In this section you can check over all of the research groups from INSA-UB, their research fields and contact information.
Nutritional Cell Signaling
ANTIOX-AgriFood Biotech
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Biostimulants and biofertilisers to improve fruit quality. (Contact: Sergi Munné smunne@ub.edu)
Research area:
(Food composition and nutritive value)
Market Sector:
(Organic products)
(Olive Oil)
(Other Fruits and Vegetables)
(Tomato)
(Citrus Fruits)
(Mediterranean Diet)
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Food composition: vitamin E and carotenoids. (Contact: Sergi Munné smunne@ub.edu)
Research area:
(Food composition and nutritive value)
Market Sector:
(Organic products)
(Olive Oil)
(Other Fruits and Vegetables)
(Tomato)
(Citrus Fruits)
(Mediterranean Diet)
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Fruit physiology and technology. (Contact: Sergi Munné smunne@ub.edu)
Research area:
(Food composition and nutritive value)
Market Sector:
(Organic products)
(Olive Oil)
(Other Fruits and Vegetables)
(Tomato)
(Citrus Fruits)
(Mediterranean Diet)
Bioactive Amines and Polyamines in Foods
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Histamine intolerance: Metabolomic and genomic biomarkers, clinical studies, microbioma and probiotics with DAO activity. (Contact: M. Carmen Vidal mcvidal@ub.edu)
Research area:
(Effect of diet and physical activity on health at a population level)
(Development of Analytical Chemical Techniques)
(Effects on the organism and health)
Market Sector:
(Consumers)
(Food Supplements)
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Qualitative and quantitative composition of bioactive compounds in foods. Assessment of dietary uptake and risk. Interactions with drugs. (Contact: M. Carmen Vidal mcvidal@ub.edu)
Research area:
(Abiotic Food Safety)
(Food composition and nutritive value)
Market Sector:
(Fish)
(Other Fruits and Vegetables)
(Consumers)
(Meat and Meat Products)
(Public Administration)
(Other Drinks)
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Quality and Food Safety: hygienic quality indicators and new tools (formulation, processing and cooking) to reduce potentially hazardous compounds in food. Management and prevention of fraud in high quality products. (Contact: mcvidal@ub.edu)
Research area:
(Process Optimization and Improvement of Food Quality)
(Food Authentication and Control of Food Fraud)
(Abiotic Food Safety)
Market Sector:
(Fish)
(Gastronomia i Ciències Culinàries)
(Other Fruits and Vegetables)
(Consumers)
(Meat and Meat Products)
(Public Administration)
(Other Drinks)
(Water)
Natural Antioxidants: Polyphenols
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Analysis of bioactive components in foods and biological samples. (Contact: Rosa M Lamuela lamuela@ub.edu)
Research area:
(Development of Biological Techniques for Analysis)
(Development of Analytical Chemical Techniques)
Market Sector:
(Other Fats and Oils)
(Olive Oil)
(Other Fruits and Vegetables)
(Tomato)
(Citrus Fruits)
(Beer)
(Wine)
(Cocoa)
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Clinical and epidemiological studies. (Contact: Rosa M Lamuela lamuela@ub.edu)
Research area:
(Effect of diet and physical activity on health at a population level)
(Effects on the organism and health)
Market Sector:
(Other Fats and Oils)
(Olive Oil)
(Tomato)
(Mediterranean Diet)
(Wine)
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Factors that modify the presence of bioactive compounds and their effectiveness. (Contact: Rosa M Lamuela lamuela@ub.edu)
Research area:
(Food composition and nutritive value)
Market Sector:
(Organic products)
(Other Fats and Oils)
(Olive Oil)
(Other Fruits and Vegetables)
(Tomato)
(Citrus Fruits)
(Beer)
(Wine)
(Cocoa)
Nutritional and Bromatological Aspects of Lipids
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Composition and stability of breastmilk. (Contact: M. Carmen López mclopez@ub.edu)
Research area:
(Food composition and nutritive value)
Market Sector:
(Breast Milk)
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Effect of olive oil consumption on the prevention of cardiovascular diseases. (Contact: M. Carmen López mclopez@ub.edu)
Research area:
(Effects on the organism and health)
Market Sector:
(Olive Oil)
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Importance of fatty acids during the first stage of life. (Contact: mclopez@ub.edu)
Research area:
(Effects on the organism and health)
Market Sector:
(Breast Milk)
Autoimmunity, Immunonutrition and Tolerance (AIT)
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Experimental immunonutrition with cocoa and antioxidants. (Contact: Margarida Castell margaridacastell@ub.edu)
