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Research information
Selected publications
Projects
Plan de Generación de Conocimiento 2021. Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación.
PID2021-128102OA-I00. Dissecting and targeting early epigenetic programs in pancreatic cancer (PRE-CAN)
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SGR-Cat 2021
Grup de Recerca emergent (SGR-Cat 2021) del Departament de Recerca i Universitats. Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca (AGAUR). Referència: 2021 SGR 01586.
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Redes de investigación 2022
RED2022-134296-T. RAS oncoproteins: from basic science to therapeutic applications (RAS-CURE). This project is a consortium, headed by Dr. David Santamaría from CIC Salamanca.
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US DoD Pancreatic Cancer Research Program Idea Development Award
Award Number: W81XWH-22-1-0813. Log Number: PA210096. Epigenetic Licensing of Pancreatic Cancer Metastasis.
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II Ayuda de Investigación en Cáncer FERO-ASEICA
BFERO2021.06. Intercepting onco-inflammatory networks in pancreatic cancer.
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La Caixa Foundation Junior Leader Incoming
LCF/BQ/PI20/11760006. Dissecting and targeting cell and tissue fate dysregulation in pancreatic cancer.
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TRANSCAN 3 - JTC 2022
"Systemic immunological determinants of tumor evolution and therapy response in BRCA-mutated pancreatic cancer" financiado por Fundación Científica Asociación Española Contra el Cáncer. Referencia: TRNSC235656ALON.
"Systemic immunological determinants of tumor evolution and therapy response in BRCA-mutated pancreatic cancer" financiado por la Unión Europea – NextGenerationEU. Referencia: TRANSCAN2022-784-028.
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Policies
Honors & Awards
- 2021 Blavtanik Regional Award for Young Scientists, Winner in Life Sciences category (USA)
- 2021 Hipatia Prize for Young Talent in Science, Finalist (2nd position) (Spain)
- 2021 Bentejui Young Award, Winner in Professional category, Bentejui Youth Association (Spain)
- 2020 La Caixa Postdoctoral Junior Leader Fellowship, La Caixa Foundation (Spain).
- 2018 Benjamin F. Trump Award for Scientific Research Excellence, Aspen Cancer Conference (USA)
- 2014 Ramón Areces Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship (Spain).
- 2014 Extraordinary Doctorate Award, Autonomous University of Madrid (Spain).
- 2010 Society for Melanoma Research (SMR) Travel Grant (USA).
- 2010 EMBO Short-Term Fellowship, European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
- 2008 National Graduate Research Fellowship (FPU), Spanish Ministry of Education (Spain).
- 2009 Biomedical Sciences Schools’ Valedictorian, Complutense University of Madrid (Spain).
- 2008 National Award in Pharmaceutical Sciences (3rd pos), Spanish Ministry of Education (Spain).
- 2007 Undergraduate Research Fellowship (Beca-Colaboración), Spanish Ministry of Education (Spain).
Leadership & Science Outreach
- 2021 Invited Speaker at the Commemorative Act of International Women's Day, University of La Laguna (Tenerife, Spain).
- 2021 Co-organizer and participant of Spanish Association for Cancer Research (ASEICA)’s event Conócelas that connected 150 women scientists with >6500 students across Spain.
- 2018 Co-organizer and moderator of Faculty Panel, Women in Science & Medicine Series, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (New York, USA).
*Write-up in Scientific American blog: “Today’s Paths to Leadership: A Different Perspective”. (2018): Mayle A, Alonso-Curbelo D, Neill US. Lifebeyond the Laboratory Bench. goo.gl/i1fmHY - 2017 Co-leader of Fundraising Team, “Scientists –ReSearching for a Cure” team (New York, USA) at PurpleStride initiative from the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN).