Research
The IBMCP’s diverse research programme, with more than 25 research groups exploring the secrets of plants, ranges from DNA sequencing and analysis of development and hormone action in plants, to the interaction between plants and the environment.
Research Departments
Research Groups
Interdisciplinary research
The IBMCP research groups cover a wide range of research areas with a multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary approach, with the firm purpose of making Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology a key instrument in the improvement of agriculture, environment, human health and well-being.
Researchers
We are the breeding ground for a group of cutting-edge researchers and technical staff who work to discover how plants can help us create a more prosperous, healthy and sustainable future.
Pablo Vera
Director of Institute for Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology (IBMCP)
“In the field of agriculture, applications of plant biotechnology allow us to develop more productive and resilient plants using fewer resources and obtaining more nutritious, safer and higher quality crops, which help us to preserve our environment for future generations.”
Publications
Down-regulation of tomato STEROL GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE 1 perturbs plant development and facilitates viroid infection.
- Cisneros AE, Lisón P, Campos L, López-Tubau JM, Altabella T, Ferrer A, Daròs JA, Carbonell A
- J Exp Bot. 2023 Mar 13;74(5):1564-1578. doi: 10.1093/jxb/erac361.
- 2023
Kaempferol-3-rhamnoside overaccumulation in flavonoid 3′-hydroxylase tt7 mutants compromises seed coat outer integument differentiation and seed longevity
- Niñoles R, Arjona P, Azad SM, Hashim A, Casañ J, Bueso E, Serrano R, Espinosa A, Molina I, Gadea J
- New Phytol. 2023 Feb 24. doi: 10.1111/nph.18836.
- 2023
PlantACT! – how to tackle the climate crisis.
- Hirt H*, Al-Babili S, Almeida-Trapp M, Antoine M, Aranda M, Bartels D, Bennett M, Blilou I, Boer D, Boulouis A, Bowler C, Brunel-Muguet S, Chardon F, Colcombet J, Colot V, Daszkowska-Golec A, Dinneny JR, Field B, Froehlich K, Gardener CH, Gojon A, Gomès E, Álvarez EMG, Gutierrez C, Havaux M, Hayes S, Heard E, Hodges M, Alghamdi AK, Laplaze L, Lauersen KJ, Leonhard N, Johnson X, Jones J, Kollist H, Kopriva S, Krapp A, Masson ML, McCabe MF, Merendino L, Molina A, Moreno Ramirez JL, Müller-Röber B, Nicolas M, Nir I, Orduna IO, Pardo-Tomás J, Reichheld JP, Egea PLR, Rouached H, Saad MM, Schlögelhofer P, Singh KA, De Smet I, Stanschewski C, Stra A, Tester M, Walshe C, Weber APM, Weigel D, Wigge P, Wrzaczek M, Wulff B, Young IM
- Trends Plant Sci. 2023 Feb 3:S1360-1385(23)00024-9. doi: 10.1016/j.tplants.2023.01.005.
- 2023