IRBio researchers boost science with new projects funded by the 2023 Proyectos Generación de Conocimiento call
A total of eight projects led by ten members of the Biodiversity Research Institute (IRBio) have been selected to receive funding in the national call for Knowledge Generation Projects 2023.
Proyectos Generación de Conocimiento
This call aims to fund research projects to significantly advance scientific knowledge, promote the quality of research and seek solutions to societal challenges. In addition, it encourages the training of predoctoral researchers through the completion of doctoral theses associated with the funded projects.
This call seeks to strengthen the national and international leadership of research teams, promote mobility and participation in European and international projects, and incorporate inter and multidisciplinary approaches to generate synergies and significant advances in science.
Funded projects and their Principal Investigators:
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BLUEDNA I: Management and conservation of key species, from genomes to populations PI: Carlos Carreras Huergo and Owen Simon Wangensteen Department of Genetics, Microbiology and Statistics. |
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Phenotypic plasticity versus phenotypic stability: colour variations in the mayfly Cloeon dipterum PI: Isabel Almudi Cabrero Department of Genetics, Microbiology and Statistics. |
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Relationship between stress and senescence in plants: regulatory mechanisms at various levels of organisation PI: Sergi Munné Bosch Department of Evolutionary Biology, Ecology and Environmental Sciences Faculty of Biology. |
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Spatiotemporal and demographic responses of long-lived seabirds to climate change PI: Raúl Ramos García and Jacob González-Solís Bou Department of Evolutionary Biology, Ecology and Environmental Sciences |
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Challenges in predicting biological invasions: understanding the interaction of species traits and the environment PI: Laura Cardador Bergua Department of Evolutionary Biology, Ecology and Environmental Sciences. |
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Patterns and relationship of plant and soil functional diversity in Mediterranean ecosystems PI: Enric Batllori Presas Department of Evolutionary Biology, Ecology and Environmental Sciences. |
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Deciphering germline mutation during spermatogenesis in mammals IP: Marc de Manuel
Department of Genetics, Microbiology and Statistics.
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Abrupt ecological changes, monitoring with IoT devices and functional responses in forests affected by climate change |
These projects reflect the diversity and quality of research at IRBio, addressing topics ranging from species conservation to the effects of climate change and functional ecology. Congratulations to all the researchers and their teams!