Research across disciplines
Molecular biology, physiology, systems biology, bioinformatics, evolution and genetics bring different scales of life into the same conversation.
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The CRG Institute
We bring together disciplines and research teams to understand how life adapts, interacts and evolves.
CRG in numbers
Research
2022–2025
- scientific publications
- 254
- of articles published in Q1 journals
- 64,6%
- 164 of 254 articles
Training
2022–2025
- students mentored
- 178
- theses completed
- 88
Public engagement
- outreach activities
- +400
- Updated September 2026
- participants reached
- 13.143
- 2022–2025
Connecting genomes and environments
A genome contains an organism’s genetic information. Studying it helps us understand how life works, adapts and interacts with its surroundings.
At CRG, we study plants, animals and biological communities, connecting molecular mechanisms with changes in ecosystems. This knowledge contributes to biodiversity conservation and sustainable production.
Meet the people behind the researchFrom the laboratory to the field
Training through research
Students take part in scientific projects and develop their theses with the supervision of the CRG community.
Scientific trainingKnowledge shared beyond the laboratory
Fieldwork, open resources and public activities connect genomic research with biodiversity and society.
Projects and collaborationsOur history
From the first FONDAP centre to a Millennium Institute connected with research teams across Latin America.
- Millennium Institute programme
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Five disciplines begin working as one centre
The CRG is founded as a FONDAP Center of Excellence, bringing genomics, systems biology, bioinformatics, evolution and genetics into the same scientific programme.
The Atlantic salmon reference genome is completed
CRG researchers contribute to the international consortium that brings five years of sequencing and analysis to completion.
The CRG opens its Millennium Institute chapter
A new ten-year programme begins on 1 July, supported by four host universities and a broader scientific agenda.
1000 Genomes Chile returns as open infrastructure
Its new phase sets out to build a public genomic repository for native, endemic and threatened species, connected to the ecosystems they inhabit.
Alejandro Maass receives Chile’s National Prize
Chile awards its 2025 National Prize in Exact Sciences to the mathematician and CRG principal investigator.
Seven countries agree to sequence biodiversity together
At the III 1000 Genomes Workshop, research teams establish a Latin American alliance for biodiversity genomics.