Our work is oriented towards ticks and tick-borne diseases. We advise on identification, sampling, design control protocols, study resistance to acaricides and the acaricidal or repellent effect of new natural products as well as their competence and vectorial capacity with alternative methods in animal experimentation. Our main contributions to society are the following: i. we have demonstrated the transmission of the nematode A. dracunculoides by R. sanguineus, of the protozoan T. equi by R. bursa, and of the zoonotic bacterium C. burnetii by H. lusitanicum, ii. We have identified D.

We study the use of new technologies and the incorporation of ingredients, compounds, and microorganisms with functional activities, to improve the sensory quality and nutritional characteristics of dairy and meat products. We also investigate how to prevent the appearance of defects in these products to increase their shelf-life. To these aims, we investigate the use of innovative technologies, healthy ingredients, and microorganisms selected for the production of bioactive compounds or for their enzymatic activities.

This group integrates researchers working in Ecophysiology, Dendroecology and Metabolomics.

Our laboratory is dedicated to the study and development of methods to control diseases caused by arboviruses (arthropod-borne viruses) and respiratory viruses. Since human and animal health are closely related, interdependent and linked to the ecosystems in which we coexist, the work of the group is framed within the concept of "One Health" (). Various arboviruses such as RVFV, BTV, CCHFV and respiratory viruses such as Influenza or Coronavirus are relevant examples of the interaction between animals and humans.

The main objective of our group is to understand the regulation mechanisms of the immune response in fish, especially those triggered in response to viral or parasitic infections. Our research pretends to use this increased knowledge of the resistance mechanisms in fish to design more effective antiviral vaccines, as well as novel molecular adjuvants. Specifically, we study the regulation of B lymphocytes, responsible for antibody production and dendritic cells implicated in the onset of adaptive immunity, as well as chemokines as mediators of leukocyte mobilization

The "Effects of Environmental Contaminants" group studies the mechanisms underlying the toxicity of emerging pollutants (nanomaterials, endocrine disruptors, biocides or mycotoxins), as well as their bioaccumulation, particularly in fish. Two approaches are followed to reach this aim: in vitro assays in cell lines and in vivo assays, in aquatic organisms (algae, daphnia and fish). Cell assays study the short- and long-term effect on cell viability, sublethal effects, and substance internalization.

Our research aims to study the molecular mechanisms controlling cellular senescence to reveal new targets for cancer and ageing treatments, and to address the outstanding fundamental question about the origin and function of the senescent cell state. Our group has been vital in discovering the SASP and its dependency on innate immune signalling, and in unravelling transcriptional programs upon senescence-associated nuclear stress and chromatin organisation. We use high-throughput approaches (e.g. proteomics, transcriptomics, metabolomics) combined with focused phenotypic screens (e.g.

Within the Department of Geological Hazards and Climate Change, the OBTIER research group was created in July 2021 and currently has 22 members, including staff from the scientific and technical scale, as well as young people on contracts linked to competitive research projects. The main objective of the group is to provide society with scientific information, methods, tools and solutions to mitigate the impact of geohazards and the effects derived from Climate Change.

The general objective of the group is to advance the knowledge of diseases caused by prions, also known as transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs). For this, three lines of research are being developed: i) development of bioassays for the detection and diagnosis of these diseases; ii) study of the elements involved in the replication and pathogenesis of prions and iii) study of the different prion strains in livestock species and their transmission capacity to humans (zoonotic potential).