartz Crystal Microbalance (QCM) that allows us to study quantitatively binding of soluble proteins to modified surfaces.

The research activity is focused on the production of hydrogen and synthesis gas by natural gas and biogas valorization, on the preparation and characterization of nanostructured carbon materials and their application in energy and environment fields,.

Are there link between human syndromes with physical and mental problems, a tumor growing out of control and the incapability to contribute to next generation? This question can be answered if we look at the biological functions of a protein complex, named cohesin.