Alicia L. Bruzos

Alicia L. Bruzos

Dr. in Molecular Medicine, biologist and bioinformatician | Born in 1993 | Woman in STEM | Citizen of the world born in Spain

Conferences

I have had the privilege of presenting my research at 53 international and national conferences across 12 countries. Below, you’ll find a comprehensive list of these events. If you’re interested in marine contagious cancers, feel free to reach out. I always do my best to accommodate invitations and events to share and discuss and share insights about this topic!

Invited speaker (6)

[6] The European Meeting for PhD students in Evolutionary Biology: (EMPSEB30). Milovy, Czech Republic (02/06/2025 - 06/06/2025). Title: Unraveling the evolutionary history of transmissible cancers in bivalves.

[5] International Symposium on Coastal Ecological Health: (Instituto de Ciencias Agroalimentarias, Animales y Ambientales (ICA3)). San Fernando, Chile (25/11/2024). Title: La historia evolutiva de los cánceres contagiosos de berberechos y almejas.

[4] Bivalve Transmissible Neoplasia Workshop: (LIttoral ENvironnement et Sociétés). La Rochelle, France (14/11/2024 - 15/11/2024). Title: Evolution of bivalve transmissible cancers.

[3] Jornada Usuarios CESGA 2023: (Galicia Supercomputing Center (CESGA)). Santiago de Compostela, Spain (14/12/2023). Title: Evolución de leucemias marinas transmisible en berberechos y almeja. Watch here

[2] 2nd International Ocean Health Symposium: (GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel & Kiel University). Kiel, Germany (29/08/2022 - 31/08/2022). Title: Clonal evolution of a marine transmissible cancer that colonizes the Atlantic coast of Europe.

[1] Assemblée Générale EMBRC-France: (European Marine Biological Resource Centre (EMBRC-France)). Banyuls-sur-mer, France (16/05/2017 - 18/05/2017). Title: Finding the genetic causes of contagious metastases under the sea.

Oral communications (22/26)

Highlighting legend: Underlined author presenting the communication (20 out of 24 were given my Bruzos); Award; DOI or book chapter with ISBN.

[26] EACR 2025 Congress: Innovative Cancer Science (Symposium: Molecular Mechanismsof Metastasis): (European Association for Cancer Research). Lisbon, Portugal (16/06/2025 - 19/06/2025). Oral communication/Proffered Papers: Cockle transmissible cancerscharacterized by horizontal transfers andinstability of mitogenomes. Bruzos, A.L.; Díaz, S.; Détrée, C.; Tubio, J. Molecular Oncology 19 (Suppl. 1) (2025) 1–895. Page 9 (EACR25-0182), DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/1878-0261.70070

[25] Annual Conference of the MCAA: (Marie Curie Alumni Association). Krakow, Poland (21/03/2025 - 22/03/2025). Oral communication: Horizontal transfers and recurrent amplifications shaping mitogenomes in cockle transmissible cancers. Bruzos, A.L.; Díaz, S.; Détrée, C.; Tubio, J.

[24] 48th FEBS congress: (Federation of European Biochemical Societies). Milan, Italy (29/06/2024 - 3/07/2024). Oral communication: Evolution of marine contagious cancers in cockles characterized by genomic instability. Bruzos, A.L.; Santamarina, M; Díaz, S.; Rocha, S; García, D.; Zamora, J; Lee, Y.; Ju, Y.; Posada, D; Demeulemeester, J,; Baez-Ortega, A.; Tubío, J. FEBS Open Bio 2024;14(S2):2-91 (SpT-11-1), DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/2211-5463.13836

[23] 23th Young Scientist Forum: (Federation of European Biochemical Societies). Pavia, Italy (26/06/2024 - 29/06/2024). Oral communication: Evolution of marine contagious cancers in cockles characterized by genomic instability. Bruzos, A.L.; Santamarina, M; Díaz, S.; Rocha, S; García, D.; Zamora, J; Lee, Y.; Ju, Y.; Posada, D; Demeulemeester, J,; Baez-Ortega, A.; Tubío, J.

