Biola Javierre
Group Leader
Born in 1983 in Huesca (Spain), Biola studied Biology and Biochemistry at the University of Navarra (2006) and received her PhD in Molecular Biology (Epigenetics) from the Autonomous University of Madrid in 2011, where she worked under the supervision of Dr. Manel Esteller and Dr. Esteban Ballestar at the CNIO. She performed her postdoctoral training in Chromatin Dynamics (Peter Fraser Laboratory) in Cambridge (UK) from 2012 to 2017. Since March 2018, Biola is Junior PI at the Josep Carreras Reseach Center (IJC), first as Ramon y Cajal Fellow, and then as Junior PI La Caixa. In addition, Biola is part of the Bioinfo4Women Program at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center. In 2019, UNESCO and L’Oréal Women in Science Foundation recognised Biola as one out of the fifteen most promising young women scientists worldwide. Biola loves running although she has not time because of her little trouble makers.
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Current Team
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François Serra
Postdoctoral Researcher
Teresa Robert
Postdoctoral Researcher
Lucía Álvarez
Postdoctoral Researcher
Andrea Nieto-Aliseda
PhD Student
Nicolás Byrne
PhD Student
Ainhoa
Undergraduate Student
Lucía Fanlo
Postdoctoral Researcher
Maria Rigau
Postdoctoral Researcher
Paulal López
PhD Student
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Álvaro Alcalde
PhD Student
Galina
PhD Student
Ainoa Planas
Postodoctoral Researcher
Laureano Tomás
Postodoctoral Researcher
Blanca Valero
PhD Student
Raúl de Haro
PhD Student
Arnau
Undergraduate Student
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3. Non-coding determinants
Most of genetic determinants associated with complex diseases lie in non-coding regions, frequently at enhancers, and potentially exert their roles by altering the regulation of the target genes. However, these non-coding determinants remain unexplored because the vast majority of regulatory elements that control transcriptional activity of each gene in each cell type are unknown. Motivated by this limitation, we aim to use conformational methods to provide fundamental insights about the role of the non-coding genome in disease development.
1. Hematopoiesis
All blood cells originate from hematopoietic stem cells, which are the apex of a differentiation cascade of progenitor cell types that give rise to billions of newly differentiated cells every day. Hematopoiesis is essential for the immune response, and its alteration can give rise to the development of cancer, immunodeficiency, allergy and autoimmunity. Despite its clinical relevance, hematopoiesis is not completely understood. We aim to apply integrative omics approach to better understand this physiological process.
2. Blood cancer
Chromatin interactions are crucial for cellular health due to their main role in genome expression regulation and errors in these interactions give rise to the development of a broad range of diseases including blood cancer. The investigation of these altered 3D structures can help us to improve our knowledge of the tumour process, providing new opportunities for the development of novel treatment approaches and diagnostic strategies.
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Happy Holidays from the JavierreLab! 🎄
December 2024
Today, we gathered for our unofficial Christmas dinner to celebrate the year gone by 🥳🍽
Here’s to another exciting year ahead, filled with groundbreaking science and collaboration! 🧬🎉
Team
Dedication. Expertise. Passion.
François Serra
Postdoctoral researcher
Born in 1981 in Strasbourg (France), François studied Biology and Bioinformatics at the University Louis Pasteur in Strasbourg (2007) and received his PhD in Evolutionary Genomics from the Universitat de Valencia (Spain) in 2012, where he worked under the supervision of Dr. Hernán Dopazo at the CIPF. He performed his postdoctoral training in Structural Genomics (Marti-Renom Laboratory) in Barcelona (Spain) from 2012 to 2019 and then in Comparative epigenomics (Alfonso Valencia Laboratory) in Barcelona from 2019 to 2021 . Since September 2021, François has been a postdoc at the Josep Carreras Research Center (IJC) in the Javierre Laboratory, mainly focussed in structural genomics and epigenomics. François loves writing and sharing code, especially if related to data integration and visualization.
