Research lines

• Research lines:
• Causes and consequences of chromosomal rearrangements.
• Evolutionary impact of transposable elements.
• Molecular and structural evolution of genomes.
• Genetic and ecological mechanisms that promote biodiversity in natural communities.
• Molecular evolution of mobile genetic elements in interspecific hybrids and in natural colonizing populations.
• Genetic architecture of the species.
• Genetic basis of thermal adaptation.
• Evolutionary potential of endemic species.
• Evolution of primitive genetic systems.
• Study of the structure of natural Drosophila populations using molecular markers.
• Molecular phylogeny of the complex buzzati (group replete; genus Drosophila).
• Molecular evolution of mobile genetic elements in interspecific hybrids and in natural populations.
• Interspecific hybrid genetic instability due to transposition of mobile elements in Drosophila.
• Expression of the Osvaldo retrotransposon in lines and interspecific hybrids of Drosophila.
• Taxes of occupation of transposable elements in original populations and colonizers of Drosophila using the "in situ" hybridization technique in polytechnic chromosomes.
• Bioinformatic analysis of nucleotide diversity.
• Genotype-phenotype association.
• Mathematical models of pattern formation and morphological evolution.
• Morphometry of embryos and evolution.
• Biomonitoring of human populations for the determination of the genetic risk of environmental, occupational or therapeutic exposures.
• Genetic polymorphisms as individual susceptibility factors.
• Detection and mechanisms of genotoxicity of environmental contaminants.
• Genetics or molecular biology of Fanconi anemia and other rare diseases resulting from errors in the repair of DNA lesions.
• Molecular bases of the pathogenesis and drug resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
• Detection and characterization of resistance mechanisms, mainly resistance to beta lactams in enterobacteria.
• Detection and characterization of resistance to antituberculosis drugs in mycobacterium and the current epidemiology.
• Rapid diagnosis of infectious diseases with special interest in Virology, Parasitology and Mycology.
• Design of microbial sensors for biotechnological, clinical and environmental applications.
• Effect of pollutants: hydrocarbons and metals on microorganism populations in natural and artificial environments.
• Study of microbial diversity in agricultural systems. Impact of phytosanitary treatments.
• Genomics of bacterial pathogens aimed at the identification of virulence factors and the design of new vaccines.
• Use of environmental mycobacteria in the study of tuberculosis and cancer treatment.
• Mechanisms of regulation of gene expression in pathogenic bacteria.
• Synthesis of DNA precursors and pathogenesis.
• Study of the mechanisms of resistance to antibacterials.
• Biotechnological applications of bacteria.