[22] EMBO molluscs genomics: (European Molecular Biology Organization & Université de Namur). Namur, Belgium (27/05/2024 - 31/05/2024). Oral communication: Genomic insights into the evolutionary history of marine transmissible cancers. Bruzos, A.L.; Díaz, S.; Scuba Cancers Team; Tubío, J.

[21] 20th Portugaliæ Genetica: DNA Ancient and New: (Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde). Porto, Portugal (21/03/2024 - 22/03/2024). Oral communication: The evolution of two transmissible leukaemias colonizing the coasts of Europe. Bruzos, A.L.; Díaz, S.; Scuba Cancers Team; Tubío, J.

[20] XIV reunión de jóvenes investigador@s en el extranjero (IYI): (Universidade de Vigo & Universidade de Santiago de Compostela). Santiago de Compostela, Spain (28/12/2023 - 28/12/2023). Oral communication: Somatic evolution of marine transmissible leukaemias. Bruzos, A.L.; Díaz, S.; Scuba Cancers Team; Tubío, J. Best Talk Prize (second prize, people’s vote)

[19] XII Foro Iberoamericano de los Recursos Marinos y la Acuicultura: (Foro Iberoamericano de los Recursos Marinos y la Acuicultura). (27/11/2023 - 1/12/2023). Oral communication: Mitochondrial capture by transmissible cancers of cockles Cerastoderma edule (Bivalvia). Bruzos, A.L.; Díaz, S.; Rocha, S; Zamora, J; Rodríguez-Castro, J.; Posada, D; Tubío, J.

[18] Foro Malacológico de la Sociedad Española de Malacología: (Sociedad Española de Malacología). Cádiz, Spain (14/09/2023 - 16/09/2023). Oral communication: Cánceres Transmisibles Marinos en berberecho común. Díaz, S.; Bruzos, A.L.; Santamarina, M; Rocha, S; García-Souto, D.; Baez, A.; Tubío, J.

[17] Evolution: Hamilton Award Symposium: (Joint annual meeting of the American Society of Naturalists, the Society for the Study of Evolution, and the Society of Systematic Biologists). Albuquerque, USA (2/06/2023 - 3/06/2023). Oral communication: The evolution of two transmissible leukaemias colonizing the coasts of Europe. Bruzos, A.L.; Díaz, S.; Santamarina, M; Rocha, S; Otero, I; Zamora, J; García-Souto, D.; Pequeño, A; Rodríguez-Castro, J.; Temes, J; Posada, D; Tubío, J. Watch here Award finalist (500 USD)

[16] XIII Reunión de jóvenes investigador@s en el extranjero (IYI): (Instituto de Investigación Biomédica (INIBIC) & Centro de Investigación en Nanomateriais e Biomedicina (CINBIO)). Vigo, Spain (27/12/2022 - 27/12/2022). Oral communication: Genetic causes of multiple congenital melanocytic naevi. Bruzos, A.L.;Barberan, S.; Polubothu, S.; Bulstrode, N.; Spence, G.; Kinsler, V. Best Talk Prize (second prize, people’s vote)

[15] IX SRUK/CERU International Symposium: (Sociedad de Científicos Españoles en el Reino Unido (SRUK/CERU)). Oxford, UK (1/07/2022 - 3/07/2022). Oral communication: Beyond the limits of metastasis: marine contagious cancers. Bruzos, A.L.; Díaz, S; Rocha, S; Zamora, J; Santamarina, M; Otero, I; García-Souto, D; Rodríguez-Castro, J; Pequeño, A; Temes, J; Posada, D; Tubío, J.