-Lucía Fanlo
Postdoctoral researcher
Lucía studied Biology at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, in which she received the Extraordinary Degree Award (2011). She later pursued her MSc in Biomedical Research at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra (2012) and performed her doctoral studies at the crossroads between cancer biology, genomics and developmental biology, working on the developmental origin of paediatric neuroblastomas under the supervision of Dr. Elisa Martí and Dr. Gwenvael LeDréau (IBMB-CSIC). During this period, she had the opportunity to participate in the 125th Embryology Course at the Marine Biology Laboratory (2015), where she became absolutely passionate about genetics and developmental biology. In addition she loves science communication and she frequently participates in several educational programs promoting STEM among kids and young people.
François Serra
Postdoctoral researcher
Born in 1981 in Strasbourg (France), François studied Biology and Bioinformatics at the University Louis Pasteur in Strasbourg (2007) and received his PhD in Evolutionary Genomics from the Universitat de Valencia (Spain) in 2012, where he worked under the supervision of Dr. Hernán Dopazo at the CIPF. He performed his postdoctoral training in Structural Genomics (Marti-Renom Laboratory) in Barcelona (Spain) from 2012 to 2019 and then in Comparative epigenomics (Alfonso Valencia Laboratory) in Barcelona from 2019 to 2021 . Since September 2021, François has been a postdoc at the Josep Carreras Research Center (IJC) in the Javierre Laboratory, mainly focussed in structural genomics and epigenomics. François loves writing and sharing code, especially if related to data integration and visualization.
François Serra
Postdoctoral researcher
Born in 1981 in Strasbourg (France), François studied Biology and Bioinformatics at the University Louis Pasteur in Strasbourg (2007) and received his PhD in Evolutionary Genomics from the Universitat de Valencia (Spain) in 2012, where he worked under the supervision of Dr. Hernán Dopazo at the CIPF. He performed his postdoctoral training in Structural Genomics (Marti-Renom Laboratory) in Barcelona (Spain) from 2012 to 2019 and then in Comparative epigenomics (Alfonso Valencia Laboratory) in Barcelona from 2019 to 2021 . Since September 2021, François has been a postdoc at the Josep Carreras Research Center (IJC) in the Javierre Laboratory, mainly focussed in structural genomics and epigenomics. François loves writing and sharing code, especially if related to data integration and visualization.
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François Serra
Postdoctoral researcher
Born in 1981 in Strasbourg (France), François studied Biology and Bioinformatics at the University Louis Pasteur in Strasbourg (2007) and received his PhD in Evolutionary Genomics from the Universitat de Valencia (Spain) in 2012, where he worked under the supervision of Dr. Hernán Dopazo at the CIPF. He performed his postdoctoral training in Structural Genomics (Marti-Renom Laboratory) in Barcelona (Spain) from 2012 to 2019 and then in Comparative epigenomics (Alfonso Valencia Laboratory) in Barcelona from 2019 to 2021 . Since September 2021, François has been a postdoc at the Josep Carreras Research Center (IJC) in the Javierre Laboratory, mainly focussed in structural genomics and epigenomics. François loves writing and sharing code, especially if related to data integration and visualization.
François Serra
Postdoctoral researcher
Born in 1981 in Strasbourg (France), François studied Biology and Bioinformatics at the University Louis Pasteur in Strasbourg (2007) and received his PhD in Evolutionary Genomics from the Universitat de Valencia (Spain) in 2012, where he worked under the supervision of Dr. Hernán Dopazo at the CIPF. He performed his postdoctoral training in Structural Genomics (Marti-Renom Laboratory) in Barcelona (Spain) from 2012 to 2019 and then in Comparative epigenomics (Alfonso Valencia Laboratory) in Barcelona from 2019 to 2021 . Since September 2021, François has been a postdoc at the Josep Carreras Research Center (IJC) in the Javierre Laboratory, mainly focussed in structural genomics and epigenomics. François loves writing and sharing code, especially if related to data integration and visualization.
