GRANT for PhD student

Interested in wine yeasts ?  

Our Wine Biotech Group offers a predoctoral URV grant (4 years) for working in the subject "Melatonin role in regulation of glucose metabolism in wine yeasts". 

Grant reference 2023PIPF-FPI-2.

Deadline 6th December 2023.

More information on grant:

https://www.sgr.urv.cat/cgi-bin/programes/application/detall.cgi?conv=2023PIPF-FPI-&ordre=2&idioma=ENG

Info for application:

https://www.urv.cat/media/upload/arxius/recerca_innovacio/programes/urv/FPI/2023FPI-PIPF_2a_edicio/Bases_2023PIPF-FPI_ENGLISH_RESULTES.pdf

Rafael Torres Guardado has successfully presented his PhD thesis

Last 13th November 2023, our PhD student Rafael Torres Guardado has presented in the Faculty of Oenology his thesis "Efecto del ácido succínico producido por levaduras vínicas sobre Oenococcus oeni y la fermentación maloláctica". Directors: Albert Bordons and Cristina Reguant. He has got the qualification of Excellent. Congratulations, new Doctor !!

Candela Ruiz de Villa Sardón has successfully presented her PhD thesis

Last 24th October 2023, our PhD student Candela Ruiz de Villa Sardón has presented in the Faculty of Oenology her thesis "New perspectives on malolactic fermentation and organoleptic improvement of wines: Influence of Torulaspora delbrueckii on different types of winemaking". Directors: Nicolas Rozès and Cristina Reguant. She has got the maximum qualification. Congratulations, new Doctor !!

GRANT for PhD student

Interested in wine yeasts ?  

Our Wine Biotech Group offers a predoctoral URV grant (4 years) for working in the subject "Melatonin role in regulation of glucose metabolism in wine yeasts". 

Grant reference 2023PIPF-FPI-2.

Deadline 13th October 2023.

More information on grant:

https://www.urv.cat/media/upload/arxius/recerca_innovacio/programes/urv/FPI/2023FPI-PIPF/Bases_2023PIPF_FPI_ENGLISH_RH.pdf

Info for application:

https://www.sgr.urv.cat/cgi-bin/programes/application/detall.cgi?conv=2023PIPF-FPI-&ordre=2&idioma=ENG

Public funding of wine research in Spain is no better than 20 years ago

Article published in ACENOLOGÍA, the professional and scientific magazine of Spanish oenologists, written by our colleague Albert Bordons. This article reflects the opinion of the researchers represented in the Association of Oenological Research Groups, GIENOL. 

Carmen Portillo has succesfully obtained the position of Associate Professor (Titular)

 Congratulations to Carmen !

On 24th May 2023 she defended very well her CV and her research project on microbiological techniques applied to winemaking. The jury considered that she has the merits to get this tenure position of Associate Professor (Profesora Titular de Universidad).

Great ! Our group has obtained support from Catalan Research Agency

 Congratulations !!

Our research group "Biotecnologia Enològica" (Wine Biotechnology) has obtained recognition and financial support (40,000 €) in last announcement SGR-Cat2021 from the Catalan Research Agency (AGAUR) of Generalitat de Catalunya.