Molecular biosciences

Plant Biology: Understanding Nature’s Green Factories

Our exploration of plant biology focuses on evolutionary processes, distribution of plant populations, and interactions between plants and their environment. We study the plants’ systems for controlling growth, development, transport, and metabolism, and their responses to environmental stresses. We also delve into the molecular processes in plants related to the design of plant architecture, time to flowering, chlorophyll biosynthesis, and wax biosynthesis.

Microbiology: Unveiling the Invisible World

Gram-positive bacteria are of significant medical, environmental, and industrial importance. We investigate these bacteria's fundamental cellular and molecular aspects, including enzymes with heme groups, endospore biogenesis, the bacterial cytoskeleton, growth, and cell differentiation in Streptomyces, and bacterial stress responses.

Bioinformatics and AI: Decoding Life’s Blueprint

In bioinformatics, we harness the power of computational tools to explore large-scale interdisciplinary questions. We study systems that include ancient and modern humans, plants, and the microbiome. Our research revolves around identity, relationships between genotypes and phenotypes, and evolution. We are at the forefront of developing Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to date ancient genomes and predict their historical migration routes, solely from DNA.