François Serra
Postdoctoral researcher
Born in 1981 in Strasbourg (France), François studied Biology and Bioinformatics at the University Louis Pasteur in Strasbourg (2007) and received his PhD in Evolutionary Genomics from the Universitat de Valencia (Spain) in 2012, where he worked under the supervision of Dr. Hernán Dopazo at the CIPF. He performed his postdoctoral training in Structural Genomics (Marti-Renom Laboratory) in Barcelona (Spain) from 2012 to 2019 and then in Comparative epigenomics (Alfonso Valencia Laboratory) in Barcelona from 2019 to 2021 . Since September 2021, François has been a postdoc at the Josep Carreras Research Center (IJC) in the Javierre Laboratory, mainly focussed in structural genomics and epigenomics. François loves writing and sharing code, especially if related to data integration and visualization.
François Serra
Postdoctoral researcher
Born in 1981 in Strasbourg (France), François studied Biology and Bioinformatics at the University Louis Pasteur in Strasbourg (2007) and received his PhD in Evolutionary Genomics from the Universitat de Valencia (Spain) in 2012, where he worked under the supervision of Dr. Hernán Dopazo at the CIPF. He performed his postdoctoral training in Structural Genomics (Marti-Renom Laboratory) in Barcelona (Spain) from 2012 to 2019 and then in Comparative epigenomics (Alfonso Valencia Laboratory) in Barcelona from 2019 to 2021 . Since September 2021, François has been a postdoc at the Josep Carreras Research Center (IJC) in the Javierre Laboratory, mainly focussed in structural genomics and epigenomics. François loves writing and sharing code, especially if related to data integration and visualization.
François Serra
Postdoctoral researcher
Born in 1981 in Strasbourg (France), François studied Biology and Bioinformatics at the University Louis Pasteur in Strasbourg (2007) and received his PhD in Evolutionary Genomics from the Universitat de Valencia (Spain) in 2012, where he worked under the supervision of Dr. Hernán Dopazo at the CIPF. He performed his postdoctoral training in Structural Genomics (Marti-Renom Laboratory) in Barcelona (Spain) from 2012 to 2019 and then in Comparative epigenomics (Alfonso Valencia Laboratory) in Barcelona from 2019 to 2021 . Since September 2021, François has been a postdoc at the Josep Carreras Research Center (IJC) in the Javierre Laboratory, mainly focussed in structural genomics and epigenomics. François loves writing and sharing code, especially if related to data integration and visualization.
François Serra
Postdoctoral researcher
Born in 1981 in Strasbourg (France), François studied Biology and Bioinformatics at the University Louis Pasteur in Strasbourg (2007) and received his PhD in Evolutionary Genomics from the Universitat de Valencia (Spain) in 2012, where he worked under the supervision of Dr. Hernán Dopazo at the CIPF. He performed his postdoctoral training in Structural Genomics (Marti-Renom Laboratory) in Barcelona (Spain) from 2012 to 2019 and then in Comparative epigenomics (Alfonso Valencia Laboratory) in Barcelona from 2019 to 2021 . Since September 2021, François has been a postdoc at the Josep Carreras Research Center (IJC) in the Javierre Laboratory, mainly focussed in structural genomics and epigenomics. François loves writing and sharing code, especially if related to data integration and visualization.
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François Serra
Postdoctoral researcher
Born in 1981 in Strasbourg (France), François studied Biology and Bioinformatics at the University Louis Pasteur in Strasbourg (2007) and received his PhD in Evolutionary Genomics from the Universitat de Valencia (Spain) in 2012, where he worked under the supervision of Dr. Hernán Dopazo at the CIPF. He performed his postdoctoral training in Structural Genomics (Marti-Renom Laboratory) in Barcelona (Spain) from 2012 to 2019 and then in Comparative epigenomics (Alfonso Valencia Laboratory) in Barcelona from 2019 to 2021 . Since September 2021, François has been a postdoc at the Josep Carreras Research Center (IJC) in the Javierre Laboratory, mainly focussed in structural genomics and epigenomics. François loves writing and sharing code, especially if related to data integration and visualization.