[14] SEB Annual Conference: (The Society for Experimental Biology (SEB)). Montpellier, France (5/07/2022 - 8/07/2022). Oral communication: Unlocking the evolutionary history of cockle contagious metastases. Bruzos, A.L.; Díaz, S; Santamarina, M; Rocha, S; Otero, I; Zamora, J; García-Souto, D; Pequeño, A; Rodríguez-Castro, J; Temes, J; Posada, D; Tubío, J.

[13] 21st ESPD Annual Meeting: (European Society for Pediatric Dermatology (ESPD)). Munich, Germany (20/05/2022 - 22/05/2022). Oral communication: Mosaic BRAF fusions are a recurrent cause of multiple congenital melanocytic naevi. Polubothu, S; Barberan, S; Bruzos, A.L.; Bryant, D; Spence, G; Bulstrode, N; Kinsler, V.

[12] 19th Portugaliae Genetica: (Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde). Lisboa, Portugal (24/03/2022 - 25/03/2022). Oral communication: Heterogeneity of cockle transmissible cancers. Bruzos, A.L.; Díaz, S; Rocha, S; Zamora, J; Santamarina, M; Otero, I; García-Souto, D; Rodríguez-Castro, J; Pequeño, A; Temes, J; Posada, D; Tubío, J. Watch here

[11] VIII Young Researchers Meeting (EMI): (Universidade de Santiago de Compostela). Santiago de Compostela, Spain (26/05/2021 - 28/05/2021). Oral communication: Multiple cancer clones metastasize the Atlantic Coast of Europe. Bruzos, A.L.; Díaz, S; García-Souto, D; Rocha, S; Temes, J; Zamora, J; Rodríguez-Castro, J; Posada, D; Tubío, J Book chapter in: VIII Encontro da Mocidade Investigadora: libro de resumos. 264(1):154. Servizo de Publicacións Campus Vida., ISBN: 978-84-19155-34-4, DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.15304/9788419155344

[10] VI Edición Investigación Biomédica del Cáncer en Galicia: (Instituto de Investigación Biomédica (INIBIC) & Investigación Biomédica del Cancer en Galicia (IBCG)). A Coruña, Spain (4/10/2019 - 4/10/2019). Oral communication: What can we learn from transmissible cancers to treat cancer?. Bruzos, A.L.; Díaz, S; García-Souto, D; Temes, J; Zamora, J; Tubío, J.

[9] 19th International Conference on Diseases of Fish and Shellfish: (European Association of Fish Pathologists (EAFP)). Porto, Portugal (8/09/2019 - 12/09/2019). Oral communication: Distribution of cockle disseminated neoplasia in Ireland: evaluation of their clonal structure. Díaz, S; Bruzos, A.L.; Temes, J; Johnson, M; Tubío, J.

[8] Fifth International Biannual Evolution and Ecology of Cancer Conference: (International Society of Evolution and Ecology of Cancer (ISEEC)). Hinxton-Cambridge, UK (17/07/2019 - 19/07/2019). Oral communication: Scuba Cancers: Finding the genetic causes of contagious metastases under the sea. Bruzos, A.L.; Díaz, S; García-Souto, D; Temes, J; Zamora, J; Tubío, J Raven, N et al. Fifth International Biannual Evolution and Ecology of Cancer Conference (Cooperation, Conflict and Parasitism) meeting report. Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, UK. Evolutionary Applications. 2019; 12: 1863– 1867, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/eva.12862

[7] II Annual CIMUS workshop: (Center for Research in Molecular Medicine and Chronic Diseases (CiMUS)). Santiago de Compostela, Spain (12/07/2019). Oral communication: Single-molecule sequencing of whole mitochondrial genomes reveals the clonal structure of cockle transmissible cancers. Bruzos, A.L.; Díaz, S; Temes, J; Rodríguez-Castro, J; García-Souto, D; Zamora, J; Tubío, J.

