Since its creation in 1990, the research group has been studying continent-ocean interactions within the coastal ecosystem, including continental flows and their implications for the marine environment, mainly the nutritional enrichment of coastal waters and its consequences: harmful algal blooms and eutrophication. These studies include researching the mechanisms relevant to the associated biological processes and the relationships between continental inputs, spatial structure, and land use.

On the basis of a trans-disciplinary approach, combining physical, chemical and biological marine sciences, we will address the observation, experimentation and modelling of both evidence for and impacts of warming, acidification, fertilization and de-oxygenation of the ocean ecosystems in response to global change.

The research activity of the group is developed in the following areas of knowledge: 1) Mathematical modeling and optimization of biological processes: growths (bacteria, yeasts, algae, roosters, etc.), metabolic productions (bacteriocins, enzymes, etc.), complex responses to bioeffectors (hydrocarbons, heavy metals, bacteriocins, dispersants, antioxidants, bioactive peptides, toxins, etc.). 2) Microbial and enzyme productions in both, submerged liquid and solid-state culture from flask to pilot plant.

Molecular and genetic analysis of the mechanisms granting the proper traffic of polytopic proteins between intracellular membranes.

To maintain genome integrity, DNA must be protected from damage occurring during replication or induced by environmental agents. Different cellular mechanisms such us DNA repair, DNA recombination and DNA damage-checkpoints contribute to preserve DNA integrity and cell survival under conditions that produce DNA alterations. We are mainly interested in the DNA-damage checkpoint, and more specifically in the intra S-phase Checkpoint, which is essential to preserve cell viability after replication in the presence of DNA damage.

Our laboratory is interested in understanding the molecular mechanisms that regulate the energetic and redox homeostasis in the cells of the central nervous system. In particular, we are studying the proteins and signaling pathways responsible for the adaptation of the neuronal metabolism to the continuous and high energetic and antioxidant demand imposed by neurotransmission.

Research on the Geophysical premonitory for early detection of volcanic unrest.:. Deformation using geodetic GPS and inclinometry. Microseismic activity short and medium term. Geogas Variations in underground environments. Thermal anomalies,. Registration, high-resolution, environmental changes Paleomagnetic laboratory, applied to the reconstruction of the volcanic history of the Canary archipelago Study lithospheric processes associated with volcanic unrest on oceanic islands .. Magnetic susceptibility applied to the study of the paleoenvironment of the Neanderthals in the Ib

Research on the mechanisms of skeletal muscle specification, determination, and differentiation during embryonic and postnatal development as well as those related to muscle function and homeostasis.

. The group analyzes molecular, cellular and physiological aspects of mitochondrial function to identify the processes affected in mitochondrial diseases. Specialization in Coenzyme Q10 Deficiency