François Serra
Postdoctoral researcher
Born in 1981 in Strasbourg (France), François studied Biology and Bioinformatics at the University Louis Pasteur in Strasbourg (2007) and received his PhD in Evolutionary Genomics from the Universitat de Valencia (Spain) in 2012, where he worked under the supervision of Dr. Hernán Dopazo at the CIPF. He performed his postdoctoral training in Structural Genomics (Marti-Renom Laboratory) in Barcelona (Spain) from 2012 to 2019 and then in Comparative epigenomics (Alfonso Valencia Laboratory) in Barcelona from 2019 to 2021 . Since September 2021, François has been a postdoc at the Josep Carreras Research Center (IJC) in the Javierre Laboratory, mainly focussed in structural genomics and epigenomics. François loves writing and sharing code, especially if related to data integration and visualization.
François Serra
Postdoctoral researcher
Born in 1981 in Strasbourg (France), François studied Biology and Bioinformatics at the University Louis Pasteur in Strasbourg (2007) and received his PhD in Evolutionary Genomics from the Universitat de Valencia (Spain) in 2012, where he worked under the supervision of Dr. Hernán Dopazo at the CIPF. He performed his postdoctoral training in Structural Genomics (Marti-Renom Laboratory) in Barcelona (Spain) from 2012 to 2019 and then in Comparative epigenomics (Alfonso Valencia Laboratory) in Barcelona from 2019 to 2021 . Since September 2021, François has been a postdoc at the Josep Carreras Research Center (IJC) in the Javierre Laboratory, mainly focussed in structural genomics and epigenomics. François loves writing and sharing code, especially if related to data integration and visualization.
François Serra
Postdoctoral researcher
Born in 1981 in Strasbourg (France), François studied Biology and Bioinformatics at the University Louis Pasteur in Strasbourg (2007) and received his PhD in Evolutionary Genomics from the Universitat de Valencia (Spain) in 2012, where he worked under the supervision of Dr. Hernán Dopazo at the CIPF. He performed his postdoctoral training in Structural Genomics (Marti-Renom Laboratory) in Barcelona (Spain) from 2012 to 2019 and then in Comparative epigenomics (Alfonso Valencia Laboratory) in Barcelona from 2019 to 2021 . Since September 2021, François has been a postdoc at the Josep Carreras Research Center (IJC) in the Javierre Laboratory, mainly focussed in structural genomics and epigenomics. François loves writing and sharing code, especially if related to data integration and visualization.
François Serra
Postdoctoral researcher
Born in 1981 in Strasbourg (France), François studied Biology and Bioinformatics at the University Louis Pasteur in Strasbourg (2007) and received his PhD in Evolutionary Genomics from the Universitat de Valencia (Spain) in 2012, where he worked under the supervision of Dr. Hernán Dopazo at the CIPF. He performed his postdoctoral training in Structural Genomics (Marti-Renom Laboratory) in Barcelona (Spain) from 2012 to 2019 and then in Comparative epigenomics (Alfonso Valencia Laboratory) in Barcelona from 2019 to 2021 . Since September 2021, François has been a postdoc at the Josep Carreras Research Center (IJC) in the Javierre Laboratory, mainly focussed in structural genomics and epigenomics. François loves writing and sharing code, especially if related to data integration and visualization.
François Serra
Postdoctoral researcher
Born in 1981 in Strasbourg (France), François studied Biology and Bioinformatics at the University Louis Pasteur in Strasbourg (2007) and received his PhD in Evolutionary Genomics from the Universitat de Valencia (Spain) in 2012, where he worked under the supervision of Dr. Hernán Dopazo at the CIPF. He performed his postdoctoral training in Structural Genomics (Marti-Renom Laboratory) in Barcelona (Spain) from 2012 to 2019 and then in Comparative epigenomics (Alfonso Valencia Laboratory) in Barcelona from 2019 to 2021 . Since September 2021, François has been a postdoc at the Josep Carreras Research Center (IJC) in the Javierre Laboratory, mainly focussed in structural genomics and epigenomics. François loves writing and sharing code, especially if related to data integration and visualization.
