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Research

At the IBMCP we have been conducting research for over 25 years with a high level of innovation and dynamism, becoming a multidisciplinary centre of excellence, which has led to significant scientific advances in the field of Plant Biology, enabling the development of plants with high added value that are more productive, more resistant, more sustainable, and have higher quality and tastier fruits.

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Interdisciplinary Research

The diverse IBMCP research program, with more than 25 research groups exploring the secrets of plants, ranges from DNA sequencing and analysis of plant development and hormonal action, to the interaction between plants and their environment.

The IBMCP research groups cover a wide range of research areas with a multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary approach, with the firm commitment to making Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology a key tool in improving agriculture, the environment, health, and human well-being.

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Research Groups

Interdisciplinary Research

The diverse IBMCP research program, with more than 25 research groups exploring the secrets of plants, ranges from DNA sequencing and analysis of plant development and hormonal action, to the interaction between plants and their environment.

The IBMCP research groups cover a wide range of research areas with a multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary approach, with the firm commitment to making Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology a key tool in improving agriculture, the environment, health, and human well-being.

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Researchers

We are the breeding ground for a group of cutting-edge researchers and technical staff working to discover how plants can help us create a more prosperous, healthy, and sustainable future.

Pablo Vera
Director of Instituto de Biología
Molecular y Celular de Plantas (IBMCP)

“In the field of agriculture, the applications of plant biotechnology allow us to develop more productive and resilient plants using fewer resources and achieving more nutritious, safer and higher quality crops, which, in turn, helps us protect our environment for future generations.”

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Latest publications

Bruno Catarino, Fernando Rodríguez-Mariñ, Cristina Úrbez, Christina Avraniidou, Eva Álvarez, Federico Valverde, José Manuel Franco-Zorrilla, Francisco Romero-Campero, Miguel A. Blázquez
PNAS 2026 Vol. 123 No. 19 e2601574123 https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2601574123
2026
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Fernando Merwaiss, Verónica Aragonés, Arcadio García, José-Antonio Daròs
Plant Biotechnology Journal, 2026, 01-15 https://doi.org/10.1111/pbi.70675
2026
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Fernando Merwais, Arcadio García, Ugo Rogo, Ivana Quero-Martí, Begoña García-Sogo, Carmine De Paola, Marta Rodríguez-Rodríguez, Benito Pineda, Vicente Moreno, Marta Vazquez-Vilar, Diego Orazáez y José-Antonio Daròs
Horticulture Research, 2026, 3, 13-21 https://doi.org/10.1038/hortres.2016.17
2026
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Lucía Morote, Eduardo Parreño, Elena Moreno Giménez, Verónica Aragonés, Alberto José López Jiménez, Ángela Rubio-Moraga, Oussama Ahrazem, Gianfranco Diretto, José-Antonio Daròs, Lourdes Gómez-Gómez
Current Plant Biology, 46, 100599 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpb.2026.100599
2026
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Alberto Palacios-Abella, Sandra Tello-Rodríguez, M. Mar Castellano, David Alabad
Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol. 00, No. 0 pp. 1–16, https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erag118
2026
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