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Saccharomyces cerevisiae (left, image from Mogana Das Murtey) and Oenococcus oeni (right, image from Fabio Coloretti), the two microorganisms with which the group works the most

Wednesday, 27 November 2024

Katherine Bedoya has successfully presented her PhD thesis

Today 27th November 2024, our PhD student Katherine Bedoya Alvira has presented in the Faculty of Oenology her thesis "Microbiological and organoleptic influence of different stresses during the pied de cuve applied to white wine vinification". Directors: Carmen Portillo, Albert Mas and Nicolas Rozès. She has got the qualification of Excellent. Congratulations, new Doctor !!



Thursday, 21 November 2024

Paloma Toraño has successfully presented her PhD thesis

Today 21st November 2024, our PhD student Paloma Toraño Jiménez has presented in the Faculty of Oenology her thesis "Efecto de las manoproteínas de levadura sobre Oenococcus oeni y la fermentación maloláctica del vino". Directors: Cristina Reguant and Nicolas Rozès. She has got the qualification of Excellent. Congratulations, new Doctor !!



Saturday, 5 October 2024

Wine Biotechnology Group meeting, 4th October 2024

Last Friday 4th October we have celebrated the monthly online meeting of Wine Biotechnology Research Group.

The last results of different projects have been discussed and our colleague Jacqueline Rodríguez (predoctoral researcher, in the image) has presented the main results of her PhD work related to the effect of yeast lees on malolactic fermentation, and particularly her work in Università di Padova (Italy) from May to August 2024.



Monday, 11 March 2024

Introductory Course to Research in Microbiology

8th-11th July 2024: Introductory Course to Research in Microbiology Professor J.R. Vilanueva, in Valencia, organised by the Spanish Society of Microbiology (SEM). Deadline for registration 25th March 2024. Click here for information.



Friday, 1 March 2024

Next Congress of Food Microbiology in Cartagena

Next 9th-12th September 2024: XXIII Spanish Congress of Food Microbiology

The biannual meeting of Spanish food microbiologists, belonging to the Spanish Society of Microbiology (SEM), will be hold this time in the atractive historical city of Cartagena, in region of Murcia, southeast Spain. Click here for information: https://xxiiicma2024.es/



Monday, 5 February 2024

Wine Biotechnology Group meeting, 2nd February 2024

Last Friday 2nd February we have celebrated the monthly online meeting of Wine Biotechnology Research Group.

The last results of different projects have been discussed and our colleague Paloma Toraño (predoctoral researcher, in the image) has presented the main results of her PhD work on yeast mannoprotein and their effect on Oenococcus oeni and malolactic fermentation.



Monday, 29 January 2024

Candela Ruiz de Villa's study is URV outstanding news

The URV digital newspaper has published as an outstanding news the study by our colleague Dr Candela Ruiz de Villa on using an unconventional yeast to increase wine quality:

https://diaridigital.urv.cat/en/an-unconventional-yeast-increases-the-quality-of-carbonic-maceration-wine-rose-wine-and-orange-wine/

Part of the team that participated in the study (Fermentation 2023, 9, 12, 1021): Cristina Reguant, Candela Ruiz de Villa and Nicolas Rozès, Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Faculty of Oenology of Tarragona, University Rovira i Virgili


Katherine Bedoya has successfully presented her PhD thesis

Today 27th November 2024, our PhD student Katherine Bedoya Alvira   has presented in the Faculty of Oenology her thesis  " Microbiologi...