Our group was created in 1991, initially named "Growth Factors in Vertebrate development", and was renamed "Lab 3D, development, differentiation and degeneration" in 2007 when knew research lines were implemented. Our goal is to characterize the mechanisms of regulation of basic cellular processes, proliferation, differentiation and programmed cell death during development and in nervous system degeneration. We specially focus in retinal development and in models of retinitis pigmentosa.

Our lab is interested in mechanisms that cause cell death in disorders such as Alzheimer's disease, frontotemporal dementia and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. The work focuses on cell cycle dysfunction, apoptosis, mitochondrial impairment, oxidative damage and proteostasis, using in vivo models of neurodegeneration and in vitro culture of cells, including peripheral cells from patients.

Self assembled photonic materials, preparation, photonic properties; influence of order/disorder; random lasers

The GNMP is an interdisciplinary group focused on the experimental and theoretical study of magnetic nanostructures and their magnetization reversal processes. The group is worldwide pioneer in the magnetic nanowire topic. As an example, complex domain structures are observed in modulated in diameter nanowires and in multilayered nanowires. New research lines include the dynamics in magnetic nanostructures under magnetic fields, electrical current, radio frequency or temperature.

The research activity is focused on the development of analytical tools and methodologies based on scanning probe technology for exploring the nanoscale. The research activity is divided in four scientific domains: Advanced force microscopy, nanomechanics, nanomedicine and nanolithography. The specificity of scientific activity rests on five pillars. (i). The development of 3D high-speed AFM imaging for soft matter. (ii) Water at interfaces. (iii) The study of the relationship between nanomechanical properties and disease.

The aim of our research group is to use nanoscience and surface-science methodologies to investigate interdisciplinary problems. we study at the nanoscale the structure and electronic properties of low dimensional systems on surfaces and to develop new methodologies to induce highly-controlled chemical reactions on surfaces. We target on new nano-architectures of reduced dimensionality by using organic molecules as building blocks and bottom-up strategies.

CSIC Global Areas: MATTER / Mixed Areas: MATTER-LIFE and MATTER-SOCIETY. ICMM Research Areas: MATERIALS FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES, MATERIALS FOR HEALTH. ICMM Research lines: Materials for advanced electronics and photonics, Quantum materials and technologies, Nanoplatforms for therapy and diagnosis, Nanostructures and surfaces, Ferroic materials and Spin Phenomena. - Physical vapor deposition growth techniques (MBE, PLD,...) for low dimensional material systems. - Chemical, structural and morphological characterization of heterostructures (XPS, AES, RHEED, (HR-)XRD, AFM, SEM,...).

The Oxide Nanoelectronics Group studies functional properties and phase transitions of oxides at the nanoscale. The interest in oxides stems from the vast array of functional properties they display; the principal properties that we study are ferroelectricity, piezoelectricity, electronic transport (including metal-insulator transitions and magnetorresistance), magnetoelectricity, elasticity and flexoelectricity. Our group has expertise in and facilities for the fabrication of epitaxial thin films and heterostructures, and for their characterization.

The work of the Inorganic Nanoparticles Group is geared around the preparation, manipulation and applications of engineered inorganic nanoparticles (NPs). Synthesis work is the hard core of our laboratory, having a highly skilled expertise including size control and a high monodispersity. We are experts in Co, Fe, CeO2, Ni, Ag, CuO, Pt, TiO2, and ZnO NPs. Additionally, we study the self-assembly of magnetic NPs, and the formation of hollow structures, metallic alloys, and rod-shaped NPs.