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 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
Diversity and genetic architecture of agro-morphological traits in a Core Collection of European traditional tomato.
- Pons C, Casals J, Brower M, Sacco A, Riccini A, Hendrickx P, Figás MDR, Fisher J, Grandillo S, Mazzucato A, Soler S, Zamir D, Causse M, Díez MJ, Finkers R, Prohens J, Monforte AJ, Granell A
- J Exp Bot. 2023 Aug 1:erad306. doi: 10.1093/jxb/erad306.
- 2023
Plant YTHDF proteins are direct effectors of antiviral immunity against an N6-methyladenosine-containing RNA virus.
- Martínez-Pérez M, Aparicio F, Arribas-Hernández L, Tankmar MD, Rennie S, von Bülow S, Lindorff-Larsen K, Brodersen P, Pallas V
- EMBO J. 2023 Jul 11:e113378. doi: 10.15252/embj.2022113378.
- 2023
Abscisic acid mimic-fluorine derivative 4 alleviates water deficit stress by regulating ABA-responsive genes, proline accumulation, CO2 assimilation, water use efficiency and better nutrient uptake in tomato plants.
- Jiménez-Arias D, Morales-Sierra S, Suárez E, Lozano-Juste J, Coego A, Estevez JC, Borges AA, Rodriguez PL
- Front Plant Sci. 2023 Jun 8;14:1191967. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1191967.
- 2023