We conduct interdisciplinary research pursuing two overarching goals: to produce new knowledge about the carbon cycle in modern environments and to reconstruct the past climate of our planet.

The research line focuses on identifying the genetic and molecular basis of complex diseases, with a particular emphasis on the role of sex in their etiopathogenesis. To achieve this, the approach integrates genome-wide association studies (GWAS), admixture mapping, high-throughput sequencing, and several computational methods, including functional genomics, epigenomics, and transcriptomics, both at the tissue and single-cell levels.

With an ageing population, degenerative skeletal diseases represent one of the major social and health challenges, causing the highest number of premature deaths and disabilities in the EU and worldwide.

The interface between crop agronomy, water, atmosphere, soil and the environment is scientifically addressed from the perspective of one of the most arid regions of Europe: the Ebro Valley. The agricultural sector currently faces constraints related to: globalization of agricultural markets; concurrent water, air and soil uses; regulations derived from European Union policies; increasing societal exigencies of sustainability and nature preservation; and the need to satisfy the growing demand for agricultural products.