Rafael Laso Pérez
Ramón y Cajal fellow at the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC, Spain)
I am an environmental microbiologist with a great interest on using bioinformatic approaches to study microbial metabolism and evolution. My research has focused on archaeal metabolism, environmental metagenomics and cultivation of novel microorganisms. Currently, I use next-generation sequencing technologies to link microbial function in different environments: from urban wastewaters to the polar regions.
New articles in marine microbial communities - November, 2025
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In the last week, two articles on marine microbial communities, where Rafa is a coauthor, have been published.
In Plos One, Juan Rivas and colleagues present their findings on nitrogen microbial guilds in the tropical and subtropical ocean.
On the other hand, Mireia Mestre and collaborators have published a preprint in Research Square exploring the microbial communities of the Gerlache-Bismarck Strait (Antarctica) defining the concept of "microbial fingerprinting"
Alejandro gets the Conexión Microbioma grant
- November 11th, 2025
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Alejandro has got the mobility grant from the Conexión Microbioma. The Conexión is a CSIC network that promotes the collaboration among research groups on microbiology of CSIC 🔬🤝🦠 .
The grant provides funding for a 1-month stay at the group of Josep Ramoneda at CEAB-CSIC. There Alejandro will study microbial genomic adaptation to drought episodes at the "Las Tablas de Daimiel" national park via metagenomics. This new projects is called AGAPA ("Adaptaciones Genómicas a la Aridificación en Procariotas Acuáticos") 💧.
Stay tuned about the future news of this exciting project! 🙌
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