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Education

PhD. in Molecular Medicine, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela (CiMUS institute), Spain.

2016 – 2022

Specialization in Cancer.

Title of Doctoral Thesis: “Evolution of bivalve transmissible cancers”

Deposit date: 10/06/2022; Defense date: 07/09/2022

MSc. in Bioinformatics, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain.

2015 – 2016

Specialization (elective module) in Genomics.

Title of Master Thesis: “The Full Catalogue of L1 Active Loci in the Cancer Genome”

Issuance degree date: 29/07/2016

BSc. in Biology, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Spain.

2011 – 2015

Third year abroad at Université Libre de Bruxelles (Belgium) with an Erasmus scholarship.

Title of Degree thesis: “Interpopulation variability in the level of photosynthesis inactivation by heat stress in Arbutus unedo” (With Honours)

Issuance degree date: 31/07/2015

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Languages

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Work experience

2021 – ongoing: Research Assistant.

Institution: The Francis Crick Institute and University College of London, United Kingdom.

Duties: bioinformatical analysis

Supervisor/s: Veronica Kinsler

2018 – 2021: Predoctoral researcher.

Institution: University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain.

Duties: continuation of doctoral studies

Supervisor/s: Jose M. C. Tubío and Seila Díaz Costas

Previous positions

RESEARCH STAYS AS A VISITING SCIENTIST

Number of research stays: 4
International research stays: 3 (United States, Ireland and South Korea)
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Research and Academia

Publications

Pan-Cancer analysis of whole genomes

The ICGC/TCGA Pan-Cancer Analysis of Whole Genomes Consortium. (2020). "Pan-Cancer analysis of whole genomes." Nature. 578:82-93.

Pan-Cancer analysis of whole genomes identifies driver rearrangements promoted by LINE-1 retrotransposition

Rodriguez-Martin, B. et al. (2020). "Pan-Cancer analysis of whole genomes identifies driver rearrangements promoted by LINE-1 retrotransposition." Nature Genetics. 52:306-319.

Aberrant integration of Hepatitis B virus DNA promotes major restructuring of human hepatocellular carcinoma genome architecture

Álvarez, E. G. et al. (2021). "Aberrant integration of Hepatitis B virus DNA promotes major restructuring of human hepatocellular carcinoma genome architecture." Nature Communications. 12:6910.

Assessing the elemental fingerprints of cockle shells (Cerastoderma edule) to confirm their geographic origin from regional to international spatial scales

Ricardo, F. et al. (2022). "Assessing the elemental fingerprints of cockle shells (Cerastoderma edule) to confirm their geographic origin from regional to international spatial scales." STOTEN. 814:152304.

Mitochondrial genome sequencing of marine leukaemias reveals cancer contagion between clam species in the Seas of Southern Europe

García-Souto, D.#, Bruzos, A.L.#; Díaz-Costas, S.# et al. (2022). "Mitochondrial genome sequencing of marine leukemias reveals cancer contagion between clam species in the Seas of Southern Europe." eLife. 11:e66946. (#equal contribution)

The first high-density genetic map of common cockle reveals a major QTL controlling shell color variation

Hermida, M. et al. (2022). "The first high-density genetic map of common cockle (Cerastoderma edule) reveals a major QTL controlling shell color variation." Scientific reports. 12:16971.

Conferences

• 5 invited speaker talks
• 11 oral communications
• 13 posters
• 3 awards

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Mentoring, Teaching and Outreach

Number of supervised students: 3 More info
Number of teaching hours: 90 More info
Number of outreach activities: 17 More info
Number of interviews: 9 More info

Skills, training courses and certifications

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Awards

• 4 scientific prizes
• 2 litterary prizes
• 1 drawing prize

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Grants and Fellowships

• 2 grants
• 2 fellowships
• 2 scholarships

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Institutional citizenship

Service

• 27/06/2022: Conference organization. Member of the organizing and scientific committee for the 5th Crick Postdoc Symposium in London (United Kingdom) with 160 attendees. The programme comprised two plenary talks, 11 short oral communications, exhibited 38 posters and awarded 4 prizes.
• 26-28/05/2021: Conference organization. Member of the organizing and scientific committee for the VIII Youth Researchers Meeting in Santiago de Compostela (Spain) with 300 attendees. The programme comprised three plenary talks, three parallel sessions gathering 135 short oral communications and exhibited 67 posters. Watch here the “Awards and closing speech” or Check here the news
• 2021 – 2022: PhD alumni representative. Spokeswoman of doctoral students on the International Doctoral School Direction Committee (EDIUS). Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
• 2017 – 2018: PhD alumni representative. Spokeswoman of doctoral students on the International Doctoral School Committee (EIDO) and representative of the Quality Commission of the same body. Universidade de Vigo, Spain.
• 2016 – 2018: Consortium secretariat. Secretary of the International Common Cockle Genome Consortium (ICCGC). Three face-to-face symposiums were organized to address the goals of building a reference genome for the cockle species.

Professional Membership

• 2021-present. Society of Spanish Researchers in the United Kingdom (SRUK/CERU) (Active member of the Wom=n Equity & Research Committee)
• 2021-present. The Spanish Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (SEBBM) (Member; number: 8706; proposing partner Dr. María Mayán)
• 2020-present. Confederación Intersindical Galega (CIG) (Member of this labor union in my region of origin)
• 2020-present. InvestiGal (Member)
• 2019-present. Asamblea de Investigadoras de Compostela (AIC) (Member)
• 2019-present. European Association for Cancer Research (EACR) (Member and Ambassador; number: 28748)
• 2019-present. Asociación Española de Investigación sobre el Cáncer (ASEICA) (Member; number: 1746)

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