Current Team
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François Serra
Postdoctoral researcher
Born in 1981 in Strasbourg (France), François studied Biology and Bioinformatics at the University Louis Pasteur in Strasbourg (2007) and received his PhD in Evolutionary Genomics from the Universitat de Valencia (Spain) in 2012, where he worked under the supervision of Dr. Hernán Dopazo at the CIPF. He performed his postdoctoral training in Structural Genomics (Marti-Renom Laboratory) in Barcelona (Spain) from 2012 to 2019 and then in Comparative epigenomics (Alfonso Valencia Laboratory) in Barcelona from 2019 to 2021 . Since September 2021, François has been a postdoc at the Josep Carreras Research Center (IJC) in the Javierre Laboratory, mainly focussed in structural genomics and epigenomics. François loves writing and sharing code, especially if related to data integration and visualization.
Lucía Fanlo
Postdoctoral researcher
Lucía studied Biology at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, in which she received the Extraordinary Degree Award (2011). She later pursued her MSc in Biomedical Research at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra (2012) and performed her doctoral studies at the crossroads between cancer biology, genomics and developmental biology, working on the developmental origin of paediatric neuroblastomas under the supervision of Dr. Elisa Martí and Dr. Gwenvael LeDréau (IBMB-CSIC). During this period, she had the opportunity to participate in the 125th Embryology Course at the Marine Biology Laboratory (2015), where she became absolutely passionate about genetics and developmental biology. In addition she loves science communication and she frequently participates in several educational programs promoting STEM among kids and young people.
Ainoa Planas
Postdoctoral researcher
Lucía studied Biology at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, in which she received the Extraordinary Degree Award (2011). She later pursued her MSc in Biomedical Research at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra (2012) and performed her doctoral studies at the crossroads between cancer biology, genomics and developmental biology, working on the developmental origin of paediatric neuroblastomas under the supervision of Dr. Elisa Martí and Dr. Gwenvael LeDréau (IBMB-CSIC). During this period, she had the opportunity to participate in the 125th Embryology Course at the Marine Biology Laboratory (2015), where she became absolutely passionate about genetics and developmental biology. In addition she loves science communication and she frequently participates in several educational programs promoting STEM among kids and young people.
Teresa Robert
Postdoctoral researcher
Lucía studied Biology at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, in which she received the Extraordinary Degree Award (2011). She later pursued her MSc in Biomedical Research at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra (2012) and performed her doctoral studies at the crossroads between cancer biology, genomics and developmental biology, working on the developmental origin of paediatric neuroblastomas under the supervision of Dr. Elisa Martí and Dr. Gwenvael LeDréau (IBMB-CSIC). During this period, she had the opportunity to participate in the 125th Embryology Course at the Marine Biology Laboratory (2015), where she became absolutely passionate about genetics and developmental biology. In addition she loves science communication and she frequently participates in several educational programs promoting STEM among kids and young people.
Maria Rigau
Postdoctoral researcher
Lucía studied Biology at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, in which she received the Extraordinary Degree Award (2011). She later pursued her MSc in Biomedical Research at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra (2012) and performed her doctoral studies at the crossroads between cancer biology, genomics and developmental biology, working on the developmental origin of paediatric neuroblastomas under the supervision of Dr. Elisa Martí and Dr. Gwenvael LeDréau (IBMB-CSIC). During this period, she had the opportunity to participate in the 125th Embryology Course at the Marine Biology Laboratory (2015), where she became absolutely passionate about genetics and developmental biology. In addition she loves science communication and she frequently participates in several educational programs promoting STEM among kids and young people.
Laureano Tomás
Postdoctoral researcher
Lucía studied Biology at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, in which she received the Extraordinary Degree Award (2011). She later pursued her MSc in Biomedical Research at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra (2012) and performed her doctoral studies at the crossroads between cancer biology, genomics and developmental biology, working on the developmental origin of paediatric neuroblastomas under the supervision of Dr. Elisa Martí and Dr. Gwenvael LeDréau (IBMB-CSIC). During this period, she had the opportunity to participate in the 125th Embryology Course at the Marine Biology Laboratory (2015), where she became absolutely passionate about genetics and developmental biology. In addition she loves science communication and she frequently participates in several educational programs promoting STEM among kids and young people.
