Study of the evolution of complete genomes and the genes present in them, with special emphasis on bacteria and viruses.
We use viruses as model organisms in the laboratory to study evolutionary processes on an experimental basis.
This line of research focuses on the study of the epidemiology of rotavirus and norovirus through the application of molecular techniques (RT-PCR, qPCR, cDNA sequencing, etc.) and the detection of new variants of viral genotypes.
Use of genetic and genomic information of pathogenic microorganisms (bacteria and viruses) to study their spread in human populations and in their natural reservoirs, complementing the tasks of epidemiological care and control.
The aim of this line of research is to study the pathogenic mechanisms and the immune response of infections by the two main enteric viruses (rotavirus and norovirus).
The aim of this line of research is to study the interactions that occur between enteric viruses and the host without excluding the interactions that occur between enteric viruses and the intestinal microbiota or the interaction between the intestinal microbiota and the host.
Using various experimental approaches, we aim to identify and characterise mechanisms in the generation of RNA virus diversity, and to obtain quantitative estimates of mutation rates in RNA viruses.
