Majority of galaxies reside in groups and clusters where they are understood to evolve also through galaxy-galaxy interactions. Multiple mergers at the core of...

I will review some recent results about the molecular content of galaxies and its dynamics, obtained from CO lines, dense tracers (HCN,HCO+), or the dust...

Evidence for an intimate connection between supermassive black hole (SMBH) growth and the evolution of galaxies is nowadays compelling. Not only have SMBHs been...

In this talk I will introduce the three main projects of my PhD thesis. The column density distribution of MCs has been found to be sensitive to the relevant...

Starbursts and AGNs are frequently coupled in the central kiloparsecs of Seyfert galaxies, where molecular gas plays a critical role in fueling nuclear...

We have started a long term project to analyse the role played by bars in bulge formation and the formation and evolution of bars from the point of view of...

We test the theoretical prediction that the straightest dust lanes in bars are found in strongly barred galaxies, or more specifically, that the degree of...

Massive (&#8805 10 11 M⊙) galaxies at high redshift (z &#8805 1.5) remain mysterious objects. Their extremely small sizes (effective radii of 1-2 kpc) make them...

The exponential radial profiles of spiral galaxies have been observed for decades with various explanations offered, but none of these explanations hold up now...