Research area:
(Effects on the organism and health)
Market Sector:
(Food Supplements)
(Cocoa)
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Immunomodulation and bioactive compounds in breastmilk. (Contact: Margarida Castell and Angels Franch angelsfranch@ub.edu)
Research area:
(Food composition and nutritive value)
Market Sector:
(Food Supplements)
(Breast Milk)
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Preclinical studies of inflammation, allergy and the development of the intestinal immune system. (Contact: Margarida Castell and Francisco Pérez franciscoperez@ub.edu)
Research area:
(Effects on the organism and health)
Market Sector:
(Breast Milk)
Bioanalysis
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Detection and identification of peptide substances that add value to functional foods. (Contact: José Barbosa barbosa@ub.edu)
Research area:
(Valorization of Food by-products)
(Process Optimization and Improvement of Food Quality)
(Development of Analytical Chemical Techniques)
(Food Authentication and Control of Food Fraud)
(Food composition and nutritive value)
Market Sector:
(Olive Oil)
(Consumers)
(Food Supplements)
(Public Administration)
(Breast Milk)
(Beer)
(Wine)
Biomarkers and Nutritional and Food Metabolomics
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Identification of metabolomic profiles associated with metabotypes of risk of disease and / or healthy aging. Interindividual differences in food intake, identification of high and low responders. RCTs, cohort and / or epidemiological studies. (Contact: Cristina Andrés-Lacueva candres@ub.edu)
Research area:
(Effect of diet and physical activity on health at a population level)
(Food composition and nutritive value)
Market Sector:
(Food Supplements)
(Breast Milk)
(Beer)
(Wine)
(Cocoa)
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Validation of targeted and untargeted metabolomics analysis by NMR and LC-MS / MS in biological samples. Bioinformatic tools for biological interpretation and visualization. (Contact: Cristina Andrés-Lacueva candres@ub.edu)
Research area:
(Development of Biological Techniques for Analysis)
(Development of Analytical Chemical Techniques)
Market Sector:
(Food Supplements)
(Breast Milk)
(Beer)
(Wine)
(Cocoa)
Ecology of Agroecosystems
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Soil fertility in cereal crop. (Contact: Joan Romanyà jromanya@ub.edu)
Research area:
(Process Optimization and Improvement of Food Quality)
Market Sector:
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Use of compost for verticillium wilt control. (Contact: Joan Romanyà jromanya@ub.edu)
Research area:
(Process Optimization and Improvement of Food Quality)
Market Sector:
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Use of soil crop cover to imporve ecosystem services in agriculture. (Contact: Joan Romanyà jromanya@ub.edu)
Research area:
(Process Optimization and Improvement of Food Quality)
Market Sector:
Eicosanox
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Role of oxidative stress and the arachidonic acid cascade on cell proliferation. (Contact: Juan José Moreno jjmoreno@ub.edu)
Research area:
(Effects on the organism and health)
Market Sector:
(Other Fats and Oils)
(Olive Oil)
(Mediterranean Diet)
(Food Supplements)
(Wine)
Digestive Physiology and Nutritional Adaptations (FIDAN)
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Diet and ageing in senescence-accelerated mice (SAM). (Contact: Dr. Anna Pérez Bosque anna.perez@ub.edu)
Research area:
(Effects on the organism and health)
Market Sector:
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Diet and prevention of inflammatory bowel disease in animal models. (Contact: Dr. Anna Pérez Bosque anna.perez@ub.edu)
Research area:
(Effects on the organism and health)
Market Sector:
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Regulation of epithelial functions of permeability and nutrient absorption. (Contact: Dr. Anna Pérez Bosque anna.perez@ub.edu)
Research area:
(Effects on the organism and health)
Market Sector:
Nutritional Physiology and Pathophysiology
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Intestinal nutrient transport. (Contact: Joana Planas jmplanas@ub.edu)
Research area:
(Effects on the organism and health)
Market Sector:
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Studies of biofunctionality of bioactive compounds. (Contact: Joana Planas jmplanas@ub.edu)
Research area:
(Food composition and nutritive value)
Market Sector:
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Studies of toxicity and bioavailability of functional ingredients. (Contact: Joana Planas jmplanas@ub.edu)
