Belver Lab – Leukemia and Immuno-Oncology
TEAM
I obtained my BSc degrees in Biology (2006) and Biochemistry (2011) from the Autonomous University of Madrid, and completed my PhD in Molecular Biology in 2011 under the supervision of Dr. Almudena Ramiro at the Spanish National Cancer Center (CNIO). My doctoral work, focused on the role of microRNAs in preventing B-cell-driven autoimmunity, received the IV Biogen-Idec Award for Young Scientist in 2011, alongside the Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Award from the Autonomous University of Madrid.
In 2012, I joined Dr. Adolfo Ferrando’s lab at Columbia University for postdoctoral training, where my research focused on molecular mechanisms governing enhancer function in T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL). My work highlighted the dominant role of oncogenic enhancer accessibility in leukemia development, and its relevance was broadly recognized in the field.
From 2020, I lead the Leukemia and Immuno-Oncology group at the IJC. Our main research interest is the study of the molecular mechanisms driving leukemia and autoimmunity, and the development of experimental therapies for the treatment of these diseases.
Sandra Alonso-Moreno
Lab Manager
Anna Campagnari
PhD student
Alice Debernardi
Postdoctoral fellow
Claudia Fiñana
PhD student
Noel Gómez-Molina
PhD student
Elisabeth Serracanta
Research assistant
ALUMNI
Anastasia Novikova
Master’s student
Master’s thesis: “Impact of PTPN11 Mutations on the Genetic Landscape, Karyotype and Prognosis of Pediatric Acute Myeloid Leukemia Patients: A Retrospective Study”
University of Barcelona, ES
Hollie Bunce
Master’s student
Master’s thesis: “Analysis of the oncogenic potential of cancer-associated SHP2 mutant forms”
Pompeu Fabra University, ES
Max Amler
Lab technician in training
Helmholtz Centre Munich, DE
Zoé Pfliger
Erasmus + student
Polytechnic Institute of Bordeaux, FR
Thu Hien Ngo
Lab technician in training
Helmholtz Centre Munich, DE
Núria Martín-Ribas
Lab technician in training
Freta Technical School, ES
Clàudia Faúndez
Undergraduate student
Autonomous University of Barcelona, ES
Wenjie Zhang
Lab technician in training
Les Vinyes Technical School, ES
Patricia Fernández-Guzmán
Undergraduate student
Autonomous University of Barcelona, ES
