The protein design and engineering group is focused in the study and optimization of proteins for different biotecnological applications. We are mainly interested in proteins involved in the synthesis of triglycerides and fatty acids.These added-value compounds for human as well as animal comsumption. We are also interested in DNA-modifiying proteins that could be used in the lab for the genetic modification of bacteria and other organisms. These studies will be mainly undertaken by protein crystallography. Protein engineering tools are being used for protein optimization.

It is a multidisciplinary team composed of physicists, engineers, and chemists. The group's activities are focused on the synthesis and processing of new nanomaterials applied to the fields of photovoltaics, photonics, optoelectronics, and renewable energy.

Defects in organogenesis or function of liver and pancreas lead to debilitating diseases, including diabetes and cirrhosis. Understanding the processes by which these organs form during development and how cells are regenerated upon injury in adult tissue is critical to further our insights into how disease affecting these organs and how they might be treated in a more efficient manner than currently possible. Indeed, there is an urgent need for generating liver hepatocytes and pancreatic endocrine islets to treat severe liver failure and diabetes by transplantation.

The research group was created in 2016 with the aim to deepen on the study of the role of human intestinal microbiota in the health of the host and how food modulates this interaction. To this aim we study the intestinal microbiota in different population groups and the effect of food and medical interventions upon this microbiota. This approach allows us to identify alterations associated with an increased risk of disease. Such alterations become then targets for the development of nutritional interventions, mainly based on the use of probiotics and prebiotics.

The main objective of the group MICROHEALTH focuses on clarifying the functions of beneficial microorganisms related to food and health. We have the knowledge and technology required for the analysis of microbiotas and microbiomes, as well as for the isolation and characterization of intestinal and food bacteria to be used in biotechnological processes that contribute to improve food quality and safety, human health and sustainable food systems.

The NANOMIDAS research group (Nanofabrication and advanced microscopies) is a group recognized by the Dirección General de Aragon (DGA) dedicated to cutting-edge research into different types of nanomaterials from an advanced microscopy point of view (Focused Ion Beam FIB, (Scanning) Transmission Electron Microscopy STEM and Scanning Tunneling Microscopy STM).

The members of the group are experts in food microbiology, microbial biotechnology of filamentous fungi and yeasts, and in the characterization of peptides and bioactive proteins.

The group bases her activity in establishing the structure-activity relationships of the catalytic solids using in situ and operando X-ray by spectroscopic and diffraction methods, that is, by using techniques fundamentally based on synchrotron radiation.

Our group is involved in two complementary working lines: 1) Role of redox homeostasis in neurodegenerative disease models 2) Redox control of neuronal function

Morphological description of seeds. Seed morphology quantification. Quantification based in the comparison wito geometric models. Models based in the cardioid curve have been described for the quantification of seed shape in the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana as well as in the model legumes Medicago truncatula and Lotus japonicus.