The Supercritical Fluids and Functional Materials (SFFM) group is led by Research Professor C. Domingo and Senior Scientist A. López-Periago, with the addition of Dr. Ayllón (UAB), as well as a PhD technician and PhD students. The achievement of two European projects, several projects from the National Plan, in addition to the budget obtained through public-private collaboration (Carburos Metálicos), have allowed the creation of a supercritical fluids laboratory within ICMAB, necessary to meet the objectives of the SFFM group.

The Continental Margins Group focuses on basic and applied geological research on continental margins and deep marine environments. Throughout its history, it has gained extensive experience working in a variety of geological and geographical contexts, from the Mediterranean to the Antarctic. In addition to its research, the GMC manages one of the most important collections of marine sediments and seismic profiles in southern Europe

The Physical and Technological Oceanography group is the largest research group at the Institute of Marine Sciences, clearly aiming at a collaborative critical mass. It is also the group with the largest scientific production in physical oceanography in Spain. Its interests focus on the observation and analysis of the ocean physical environment at a broad range of spatio-temporal scales, and on the study of the role of the ocean on the Earth system.

Study of the molecular basis of the immune response of cultured fish and shellfish against pathogens. Study of inflammation and viral infections in vertebrates using the zebrafish model.

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.

A key feature of meiosis, the cellular program that generates gametes, is the recombination between homologous chromosomes (maternal and paternal) that, in addition to generate genetic diversity, facilitates accurate chromosome segregation. Defects in chromosome segregation during meiosis cause miscarriages, infertility and genetic diseases, and reveal the importance of understanding the meiotic recombination process. Our laboratory is interested in how this particular recombination is regulated.

Research within the fields of ecology and evolution within insular systems, with special reference to oceanic islands. Research is principally focussed within the islands of the macaronesian region, but research also extends to the Balearic Islands, Galápagos, Hawaii, Reunión y Seychelles, and insular continental systems.

The IPLA-CSIC Molecular Microbiology group works on the study of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) and their bacteriophages, with the ultimate goal of contributing to improving food safety and quality, as well as consumer health. LAB are an essential microbial group in the Dairy Sector, due to their use as starter cultures in the production of a wide variety of fermented dairy foods, including cheese. They can also produce a beneficial effect on the health of the consumer.

The main objective of SAB is to improve our scientific knowledge and, on this basis, promote the sustainability of agricultural systems in a context of climate change. Our research lies at the interface of soil biogeochemistry, soil microbial ecology, ecosystem science and agronomy, and combines experimental work in long-term field trials, urban agroecosystems and greenhouses with modeling and global observational datasets. SAB is one of the founding and core groups of the Interdisciplinary Thematic Platform SOILBIO.