Andrea Nieto-Aliseda
PhD student
Lucía studied Biology at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, in which she received the Extraordinary Degree Award (2011). She later pursued her MSc in Biomedical Research at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra (2012) and performed her doctoral studies at the crossroads between cancer biology, genomics and developmental biology, working on the developmental origin of paediatric neuroblastomas under the supervision of Dr. Elisa Martí and Dr. Gwenvael LeDréau (IBMB-CSIC). During this period, she had the opportunity to participate in the 125th Embryology Course at the Marine Biology Laboratory (2015), where she became absolutely passionate about genetics and developmental biology. In addition she loves science communication and she frequently participates in several educational programs promoting STEM among kids and young people.
Paula López
PhD student
Lucía studied Biology at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, in which she received the Extraordinary Degree Award (2011). She later pursued her MSc in Biomedical Research at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra (2012) and performed her doctoral studies at the crossroads between cancer biology, genomics and developmental biology, working on the developmental origin of paediatric neuroblastomas under the supervision of Dr. Elisa Martí and Dr. Gwenvael LeDréau (IBMB-CSIC). During this period, she had the opportunity to participate in the 125th Embryology Course at the Marine Biology Laboratory (2015), where she became absolutely passionate about genetics and developmental biology. In addition she loves science communication and she frequently participates in several educational programs promoting STEM among kids and young people.
Blanca Valero
PhD Student
Lucía studied Biology at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, in which she received the Extraordinary Degree Award (2011). She later pursued her MSc in Biomedical Research at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra (2012) and performed her doctoral studies at the crossroads between cancer biology, genomics and developmental biology, working on the developmental origin of paediatric neuroblastomas under the supervision of Dr. Elisa Martí and Dr. Gwenvael LeDréau (IBMB-CSIC). During this period, she had the opportunity to participate in the 125th Embryology Course at the Marine Biology Laboratory (2015), where she became absolutely passionate about genetics and developmental biology. In addition she loves science communication and she frequently participates in several educational programs promoting STEM among kids and young people.
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Álvaro Alcalde
PhD Student
Lucía studied Biology at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, in which she received the Extraordinary Degree Award (2011). She later pursued her MSc in Biomedical Research at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra (2012) and performed her doctoral studies at the crossroads between cancer biology, genomics and developmental biology, working on the developmental origin of paediatric neuroblastomas under the supervision of Dr. Elisa Martí and Dr. Gwenvael LeDréau (IBMB-CSIC). During this period, she had the opportunity to participate in the 125th Embryology Course at the Marine Biology Laboratory (2015), where she became absolutely passionate about genetics and developmental biology. In addition she loves science communication and she frequently participates in several educational programs promoting STEM among kids and young people.
Raúl de Haro
PhD Student
Lucía studied Biology at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, in which she received the Extraordinary Degree Award (2011). She later pursued her MSc in Biomedical Research at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra (2012) and performed her doctoral studies at the crossroads between cancer biology, genomics and developmental biology, working on the developmental origin of paediatric neuroblastomas under the supervision of Dr. Elisa Martí and Dr. Gwenvael LeDréau (IBMB-CSIC). During this period, she had the opportunity to participate in the 125th Embryology Course at the Marine Biology Laboratory (2015), where she became absolutely passionate about genetics and developmental biology. In addition she loves science communication and she frequently participates in several educational programs promoting STEM among kids and young people.
Nicolás Byrne
PhD Student
Lucía studied Biology at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, in which she received the Extraordinary Degree Award (2011). She later pursued her MSc in Biomedical Research at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra (2012) and performed her doctoral studies at the crossroads between cancer biology, genomics and developmental biology, working on the developmental origin of paediatric neuroblastomas under the supervision of Dr. Elisa Martí and Dr. Gwenvael LeDréau (IBMB-CSIC). During this period, she had the opportunity to participate in the 125th Embryology Course at the Marine Biology Laboratory (2015), where she became absolutely passionate about genetics and developmental biology. In addition she loves science communication and she frequently participates in several educational programs promoting STEM among kids and young people.