Research area:
(Abiotic Food Safety)
Market Sector:
Genomics and Proteomics of Bacterial Virulence Factors
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Molecular biology of the lipopolysaccharide (LPS) core region. (Contact: Joan Tomás jtomas@ub.edu)
Research area:
(Development of Biological Techniques for Analysis)
(Biotic Food Safety)
Market Sector:
(Consumers)
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Study of glycostructures in mesophilic Aeromonas and Plesiomonas. (Contact: Joan Tomás and Susana Merino smerino@ub.edu)
Research area:
(Development of Biological Techniques for Analysis)
Market Sector:
(Fish)
(Shellfish)
(Consumers)
(Water)
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Study of the surface structures of gram-negative bacteria involved in host-pathogen interactions. (Contact: smerino@ub.edu)
Research area:
(Biotic Food Safety)
Market Sector:
(Consumers)
Precision Nutrition and Chrononutrition
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Circadian rhythms and health: impact on nutritional status in young adults and patients with severe obesity (Contact: Dr. Fernanda Zerón fernanda.zeron@ub.edu)
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Clinical and epidemiological studies related to lifestyle (especially sleep, diet and physical activity) and its impact on health (cardio-metabolic diseases and obesity) (Contact: Dr. Maria Izquierdo maria_izquierdo@ub.edu)
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Clinical and epidemiological studies related to lifestyle and eating behavior and their impact on health and wellbeing (Contact: Dr. Maria Izquierdo maria_izquierdo@ub.edu)
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Nutrigenetics and chrononutrition (Contact: Dr. Maria Izquierdo (maria_izquierdo@ub.edu) maria_izquierdo@ub.edu)
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Nutrition and cognitive and psychosocial development during childhood and adolescence (Contact: Dr. Maria Izquierdo maria_izquierdo@ub.edu)
Research area:
(Effect of diet and physical activity on health at a population level)
(Effects on the organism and health)
Market Sector:
Toxicology
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Food Contamination. Exposure and Risk Assessment. (Contact: )
Research area:
(Abiotic Food Safety)
Market Sector:
(Consumers)
(Public Administration)
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Envionmental toxicology and ecotoxicology. Environmental risk assessment. (Contact: Jesús Gómez jesusgomez@ub.edu)
Research area:
(Abiotic Food Safety)
Market Sector:
(Consumers)
(Public Administration)
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Toxicity assessment through the development of alternative experimental models. (Contact: Jesús Gómez jesusgomez@ub.edu)
Research area:
(Development of Biological Techniques for Analysis)
(Abiotic Food Safety)
Market Sector:
(Wine)
LIBIFOOD-Lipids and bioactive compounds in the food chain
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Lipid characterization and authentication of foods: nutritional, commercial and culinary value. (Contact: Francesc Guardiola and Alba Tres atres@ub.edu)
Research area:
(Food Authentication and Control of Food Fraud)
Market Sector:
(Organic products)
(Feed)
(Other Fats and Oils)
(Olive Oil)
(Meat and Meat Products)
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Optimization of oxidative stability and the shelf life of foods. (Contact: Francesc Guardiola fguardiola@ub.edu)
Research area:
(Process Optimization and Improvement of Food Quality)
(Abiotic Food Safety)
(Biotic Food Safety)
Market Sector:
(Feed)
(Bread and Pastries)
(Eggs and Egg Products)
(Other Fats and Oils)
(Gastronomia i Ciències Culinàries)
(Meat and Meat Products)
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Study of bioactive compounds. (Contact: Francesc Guardiola and Magda Rafecas magdarafecas@ub.edu)
Research area:
(Effects on the organism and health)
(Food composition and nutritive value)
Market Sector:
(Bread and Pastries)
(Eggs and Egg Products)
(Gastronomia i Ciències Culinàries)
(Food Supplements)
(Meat and Meat Products)
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Use of fats and fatty by-products in animal feeds: influence on the quality of foods of animal origin. (Contact: Francesc Guardiola fguardiola@ub.edu)
Research area:
(Valorization of Food by-products)
(Process Optimization and Improvement of Food Quality)
(Food Authentication and Control of Food Fraud)
(Food composition and nutritive value)
Market Sector:
(Feed)
(Eggs and Egg Products)
(Other Fats and Oils)
(Meat and Meat Products)