[6] VII Young Researchers Meeting (EMI): (Universidade de Santiago de Compostela). Santiago de Compostela, Spain (27/05/2019 - 29/05/2019). Oral communication: Colchicine effect on DNA integrity for the study of cockle transmissible cancers. Bruzos, A.L.; Díaz, S; Rodríguez-Castro, J; Tubío, J.

[5] IX reunión de jóvenes investigador@s en el extranjero (IYI): (Instituto de Investigación Biomédica (INIBIC) & Museo Nacional de Ciencia e Tecnología (MUNCYT)). A Coruña, Spain (27/12/2018 - 27/12/2018). Oral communication: Bivalve transmisible cancers: excellent models to study metastasis. Bruzos, A.L.; Díaz, S; Temes, J; García-Souto, D; Zamora, J; Tubío, J.

[4] VI Young Researchers Meeting-Health Science (EMI): (Universidade de Santiago de Compostela). Santiago de Compostela, Spain (12/06/2018 - 13/06/2018). Oral communication: Cockle Reference Genome: DNA isolation challenges. Bruzos, A.L.; García-Souto, D; Díaz, S; Zamora, J; Temes, J, Rodríguez-Castro, J; Tubío, J. Book chapter in: Arias Martínez, D., Cao Labora, D., Carbajales Barcia, L. M., Moldes Diz, Y., Muñoz Menéndez, C. & Vieites Blanco, C. VI Encontro da Mocidade Investigadora: Libro de resumos Servizo de Publicacións Campus Vida, ISBN: 978-84-09-03154-2.

[3] X Seminario de Citogenética de la SEG: (Sociedad Española de Genética). A Coruña, Spain (13/06/2018 - 15/06/2018). Oral communication: Análisis citogenético molecular en tumors de bivalvos. García-Souto, D; Carpena, M; Bruzos, A.L.; Díaz, S; Santamarina, M; Zamora, J; Tubío, J; Pasantes, J.

[2] VI International Symposium on Marine Sciences: (Six Spanish Universities (Alicante, Barcelona, Cádiz, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Valencia and Vigo)). Vigo, Spain (20/06/2018 - 22/06/2018). Oral communication: Molecular cytogenetic analysis of bivalve tumors. García-Souto, D; Bruzos, A.L.; Díaz, S; Santamarina, M; Zamora, J; Pasantes, J; Tubío, J Book chapter in: VI International Symposium on Marine Sciences. 2018:124. Imprenta Universidade de Vigo, ISBN: 978-84-8158-788-3.

[1] 33º Encuentro de Jóvenes Investigadores: (Instituto de investigaciones científicas y ecológicas (INICE)). Salamanca, Spain (7/12/2017 - 10/12/2017). Oral communication: Cockle reference genome: size estimation. Bruzos, A.L.; Díaz, S; García-Souto, D; Zamora, J; Tubío, J Book chapter in: Jóvenes investigadores, 47- 51, ISBN: 978-84-945079-9-1; legal deposit: S.469-2017.

Poster communications (14/24)

Highlighting legend: Underlined author presenting the communication (20 out of 24 were given my Bruzos); Link to download the poster; Award; DOI or book chapter with ISBN.

Whenever possible, all posters are openly available on my ResearchGate profile.

[24] Annual Conference of the MCAA: (Marie Curie Alumni Association). Krakow, Poland (21/03/2025 - 22/03/2025). Poster title: Horizontal transfers and recurrent amplifications shaping mitogenomes in cockle transmissible cancers. Bruzos, A.L.; Díaz, S.; Détrée, C.; Tubio, J.

