MOBILE GENOMES
'We investigate the patterns and mechanisms of genomic variation in disease'
Biologist and bioinformatician | albruzos@gmail.com | ORCID: 0000-0003-4362-545X
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With a background of cancer genomics collaborating in the PanCancer Initiative, I am currently studying the genetic causes of cockle transmissible cancers within the framework of Scuba Cancers ERC project. I am a wanderlust soul with a strong desire to explore the world.
English (C1 – CAE certification in December 2014), French (B2 – DELF certification in May 2020), Galician (C1 – Celga certification in July 2011), Spanish (native).
| Period | Institution/Country | Funding | Advisor | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep-Dec 2018 | Pacific Northwest Research Institute (PNRI), Seattle (USA) | Spanish Ministry of Science (Ref. BES-2016-078166) | PhD. Michael Metzger | Gene editing using CRISPR |
| Mar-Apr 2019 | National University of Ireland Galway (NUIG), Galway (Ireland) | AssemblePlus (grant agreement no. 730984) | Prof. Mark Johnson | Clonal structure of transmissible cancers in Irish cockles |
| Oct-Dec 2020 | Universidade de Vigo (UVIGO), Vigo (Spain) | NA | Prof. David Posada | Phylogenetics analysis |
| Jan-Apr 2021 | Korea Advance Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon (South Korea) | Boheringer Ingelheim Fonds | Prof. Young Seok Ju | Differential expression and other RNA-seq analysis |
Articles:
Pan-cancer analysis of whole genomes reveals driver rearrangements promoted by LINE-1 retrotransposition. Rodriguez-Martin, B. et al. (Includes Bruzos, A.L.). Nature Genetics (2020). doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41588-019-0562-0
Pan-cancer analysis of whole genomes. Campbell, P.J. et al. (Includes Bruzos, A.L.). Nature 578, 82–93 (2020). doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-1969-6
Mitochondrial genome sequencing of marine leukemias reveals cancer contagion between clam species in the Seas of Southern Europe. García-Souto, D.#, Bruzos, A.L.#; Díaz-Costas, S.# et al. BioRxiv. Under review. (#equal contribution)
Book chapters:
Bruzos A.L. et al. 2019. “WGS y cromosomas de berberechos con cáncer transmisible: efectos en la integridad del ADN”. 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
Bruzos A.L. et al. 2017. "Genoma de referencia de berberecho: estimación de su tamaño". Jóvenes investigadores, 47-51. ISBN: 978-84-945079-9-1; legal deposit: S.469-2017.
Bruzos A.L. et al. 2017. “Primeros pasos para decodificar el genoma de berberecho, Cerastoderma edule”. 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
2019 "Scuba Cancers: finding the genetic causes of contagious metastases under the sea" Evolution and Ecology of Cancer. Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton-Cambridge (UK).
2017 "Finding the genetic causes of contagious metastases under the sea" Assemblée Générale EMBRC-France. EMBRC, Bannyuls-sur-mer (France).
| # | Award or fellowship |
|---|---|
| 2021 | Travel grant. Boheringer Ingelheim Fonds, Germany. |
| 2019 | Best Scientific Panel Prize. XXII Foro dos Recursos Mariños e da Acuicultura das Rías Galegas (ForoACUI), Spain. |
| 2017 | EuroMarine Young Scientist Fellowship Programme (EYSF). Universidade de Vigo & European Marine Research Network, Spain. |
| 2017 | Best Scientific Panel Prize. XX Foro dos Recursos Mariños e da Acuicultura das Rías Galegas (ForoACUI), Spain. First place. |
| 2017 | National PhD fellowship. Spanish Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitivity (Ref. BES-2016-078166). |
| 2015 | National Speech Competition: “Transmito, luego existo”. Finalist. |
| 2013 | Erasmus Scholarship. Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium. One academic year to study abroad. |
| 2013 | Open Software Translation Award. Escola Técnica Superior de Enxeñaría (ETSE). First place. |
