Identification and characterization of genes with therapeutic significance in cancer. Establishment of causality in initiation and progress of the tumor. Validation of new therapeutic targets that might form the basis for the identification of new antitumor compounds.

Mathematical Analysis is a very active field of research that places itself in a fundamental position within the mathematical sciences. Mathematical Analysis has many different branches and turns out to be fundamental in the understanding of several problems in the fields of combinatorics, complex variables, differential geometry, functional analysis, geometric group theory, geometric measure theory, harmonic analysis, metric geometry, operator theory, operator algebras, partial differential equations and probability (among others).

The group of Differential Equations and Applications is deeply involved both with theory and its use in fluid mechanics, mathematical physics and mathematical biology. The members of the group cover a wide spectrum ranging from the multidisciplinar mathematical approach to the problems to the promotion of applications by means of collaborations with other departments such as engineering, biology, physics and earth sciences. The research carried out in the group is closely related with that of the group on Mathematical Analysis.

The main aspects addressed in the research are: - Mechanisms of reinforcement corrosion and physic-chemical attack to concrete - Life cycle of structural concrete and performance evolution - Numerical simulation and laboratory validation - Non destructive techniques and on-site monitoring of deterioration through embedded sensors. - Evaluation of deteriorated structures - Rehabilitation, industrialization and standardization - Sustainability and evaluation of innovation

The activity of the Subtropical Fruit Crops Group focused in a sustainable utilization of genetic resources to optimize production in subtropical fruit tree species both under the current environmental conditions as well as taking into account climate change predictions, is unique in Spain. The activities are mainly focused on the most important subtropical crops grown in Spain (avocado, cherimoya and mango) but work is also performed in other subtropical and temperate fruit crops (mainly Prunus and olive). Some of those species serve as models for the work in subtropical fruit crops.

This research group carries out activities related to the identification of genes and the underlying mechanisms involved in tolerance to abiotic stress in plants (mainly Arabidopsis thaliana, tomato and strawberry).

The group focuses its activity on designing Therapy and Medicine Imaging devices beyond the current state-of-the-art, in terms of sensitivity, spatial, energy, and temporal resolution. The group also develops algorithms to provide the best achievable image quality with the available data in the most efficient way in terms of computing time and quantitative accuracy.

Nuclear medicine equipment makes use of very specific radiation sensors which need high-end front-end electronics and data acquisition systems. Due to the vast number of outputs provided by these sensors and the processing power needed to manage the huge amount of information, high-tech ad-hoc solutions are needed which cannot be commercially obtained: - Analog front-end electronics, for low level connection with the sensor as well as for an initial preprocessing, has to be integrated in an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit).

The group of Grid and High Performance Computing (GRyCAP) focuses on the development and application of the high performance computing and Grid technologies in different fields such as engineering, biomedicine, e-Government or scientific computing.

Gold-Based Compounds in Photophysics, Medicine and Catalysis