[23] Échanges scientifiques ‘For Women in Science’: (Fondation L’Óreal & UNESCO). Paris, France (9/10/2024 - 9/10/2024). Poster title: Immune mechanisms of transmissible cancers in bivalves. Bruzos, A.L. FWIS jeunes talents Download Poster

[22] 48th FEBS congress: (Federation of European Biochemical Societies). Milan, Italy (29/06/2024 - 3/07/2024). Poster title: Gamification in marine biology: a strategy to improve perspectives of basic research. Bruzos, A.L.; Détrée, C. FEBS Open Bio 2024;14(S2):2-91 (P-E-02-03), ISBN: , DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/2211-5463.13837

[21] XII Foro Iberoamericano de los Recursos Marinos y la Acuicultura: (Foro Iberoamericano de los Recursos Marinos y la Acuicultura). (27/11/2023 - 1/12/2023). Poster title: Molecular diagnosis of different clonal lineages of transmissible cancer. Arias-Díaz, A. E.; Santamarina, M; Díaz, S.; Pequeño, A.; Rodríguez-Castro, J.; Tubío, J.; Bruzos, A.L. Download Poster

[20] Ciência e oceano para além do horizonte: (Fundaçao para a Ciência e a Tecnologia). Aveiro, Portugal (5/07/2023 - 7/07/2023). Poster title: The evolutionary history of two transmissible leukaemias colonizing the coasts of Europe. Díaz, S.; Bruzos, A.L.; Santamarina, M; García-Souto, D.; Rocha, S; Scuba Cancers’ Consortium; Baez, A.; Tubío, J. Download Poster

[19] Crick Cancer Research Symposium: (The Francis Crick Institute). London, UK (3/10/2022 - 4/10/2022). Poster title: The secret life of mitochondria on marine contagious cancers. Bruzos, A.L.; Díaz, S.; Santamarina, M.; Rocha, S; Otero, I.; García-Souto, D.; Zamora, J; Pequeño, A.; Temes, J; Rodríguez-Castro, J.; Posada, D; Tubío, J. Download Poster

[18] YOUMARES 13 “Future Oceans. Science for Resilient Marine Ecosystems: (German Society for Marine Research (DGM)). Berlin, Germany (11/10/2022 - 14/10/2022). Poster title: The underwater journey of cancer cells: interspecific contagions in the Seas of Southern Europe. Bruzos, A.L.; García-Souto, D; Díaz, S; Rocha, S; Pequeño, A; Roman-Lewis, C; Alonso, J; Rodriguez, R; Costas, D; Rodríguez-Castro, J; Villanueva, A; Silva, L;Valencia, JM; Annona, G; Tarallo, A; Ricardo, F; Bratos, A; Posada, D; Pasantes, J; Tubío, J. i class=”fa fa-map” aria-hidden=”true”></i> Download Poster

[17] 51st Annual ESDR Meeting: (European Society for Dermatological Research (ESDR)). Amsterdam, The Netherlands (28/09/2022 - 1/10/2022). Poster title: Mosaic BRAF fusions are a recurrent cause of multiple Congenital Melanocytic Naevi. Barberan, S; Polubothu, S; Bruzos, A.L.; Bulstrode, N; Spence, G; Kinsler, V Journal of Investigative Dermatology, Volume 142, Issue 12, S225, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jid.2022.09.272 Download Poster

[16] 51st Annual ESDR Meeting: (European Society for Dermatological Research (ESDR)). Amsterdam, The Netherlands (28/09/2022 - 1/10/2022). Poster title: The Role of Cholesterol in Rare Inflammatory Skin Disease. Riachi, M; Polubothu, S; Sauvadet, A; Ellis, J; Hughes, C; Stadnik, P; Bruzos, A.L.; Knoepfel, N; Ogunbiyi, O; Khalil, Y; Mills, P; Clayton, P; Waelchli, R; Calvani, E; Barral, P; Di, WL; Macrae, J; Kinsler, VA Journal of Investigative Dermatology, Volume 142, Issue 12, S225, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jid.2022.09.274 Download Poster

[15] AACR Annual Meeting: (American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)). New Orleans, USA (8/04/2022 - 13/04/2022). Poster title: Mosaic BRAF fusions are a recurrent cause of multiple Congenital Melanocytic Naevi. Barberan, S; Polubothu, S; Bruzos, A.L.; Bulstrode, N; Spence, G; Kinsler, V In: Cancer Res 2022; 82 (12 Supplement): 2014, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1158/1538-7445.AM2022-2014 Download Poster