Applied Nutrition
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Development of research tools in nutricion: database generation, analyses and questionnaire validation. (Contact: Andreu Farran Codina afarran@ub.edu)
Research area:
(Effect of diet and physical activity on health at a population level)
Market Sector:
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Nutrition, physical activity and body composition. Interaction studies between nutritional status and physical activity on health and aging. (Contact: Andreu Farran Codina afarran@ub.edu)
Research area:
(Effect of diet and physical activity on health at a population level)
Market Sector:
(Food Supplements)
Odela
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Food culture and health. (Contact: Cristina Larrea larrea@ub.edu)
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(Mediterranean Diet)
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History of food. (Contact: Cristina Larrea larrea@ub.edu)
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Market Sector:
(Mediterranean Diet)
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Tourism, heritage and food inventory. (Contact: Cristina Larrea larrea@ub.edu)
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Market Sector:
(Mediterranean Diet)
Intestinal Transport and the Barrier Function of the Epithelia
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Effect of prebiotics on gut health indicators. (Contact: Ruth Ferrer and Raquel Martin Venegas raquelmartin@ub.edu)
Research area:
(Effects on the organism and health)
Market Sector:
(Feed)
(Food Supplements)
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Use of methionine hydroxy analogue in poultry nutrition. (Contact: Ruth Ferrer rutferrer@ub.edu)
Research area:
(Effects on the organism and health)
(Food composition and nutritive value)
Market Sector:
(Feed)
(Food Supplements)
Analytical Chemistry Unit of the Faculty of Pharmacy
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Authentication and traceability of foods. (Contact: Lluis Puignou and Xavier Saurina xavi.saurina@ub.edu)
Research area:
(Food Authentication and Control of Food Fraud)
Market Sector:
(Olive Oil)
(Other Fruits and Vegetables)
(Other Drinks)
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Determination of food contaminants. (Contact: Lluís Puignou and Oscar Núñez oscar.nunez@ub.edu)
Research area:
(Abiotic Food Safety)
Market Sector:
Food Technology Unit - Colloidal Systems’ Engineering
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Formulation and optimization of novel food products. Scale change. (Contact: Carme González carme.gonzalez@ub.edu)
Research area:
(Process Optimization and Improvement of Food Quality)
Market Sector:
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Rheological characterization and food texture. (Contact: Carme González carme.gonzalez@ub.edu)
Research area:
(Process Optimization and Improvement of Food Quality)
Market Sector:
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Valorization of food industry by-products. (Contact: Carme González carme.gonzalez@ub.edu)
Research area:
(Valorization of Food by-products)
Market Sector:
Wines, Aromas and Quality Factors
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Characterization of sensory attributes and compounds that determine organoleptic quality. (Contact: Susana Buxaderas and Montserrat Riu montseriu@ub.edu)
Research area:
(Development of Sensory Analysis Techniques)
Market Sector:
(Wine)
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Upcycling of wine waste products. (Contact: Susana Buxaderas and Elvira López-Tamames e.lopez.tamames@ub.edu)
Research area:
(Valorization of Food by-products)
Market Sector:
(Wine)
Enteric Viruses
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Molecular biology of enteric viruses. (Contact: Albert Bosch and Rosa Pintó rpinto@ub.edu)
Research area:
(Development of Biological Techniques for Analysis)
(Biotic Food Safety)
Market Sector:
(Shellfish)
(Other Fruits and Vegetables)
(Consumers)
(Water)
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Viral safety of food and water. (Contact: Albert Bosch abosch@ub.edu)
Research area:
(Development of Biological Techniques for Analysis)
(Biotic Food Safety)
Market Sector:
(Shellfish)
(Other Fruits and Vegetables)
(Consumers)
(Public Administration)
(Water)
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Viral safety of pharmacological compounds. (Contact: Albert Bosch abosch@ub.edu)
Research area:
(Development of Biological Techniques for Analysis)
Market Sector:
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