Farmatox Research Group
Our infrastructure
From Impact of climate change on emerging toxins to new therapeutic uses from marine toxins, we have all necessary equipment for this type or research, including animal facilites, imageNMR, Confocal and electron microscopy, Flow cytometry, Biosensor, Mass spectrometry, etc.
The group
It was created as such 15 years ago, but our experience goes 25 years back. It gathers professors of Pharmacology, Physiology, Analytical Chemistry, Agriculture and Histology.
Our research
New methods, toxicology, drug discovery, food safety.
Marine compounds from microalgae, sponges, etc, as a source of new drug leads.
Study of the mechanism of action and toxicology of natural compounds.
Collaborations
From drug discovery, technology for detoxification or new functional or analytical methods, we have collaborations with several leading groups.
Farmatox Research Group
Department of Pharmacology
Veterinary School
Campus Lugo
USC
Spain