[14] 3rd ASEICA Educational Symposium: (Spanish Association for Cancer Research (ASEICA)). -, Spain (23/11/2021 - 25/11/2021). Poster title: Clonal Structure of Cockle Transmissible Cancers. Bruzos, A.L.; Díaz, S; Santamarina, M; Rocha, S; Otero, I; García-Souto, D; Zamora, J; Pequeño, A; Temes, J; Rodríguez-Castro, J; Posada, D; Tubío, J. Download Poster

[13] 5th Crick Autumn Science Meeting: (The Francis Crick Institute). London, UK (10/11/2021 - 11/11/2021). Poster title: Mosaic BRAF fusions are a recurrent cause of multiple Congenital Melanocytic Naevi. Barberan Martín, S; Polubothu, S; Bruzos, A.L.; Bulstrode, N; Spence, G; Kinsler, V. Download Poster

[12] VII Edición Investigación Biomédica del Cáncer en Galicia: (Instituto de Investigación Biomédica (INIBIC) & Centro Interdisciplinar de Química y Biología (CICA) & Investigación Biomédica del Cancer en Galicia (IBCG)). A Coruña, Spain (3/06/2021 - 3/06/2021). Poster title: Mitochondrial genome sequencing of marine leukemias reveals cancer contagion between clam species in the seas of Southern Europe. Bruzos, A.L.; García-Souto, D.; Díaz-Costas, S.; Rocha, S.; Pequeño, A.; Roman-Lewis, C.; Alonso, J.; Rodriguez, R; Costas, D.; Rodriguez-Castro, J.; Villanueva, A.; Silva, L.; Valencia, J.; Annona, G.; Tarallo, A.; Ricardo, F.; Bratos Cetinic, A.; Posada, D.; Pasantes, J.J.; Tubío, J.

[11] EACR Congress Innovative Cancer Science: Better Outcomes through Research: (European Association for Cancer Research (EACR)). (9/06/2021 - 12/06/2021). Poster title: Multiple cancer clones metastasize the Atlantic Coast of Europe. Bruzos, A.L.; Díaz, S; García-Souto, D; Rocha, S; Temes, J; Zamora, J; Rodríguez-Castro, J; Posada, D; Tubío, J DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.34060.32648 Download Poster

[10] XXII Foro dos Recursos Mariños e da Acuicultura das Rías Galegas: (Universidade de Santiago de Compostela). O Grove, Spain (10/10/2019 - 11/10/2019). Poster title: WGS y cromosomas de berberechos con cáncer transmissible: efectos en la integridad del ADN. Bruzos, A.L.; Díaz, S; García-Souto, D; Rodríguez-Castro, J; Tubío, J Book chapter in: Rey-Méndez M., et al. Foro dos Recursos Mariños e da Acuicultura das Rías Galegas. 22: 265- 273. ISBN: 978-84-09-19360-8; legal deposit: C 2014-2016. Download Poster Best Scientific Panel Prize (second prize)

[9] XXII Foro dos Recursos Mariños e da Acuicultura das Rías Galegas: (Universidade de Santiago de Compostela). O Grove, Spain (10/10/2019 - 11/10/2019). Poster title: Braquiuros en berberechos: ¿parasitismo o amensalismo?. Bruzos, A.L.; Lafuente, S; Tubío, J; Díaz, S Book chapter in: Rey-Méndez M., Fernández Casal J, Lastres M.A., Padín X.A. (Eds.). Foro dos Recursos Mariños e da Acuicultura das Rías Galegas. 22: 257-264, ISBN: 978-84-09-19360-8; legal deposit: C 2014-2016. Download Poster Best Scientific Panel Prize (first prize)

[8] XVII Congreso Nacional de Acuicultura: (Sociedad Española de Acuicultura (SEA)). Cartagena, Spain (7/05/2019 - 10/05/2019). Poster title: Germinoma en berberechos Cerastoderma edule de Dinamarca: caracterización histopatológica y genética. Díaz, S; Bruzos, A.L.; García-Souto, D; Tubío, J Book chapter in: Martínez, F.J., et al. Libro de resúmenes CNA. 2019:200-201, ISBN: 978-84-09-11292-0.

