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Currently, my main reasearch group is "Agrifood and Environmental Genomics", integrated in the Department of Genetics, Physiology and Microbiology of the UCM, led by Professors Rosario Linacero and Javier Gallego. It has a dual teaching and research aspect. As part of a University Department, a fundamental objective of the group is to contribute to the generation of knowledge and to train future teachers and researchers. In its research aspect, the members of the group have extensive experience in the application of genetic and genomic tools in: the construction of genetic maps, the establishment of phylogenetic relationships, the characterization and identification of genotypes using molecular markers, the study of the molecular basis of abiotic stress in plants, plant biotechnology, the improvement of species of agri-food interest, the analysis of food quality and safety, the conservation of forest resources and the analysis of the effect of climate change on the populations of different species.
I'm partially integrated in fish immunology and pathology group, located in CISA-INIA-CSIC, led by Carolina Tafalla. Te main objective of this group is to understand the regulation mechanisms of the immune response in fish, especially those triggered in response to viral or parasitic infections. Our research pretends to use this increased knowledge of the resistance mechanisms in fish to design more effective antiviral vaccines, as well as novel molecular adjuvants. Specifically, we study the regulation of B lymphocytes, responsible for antibody production and dendritic cells implicated in the onset of adaptive immunity, as well as chemokines as mediators of leukocyte mobilization
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The ForGen Lab, led by Célia Miguel at University of Sciences from Lisbon, are making use of genomics and molecular genetics to study diverse aspects of forest tree development and stress adaptation. The main lines of research include (i) the regulation of plant secondary growth, which is at the basis of wood and cork formation, and is responsible for the production of most of the terrestrial plant biomass; (ii) embryogenesis in conifers, for understanding basic molecular mechanisms regulating embryo development, and finding ways to optimize large-scale clonal propagation of pines; (iii) identifying differential responses to environmental stresses, mainly biotic factors. We are also developing genomic and computational resources to support forest tree research.
FORESCENT is a research group associated to the School of Forest and Environmental Engineering of Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM).
Nerea Moreno's Lab is interested on the evolution and development of the nervous system (neuro-evo-devo), using different anamniote and amniote models in their research. They are focused on the evolutionary analysis of the pallial region of vertebrates, the histogenic domain that gives rise to the cerebral cortex. In particular, through the evolutionary study of the genoarchitectonic patterns underlying pallial organization, and its analysis during development.
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