Biological sciences

LBCM has developed a recognized scientific specialty in marine biofilms study (organized populations of microorganisms growing on surfaces). Using a variety of tools and approaches that combines genetics, analytical chemistry and cell physiology, this laboratory studies the interactions between living organisms and abiotics, and promotes the biotechnological developments that emerge from them.

ORPHY is part of the Institute of health-agro-material (IBSAM) of the Université de Bretagne Occidentale (UBO, Brest, France). The team studies cardiovascular and muscular adaptations, from cell to human in physiological and pathophysiological conditions. Clinical and fundamental approaches are used through in vivo and in vitro methodologies adapted to Health questions.

-    Systematics of marine invertebrates, especially marine heterobranchs (Mollusca) and

        polyclads (Platyhelminthes)

-    Marine alien invertebrates. Detection, dispersion and settlement processes.

-    Trophic biology of bluefin tuna

-    Assessment of fishery resources

-    Feeding and nutrition of marine organisms and their applications in aquaculture

• Structure and dynamics of aquatic communities

• Ecology of plankton and benthos

• Biological oceanography

• Ecophysiology of marine primary producers: macroalgae and seagrasses

• Ecophysiology and biotechnology of microalgae

• Microbial ecology and biogeochemistry

• Biogeochemical cycles (C, N, P) in aquatic ecosystems

• Limnology of reservoirs, lakes and wetlands

• Biodiversity, conservation and management of aquatic and coastal ecosystems

Neuroendocrine control of reproduction in fish.

Fish chronobiology.

Osmoregulation in fish: basic and applied aspects.

Functional neuroanatomy of fish.

Stress in fish species of interest in aquaculture: basic and applied aspects.

Fish nutrition.

Environmental physiology of fish.

Physiology of fish development.

Fish histopathology and ecotoxicology.

Our line of research focuses on the field of conservation biology, with special attention to that of coastal wetlands and the interactions between human activities and biodiversity. An important part of the research is carried out, for reasons of proximity and relevance, in the Bahía de Cádiz Natural Park, Strait of Gibraltar and nearby coastal and marine systems. Among other aspects, this line includes:

1. Conservation and management of biodiversity in coastal wetlands.

Our research lines focus on key aspects of the ecology, biogeography and biodiversity of plants in Mediterranean-type terrestrial ecosystems, including their relationships with disturbance factors (e.g. fire), and the interactions with other organisms (e.g. insects, vertebrates, soil microbiome). We pay special interest to functional ecological processes, such as regeneration after severe disturbance (e.g. fire, drought) and nutrient dynamics in the soil-water-air system.

Cell therapy in Critical limb ischemia

Proteomics in the search of cardiovascular research related biomarkers

Cell therapy in Atherosclerosis

- Proteins involved in membrane fusion: secretion of antibodies by plasma cells

- Transcriptional regulation of PRDM1 transcription factor. Implications in myeloma.

- B-lymphocytes in autoimmune diseases: Rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus.

- Inflammation and immunology in ICU patients and the use of nuclear medicine techniques to diagnose the evolution of inflammation.

- Inflammation and Immunology in patients with Silicosis.

• Genomic characterization and study of the properties of different genetic groups of winemaking and aging yeasts responsible for the production of sherry wines and manzanillas
• Molecular cytogenetics of marine organisms
• Study of genetic markers in marine populations for application in wildness and aquaculture
• Molecular study of the mechanisms of pathogenicity of the fungus Botrytis cinerea applications to the integrated control of fungal diseases
• Genetics and genomics
• Gene mapping and integrated gene mapping