[7] XVII Congreso Nacional de Acuicultura: (Sociedad Española de Acuicultura (SEA)). Cartagena, Spain (7/05/2019 - 10/05/2019). Poster title: Neoplasia diseminada en Venus verrucosa: ¿un nuevo caso de cáncer transmisible?. Díaz, S; Bruzos, A.L.; García-Souto, D; Román Lewis, C; Rodríguez-Castro, J; Tubío, J Book chapter in: Martínez, F.J., et al. Libro de resúmenes CNA. 2019:198-199, ISBN: 978-84-09-11292-0.

[6] VI International Symposium on Marine Sciences: (Six Spanish Universities (Alicante, Barcelona, Cádiz, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Valencia and Vigo)). Vigo, Spain (20/06/2018 - 22/06/2018). Poster title: Epigenetic DNA methylation study of bivalve tumors. García-Souto, D; Bruzos, A.L.; Díaz, S; Santamarina, M; Zamora, J; Pasantes, J; Tubío, J Book chapter in: VI International Symposium on Marine Sciences. 2018:404. Imprenta Universidade de Vigo, ISBN: 978-84-8158-788-3. Download Poster

[5] I Annual CiMUS workshop: (Center for Research in Molecular Medicine and Chronic Diseases (CiMUS)). Santiago de Compostela, Spain (15/06/2018 - 15/06/2018). Poster title: Optimizing DNA extraction protocols to study bivalve transmissible cancers. Bruzos, A.L.; García-Souto, D; Díaz, S; Zamora, J; Temes, J; Rodríguez-Castro, J; Tubío, J. Download Poster

[4] I Annual CiMUS workshop: (Center for Research in Molecular Medicine and Chronic Diseases (CiMUS)). Santiago de Compostela, Spain (15/06/2018 - 15/06/2018). Poster title: Features of transmissible cancer cells of Cerastoderma edule. Díaz, S; Bruzos, A.L.; García-Souto, D; Tubío, J. Download Poster

[3] XX Foro dos Recursos Mariños e da Acuicultura das Rías Galegas: (Universidade de Santiago de Compostela). O Grove, Spain (10/10/2017 - 11/10/2017). Poster title: Primeros pasos para decodificar el genoma del berberecho C edule. Bruzos, A.L.; Díaz, S; García-Souto, D; Zamora, J; Tubío, J Book chapter in: Rey-Méndez M., et al. Foro dos Recursos Mariños e da Acuicultura das Rías Galegas. 20: 227-237, ISBN: 978-84-09- 01474-3, Best Scientific Panel Prize (first prize). Download Poster

[2] I Annual Meeting CINBIO: (Centro de Investigaciones Biomédicas). Vigo, Spain (16/10/2017 - 17/10/2017). Poster title: Transmissible Cancers: a new paradigm in Cancer Evolution. Santamarina, M#; Bruzos, A.L.#; Díaz, S; García-Souto, D; Zamora, J; Tubío, J. # equal contribution. Download Poster

[1] III Edición de Investigación Biomédica del Cáncer en Galicia: (Instituto de Investigación Biomédica (INIBIC) & Investigación Biomédica del Cancer en Galicia (IBCG)). A Coruña, Spain (14/06/2016 - 14/06/2016). Poster title: Pan-cancer patterns of somatic retrotransposition. Rodríguez-Martín, B; Bruzos, A.L.; Campbell, P; Tubío, J.

