Research Lines
GENETIC ENGINEERING OF PHOTOSYNTHETIC ORGANISMS UNIT
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The main research lines are:
1. Development of oral vaccines based on microalgae.
2. Expression of antimicrobial peptides in microorganisms.
3. Genetic manipulation of the lipid synthesis pathway of nutritional interest.
4. Optimization of the expression of recombinant proteins in microalgae.
5. Molecular analysis of extremophilic microorganisms producing bioactive substances and enzymes of biotechnological interest.
6. Study of the response to oxidative and metallic stress in microalgae.
7. Bioremediation strategies with microalgae.