Arnau
Undergraduate student
Lucía studied Biology at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, in which she received the Extraordinary Degree Award (2011). She later pursued her MSc in Biomedical Research at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra (2012) and performed her doctoral studies at the crossroads between cancer biology, genomics and developmental biology, working on the developmental origin of paediatric neuroblastomas under the supervision of Dr. Elisa Martí and Dr. Gwenvael LeDréau (IBMB-CSIC). During this period, she had the opportunity to participate in the 125th Embryology Course at the Marine Biology Laboratory (2015), where she became absolutely passionate about genetics and developmental biology. In addition she loves science communication and she frequently participates in several educational programs promoting STEM among kids and young people.
Ainhoa
Undergraduate Student
Lucía studied Biology at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, in which she received the Extraordinary Degree Award (2011). She later pursued her MSc in Biomedical Research at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra (2012) and performed her doctoral studies at the crossroads between cancer biology, genomics and developmental biology, working on the developmental origin of paediatric neuroblastomas under the supervision of Dr. Elisa Martí and Dr. Gwenvael LeDréau (IBMB-CSIC). During this period, she had the opportunity to participate in the 125th Embryology Course at the Marine Biology Laboratory (2015), where she became absolutely passionate about genetics and developmental biology. In addition she loves science communication and she frequently participates in several educational programs promoting STEM among kids and young people.
Alumni
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Current Team
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Llorenç Rovirosa
PhD Student 2019-2023
Born in 1983 in Huesca (Spain), Biola studied Biology and Biochemistry at the University of Navarra (2006) and received her PhD in Molecular Biology (Epigenetics) from the Autonomous University of Madrid in 2011, where she worked under the supervision of Dr. Manel Esteller and Dr. Esteban Ballestar at the CNIO. She performed her postdoctoral training in Chromatin Dynamics (Peter Fraser Laboratory) in Cambridge (UK) from 2012 to 2017. Since March 2018, Biola is Junior PI at the Josep Carreras Reseach Center (IJC), first as Ramon y Cajal Fellow, and then as Junior PI La Caixa. In addition, Biola is part of the Bioinfo4Women Program at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center. In 2019, UNESCO and L’Oréal Women in Science Foundation recognised Biola as one out of the fifteen most promising young women scientists worldwide. Biola loves running although she has not time because of her little trouble makers.
Mónica Cabrera
PhD Student 2018-2023
Born in 1981 in Strasbourg (France), François studied Biology and Bioinformatics at the University Louis Pasteur in Strasbourg (2007) and received his PhD in Evolutionary Genomics from the Universitat de Valencia (Spain) in 2012, where he worked under the supervision of Dr. Hernán Dopazo at the CIPF. He performed his postdoctoral training in Structural Genomics (Marti-Renom Laboratory) in Barcelona (Spain) from 2012 to 2019 and then in Comparative epigenomics (Alfonso Valencia Laboratory) in Barcelona from 2019 to 2021 . Since September 2021, François has been a postdoc at the Josep Carreras Research Center (IJC) in the Javierre Laboratory, mainly focussed in structural genomics and epigenomics. François loves writing and sharing code, especially if related to data integration and visualization.
Blanca Urmeneta
Postdoctoral researcher
Lucía studied Biology at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, in which she received the Extraordinary Degree Award (2011). She later pursued her MSc in Biomedical Research at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra (2012) and performed her doctoral studies at the crossroads between cancer biology, genomics and developmental biology, working on the developmental origin of paediatric neuroblastomas under the supervision of Dr. Elisa Martí and Dr. Gwenvael LeDréau (IBMB-CSIC). During this period, she had the opportunity to participate in the 125th Embryology Course at the Marine Biology Laboratory (2015), where she became absolutely passionate about genetics and developmental biology. In addition she loves science communication and she frequently participates in several educational programs promoting STEM among kids and young people.