The EMM Research Group was created in 1997 to join scientists interested in understanding how the marine microbial plankton functions, how it is affected by environmental gradients, and what is their role in ocean biogeochemical cycles. Today, the group studies the full microbial food web (viruses, prokaryotes and eukaryotes) and apply complementary tools to data acquired from (i) oceanographic cruises, (ii) a permanent sampling station (Blanes Bay Microbial Observatory), and (iii) experiments in the lab. The EMM Research group includes 10 senior scientists, 11 postdocs, 13 PhD students and 8 technicians and has a longstanding track record in training students and researchers from a variety of levels and backgrounds. The group is continuously funded by National and EU projects, and has participated in the global Malaspina and TaraOceans circumnavigation programs.
Research group
Ecology of Marine Microbes
Group members
Senior Researcher
- Research group leader
- Head of Department
Technician
- Core facility head
- Core facility head
Most relevant information
Destacats
J.M. Gasol, Severo Ochoa scientific director; R. Massana, R. Logares, S.A. Acinas, garants
M.M. Sala, elected vice-president of the Societat Catalana de Biologia (IEC)
D. Vaqué, Task Leader of PolarCSIC-PTI; SG Acinas, M.M Sala, participants
M.M. Sala, ICM representative of SusPlast-PTI
S.A. Acinas, Member of the scientific advisory board in the Area Environmental Sciences of the FUNDACION GADEA CIENCIA
D. Vaqué, Delegate of Life sciences of SCAR-Spain (Steering committe of Antarctic Research)
M.M. Sala, Member of the Expert Panel of the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO), Belgium
Publicacions
- 2021
Compendium of 530 metagenome-assembled bacterial and archaeal genomes from the polar Arctic Ocean
- 2021
Niche adaptation promoted the evolutionary diversification of tiny ocean predators
- 2021
Comparative genomics reveals new functional insights in uncultured MAST species
- 2021
Differential recruitment of opportunistic taxa leads to contrasting abilities in carbon processing by bathypelagic and surface microbial communities
- 2021
Seasonal dynamics of natural Ostreococcus viral infection at the single cell level using VirusFISH
Projectes
DIVAS - PATRONES TEMPORALES DE LOS VIRUS PLANCTONICOS EN UN SISTEMA COSTERO OLIGOTROFICO
Period: from 2020 to 2024Funding entity:PN2019 - PROY I+D+I - PROGRAMA ESTATAL DE I+D+I ORIENTADA A LOS RETOS DE LA SOCIEDAD - PLAN ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA Y TÉCNICA Y DE INNOVACIÓN 2017-2020Principal Investigator:Vaqué Vidal, Mª Dolors, Ecology of Marine MicrobesAcronym:DIVASRef.:PID2019-108457RB-I00Amount awarded:174000.00€MINIME - EVOLUCION Y GENOMICA POBLACIONAL DE MICROORGANISMOS EN UN OCEANO CAMBIANTE
Period: from 2020 to 2023Funding entity:PN2019 - PROY I+D+I - PROGRAMA ESTATAL DE I+D+I ORIENTADA A LOS RETOS DE LA SOCIEDAD - PLAN ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA Y TÉCNICA Y DE INNOVACIÓN 2017-2020Principal Investigator:Logares Haurie, Ramiro Ernesto, Ecology of Marine MicrobesAcronym:MINIMERef.:PID2019-105775RB-I00Amount awarded:159000.00€MER_ICM - Importancia de la descarga de agua subterranea en el ciclo del Mercurio: revelando el vinculo entre los sistemas Terrestrial y Marinos en un mundo cambiante
Period: from 2021 to 2024Funding entity:AYUDAS ATRACCIÓN DE TALENTO RAMÓN Y CAJAL 2019Principal Investigator:García Bravo, Andrea, Ecology of Marine MicrobesRef.:20213AT018Amount awarded:150000.00€POLAR_ECOGEN - ECOGENOMICA Y EVOLUCION DE PROCARIOTAS POLARES CLAVE NO CULTIVADOS
Period: from 2021 to 2024Funding entity:PN2020 - PROY I+D+I - PROGRAMA ESTATAL DE I+D+I ORIENTADA A LOS RETOS DE LA SOCIEDAD - PLAN ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA Y TÉCNICA Y DE INNOVACIÓN 2017-2020Principal Investigator:González Acinas, Silvia, Ecology of Marine MicrobesRef.:PID2020-116489RB-I00Amount awarded:220000.00€DOGMA - PAPEL DEL PLANCTON OCEANICO EN LA REMINERALIZACION, DEGRADACION Y EL DESTINO DE LA MATERIA ORGANICA
Period: from 2021 to 2024Funding entity:PN2020 -PROY I+D - SUBPR. ESTATAL DE GENER. DE CONOCIMIENTO- PROGRAMA ESTATAL DE GENERACION DE CONOCIMIENTO Y FORTALECIMIENTO CIENT. Y TEC.DEL SISTEMA I+D+i - PEICTI 2017-2020Principal Investigator:Sala Farré, María Montserrat, Ecology of Marine MicrobesRef.:PID2020-112653GB-I00Amount awarded:235000.00€
Contractes
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FOR THE REALIZATION OF THE VENEZIA 2021 RESEARCH PROGRAM - Thematic 2 - Line ¿2.2 Prioritizing pollutants and release of dangerous substances from the sediment¿.
Period: from 2019 to 2021Funding company:Person in charge:González Acinas, Silvia, Ecology of Marine MicrobesAmount:60000 €