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MOBILE GENOMES

'We investigate the patterns and mechanisms of genomic variation in disease'

Leyre Aramburu, PhD

leyre.aramburu.gonzalez@.usc.es

In 2021, I earned my BSc in Biology at the University of Santiago de Compostela, where I carried out my final project on transmissible cancer in cockles at Mobile Genomes. It was during this time that my interest in genomics and evolution truly took root. After graduation, I moved to Barcelona to broaden my perspective and pursue a MSc in Oceanography and Marine Environment Management. Eager to gain hands-on field experience, I then spent three months in Costa Rica working as a research assistant on a sea turtle conservation project. Finally, having explored different paths, I decided to return to Santiago de Compostela to begin the PhD I am currently pursuing. My research aims to unravel the genetic landscape of plant tumours and to shed light on the mutational processes driving tumorigenesis, contributing to a deeper understanding of how genomes evolve and adapt.


Education, Grants and Awards


Publications

Somatic evolution of marine transmissible leukemias in the common cockle, Cerastoderma edule Bruzos AL, Santamarina M, García-Souto D, Díaz S, Rocha S, Zamora J, Lee Y, Viña-Feás A, Quail MA, Otero I, Pequeño-Valtierra A, Temes J, Rodriguez-Castro J, Aramburu L, Vidal-Capón A, Villanueva A, Costas D, Rodríguez R, Prieto T, Tomás L, Alvariño P, Alonso J, Cao A, Iglesias D, Carballal MJ, Amaral AM, Balseiro P, Calado R, El Khalfi B, Izagirre U, de Montaudouin X, Pade NG, Probert I, Ricardo F, Ruiz P, Skazina M, Smolarz K, Pasantes JJ, Villalba A, Ning Z, Ju YS, Posada D, Demeulemeester J, Baez-Ortega A, Tubio JM. Nat Cancer, 4, 1575–1591 (2023). DOI: 10.1038/s43018-023-00641-9