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.

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/

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.

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

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 !!