Invited Seminars (9)

[9] Seminaires BOREA: (Laboratoire de biologie des organismes et des écosystèmes aquatiques). Caen, France (06/02/2025). Seminar title: De la constitution du dossier à recevoir le Prix Jeunes Talents : résolvez vos doutes !

[8] Seminarios IFOP: (Instituto de Fomento Pesquero (IFOP)). Puerto Montt, Chile (19/11/2024). Seminar title: Historia evolutiva de los cánceres contagiosos en moluscos.

[7] Seminaires BOREA: (Laboratoire de biologie des organismes et des écosystèmes aquatiques). Caen, France (22/10/2024). Seminar title: Les aventures des cellules cancéreuses transmises entre bivalves marins : un point de vue génétique. Watch here

[6] CCMAR seminar: (Centro de Ciências do Mar do Algarve (CCMAR)). Faro, Portugal (17/07/2024). Seminar title: Evolution of cockle transmissible cancers.

[5] TransEvo core seminar: (University of Kiel). Kiel, Germany (13/12/2023). Seminar title: Somatic evolution of marine transmissible cancers.

[4] Invitational seminar at MPI-MM: (Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology). Bremen, Germany (12/12/2023). Seminar title: Contagious Cancers and their spread among marine bivalves .

[3] CCMAR seminar: (Centro de Ciências do Mar do Algarve (CCMAR)). Faro, Portugal (30/06/2021). Seminar title: Contagious Cancers: sequencing reveals a pandemic affecting clams in our seas. Watch here

[2] Schwarz Lab Seminars: (Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine). Berlin, Germany (31/05/2021). Seminar title: Scuba Cancers: finding the genetic causes of contagious metastases under the sea.

[1] CIBIO-InBIO Seminar Series: (Universidade de Porto). Porto, Portugal (16/04/2021). Seminar title: Unravelling the genetic story of marine contagious metastases. Watch here

Best talk/poster awards (6)

Best Talk Prize (December 2023): XIV reunión de jóvenes investigador@s en el extranjero (IYI), Santiago de Compostela (Spain). Second prize, people’s vote. Link - Press

Award 2023 - Alicia L. Bruzos
Best Talk Prize (2023)

Best Talk Prize (December 2022): XIII reunión de jóvenes investigador@s en el extranjero (IYI), Vigo (Spain). Second prize, people’s vote.

Award 2022 - Alicia L. Bruzos
Best Talk Prize (2022)

Hamilton Award finalist (June 2023):Evolution: Hamilton Award Symposium, Albuquerque (USA). 500 USD. Watch here

II Best Scientific Panel Prize (October 2019): XXII Foro dos Recursos Mariños e da Acuicultura das Rías Galegas, O Grove (Spain). Second prize. 50 EUR. Link
I Best Scientific Panel Prize (October 2019): XXII Foro dos Recursos Mariños e da Acuicultura das Rías Galegas, O Grove (Spain). First prize. 400EUR. Link

Award 2019 - Alicia L. Bruzos
Best Scientific Panel Prizes (2019)

Best Scientific Panel Prize (October 2017): XX Foro dos Recursos Mariños e da Acuicultura das Rías Galegas, O Grove (Spain). First prize. 400 EUR. Link

Award 2017 - Alicia L. Bruzos
Best Scientific Panel Prize (2017).

Conference organization: Organizing and Scientific Committees (3)

Chilean Coastal Ecological Health Symposium (June 4, 2024)

5th Crick Postdoc Symposium (June 27, 2022)

VIII Young Researchers Meeting (EMI) (May 26–28, 2021)

Attendance

72nd Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting, 25 June - 30 June 2023, Lindau (Germany). More information at: www.lindau-nobel.org

In conferences you meet awesome people...

A special thanks to the amazing scientific live-sketcher Alex Cagan (@ATJCagan) that illustrated my talk at Hinxton (UK) in 2019. Retweet here



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