The research group focuses on the generation of basic and applied knowledge on the functioning of ecological, hydrological and geomorphological processes involved in desertification, land degradation and restoring of semiarid ecosystems, in order to contribute to sustainable land management. (The research group focuses on subjects of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, related to Earth Sciences and Biology).

The members of the Laboratory of Archaeology and Architecture of the City (LAAC),affiliated with the School of Arabic Studies(EEA), research the settlement, architecture, urban planning, and material culture of the Islamic world, extending it to the Late Antique and Early Medieval Western Mediterranean.Since 1986, they have carried out research and restoration projects in the Iberian Peninsula, the Maghreb, Sicily, and the Near East.Is formed by five OPIs researchers, two Ramón y Cajal fellows, and four PhD candidates, along with four OPIs technicians and two M3 technicians.They lead the Andal

The historical study of the interaction between society, gender, power, culture and heritage - with a special regard towards Galicia -, by different approaches, highlighting the participation of digital technologies and computational processes in a bidirectional analysis of the historical and humanistic knowledge. The investigations are centred mainly in three areas: the historical analysis of different structures of kinship and relations of power, by using genealogical reconstructions, prosopographical analysis, the study of the institutions of the Crown, their heritage and the edition of dip

My group focuses on understanding the ecological principles that underpin weed agroecology in order to develop integrated weed management strategies under global change scenarios that are both economically and ecologically sustainable. Current research interests are focused on: a) Development of models of population dynamics of weeds; b) Weed agroecology, with emphasis on biodiversity, ecosystem services/disevices and the impact of climate change and c) Transfer of results to the agricultural sector through the development of decision support systems. We use a variety of approaches, inc

Our aim is to increase the efficiency of agricultural systems in Mediterranean environments by using integrated management strategies of plant pathogens to avoid the environmental damages and economic losses that they cause. This aim is reached by developing environmentally-friendly management strategies that assure both the efficiency of the agricultural systems and the yields, quality and health of their products.

The Plant Micronutrient Stress Physiology Group has a strong background in chemistry and biochemistry and extensive experience in plant physiology, omics technologies, and mass spectrometry. Its research focuses on understanding how plants respond to micronutrient metal deficiencies and toxicities, with a particular emphasis on iron (Fe) nutrition, a field in which the group is internationally recognised.

(1) Reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (RONS) and antioxidants in legumes. (2) Abiotic stress and oxidative/nitrosative stress in nodules. (3) Natural and stress-induced nodule senescence. (4) Roles of RONS as molecular signals. (5) Structure and function of plant hemoglobins. (6) Structural and functional genomics of model and crop legumes.

Our group is interested in studying how cell signalling (e.g. MAPK, AKT) can affect the malignant transformation process. To this end, we have developed several lines of research including chemical and genetic approaches applied to in vitro models of cancer cell lines and in vivo mouse models. We are currently focusing on the study of the role of MAPK-dependent signalling in human sarcoma, a pathology with a high incidence in childhood. Using an experimental mouse model based on chemical carcinogenesis, we hope to clarify the role of MAPKs in the development of soft tissue sarcomas.

Study of the role of thyroid hormones in the organism, specially in the brain, and the physiopathological conditions arising from disturbances in their availability and mechanisms of action.

We are interested in the development of diagnostic strategies and neuroprotective drugs applicable to pathologies associated to the overactivation of receptors for the excitatory neurotransmitter glutamate and the consequent induction of neuronal death by excitotoxicity. We are mainly using animal models and necropsies from patients suffering from stroke, Alzheimer or autism. However, our results are potentially valuable for other pathologies similarly associated to excitotoxicity, including acute (hypoglycemia, trauma, epilepsy) or chronic conditions (other neurodegenerative diseases).