Microvertebrates are distributed according to a few bioclimatic variables, and these conditions can be characterised according to the area occupied by their populations. GIS makes it possible to relate the area of distribution and the bioclimatic variables, which allows us to know the real conditions of the past.
Isolation and characterisation of environmental microorganisms of biotechnological interest: bacteriophages, microorganisms producing antimicrobial compounds, siderophores, degrader microorganisms. Biological control of bacteriosis in plants.
Its aim is to develop protocols for propagating forest species (genotypes/families) that exhibit exceptional growth and/or production characteristics.
Diagnosis, characterisation, and conventional and molecular identification of plants phatogenic bacteria (phytopathogen). Molecular typing and epidemiology.
The use of image analysis tools and GIS makes it possible to recognise the shape of vertebrate cranial and postcranial skeletal remains. Vector analysis of shape, direct or based on statistical analysis, allows a novel approach to the theoretical study of shape.
The main research lines are: i) Evolution of symbiosis ii) Synthetic biology iii) Genetic study of aphids
Skeletal muscle regeneration involves the activation of satellite cells. The niche in which satellite cells live greatly increases FN expression when they are activated. We want to find out what role this FN plays
Microbiological control of food- Traceability systems and HACCP- Analyses of pollutants through liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry: Study of extraction techniques, Development of analytical methods, Interpretation of analytical data by means of chemometric techniques.
Fundamental and applied limnology: Dynamics and functioning of epicontinental aquatic ecosystems. Community structure and functional diversity. Assessment of environmental and conservation status. Microbial ecology in lentic ecosystems: Study of the composition and functionality of the microbial community by molecular techniques. Metagenomics. Metabarcoding and e-DNA Biogeochemistry and carbon balances in Mediterranean wetlands, fluxes of carbonate greenhouse gases. Effects of environmental properties and conservation status on the climate change mitigation capacity of lentic ecosystems. Ecotoxicology. Geographic information systems (GIS). Remote-sensing. Polar limnology.
Bones and teeth are the only remains located in palaeontological contexts. The analysis of their chemical composition allows us to understand the palaeobiology, palaeoecology and habitat use of these organisms, reflecting environmental parameters and palaeoclimatic conditions.
Isolation and characterisation of bacteria associated to lichen: diversity, contribution to lichen symbiosis and biotechnological applications.
The Taphonomy, Systematics, Biostratigraphy and Biogeography of large vertebrates are studied. Work is currently being carried out at different localities ranging from the Upper Miocene to the Pleistocene (Crevillent 2, Alicante; Venta del Moro, Valencia; Puerto de la Cadena and Quibas, Murcia).
Study of terpene metabolism and the possible interaction between chloroplastic and cytoplasmic pathways using lavender (Lavandula latifolia Med) as a model.
FN-RGE mice express FN that cannot bind a5ß1 integrins, but does bind av class integrins. We are studying how knee cartilage evolves in these mice after injury induction.
Our hypothesis suggests that the adhesions made by the keratinocyte with FN, which are necessarily mediated by a5ß1 integrins, are weaker. To study this, we are using microprinting of FN-syn lines of different thicknesses and distances that force the cell to withstand more stress.
Functionality and bioavailability tests in cell cultures and in-vitro. Metabolomic analysis (LC-MS) and interpretation of results (Foodomics), Characterisation of bioactive compounds, Evaluation of stability in matrices, Bioavailability in vitro of bioactive compounds.
Several outcrops are studied in CV containing palaeontological deposits from the Upper Miocene-Lower Pliocene (5-6 Ma), which record the so-called Messinian Salinity Crisis, which involved the drying of the Mediterranean and a faunal exchange between Africa and the Iberian Peninsula.
A very limited number of Neogene sites in Ecuador host a rich and spectacular micro- and macrovertebrate fauna (Eocene cetaceans, Pleistocene megafauna). The data from these sites should allow us to delve deeper into the origins of cetaceans and the extinction of the South American megafauna.
In the area of Morteral (Magro) and Araia (Ribesalbes-Alcora), micromammals from the Aragonian period have been studied in high-resolution series. The results provide evidence of hitherto unknown paleontological information of great interest in the temporal context under study.
Bacterial survival strategies in different environments [survival in oligotrophic conditions, viable non-culturable state (VNC) and inducer factors], reservoirs and transmission routes. Recovery of bacteria in VNC state. Gene expression and obtaining mutants in bacterial genes.
Studies of the biological diversity of bryophytes, with special attention to their evolutionary relationships and biogeographical patterns.
