RESEARCH

Plant Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Agroforestry.

Experimental systems for study: forest species (Quercus, Pinus), model species (Arabidopsis thaliana), crops (legumes, sunflower), vegetable species (date palm), yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae), fungal pathogens (Botrytis cinerea), fruit trees (Prunus persica var. nectarine).

Biological processes: development (maturation and germination of seeds) and response to abiotic stresses (drought) and biotic (fungal pathogens). Biodiversity.

Translational research: substancial equivalence in transgenic crops, food traceability, allergens, post harvest, postharvest.

Methodological approaches: Proteomics (differential expression proteomics, postraductional modifications, redox proteome, phosphoproteome). Transcriptomics. DNA molecular markers. Microscopy. NIRS. Biochemistry and Plant Physiology, classical approaches (purification and characterization of proteins and secondary metabolites).

 

TEACHING

Degrees in which group members teach: Degrees in Agri-Food Engineering and Rural Environment, Forestry, Enology, Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry. Master in Molecular Cellular and Genetics Biotechnology. Courses: Biochemistry, Expanding Chemistry and Biochemistry, Enzyme Technology, Biotechnology and Cell Metabolism, Biochemistry Enology, Biology, Plant Biotechnology, Proteomics, Biology History.