It has a scientific staff of 10, and a technical-administrative staff of 11. The Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Physiology studies biomembranes, the structure and function of ion pumps and channels, in order to identify the protein structures or sites of importance to the transport processes and their regulation.
Most projects deal with the external cell membrane.
Furthermore, the intracellular metabolism of cell proteins and the genes controlling the specific protein composition of the Na-K pump are studied.