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Comparative and Functional Genomics group

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Members



 Mario Cáceres  Group Leader    

1995-2000 Ph.D. in Biology, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (Spain).
2001-2003 EMBO Postdoctoral Fellow, The Salk Institute for Biological Studies (USA).
2003-2006 Postdoctoral Fellow, Emory University (USA).
2006-2009 Ramon y Cajal Researcher, Centre for Genomic regulation (Spain). 
2010-pres. ICREA Research Professor, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (Spain).

 

  Sònia Casillas  Postdoctoral Researcher    

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 Marta Puig  Postdoctoral Researcher    

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 Cristina Aguado  Postdoctoral Researcher   

2003-2008 Ph.D. in Biology, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (Spain).
2008-2011 Postdoctoral Fellow, Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Spain).
2011-pres. Postdoctoral Fellow, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (Spain).


 

 Ignasi Lucas  Postdoctoral Researcher    

2003-2007 Ph.D. in Biology, Universitat de València (Spain).
2007-2011 Postdoctoral fellow, Indiana University (USA).
2011-pres. Postdoctoral fellow, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (Spain).

  

 

 Magda Gayà  Postdoctoral Researcher   

2005-2006 MSc in Biological Anthropology, Université Paul Sabatier (France)
2007-2011 PhD in Biology, Universitat de Barcelona (Spain) - Université Paul Sabatier (France)
2010-2012 MSc in Bioinformatics, Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Spain)
2012-present Postdoctoral Researcher, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (Spain)

 

 Raquel Rubio  PhD Student    

2006-2008 Master in Neurosciences, Universitat de Barcelona (Spain).
2008-pres Ph.D Student in genomic evolution, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (Spain).
2010 Short-term Exchange Scholar (4 months), Emory University (USA).
2011 Short-term Exchange Scholar (3 months), Emory University (USA).

 

 

 Alexander Martínez  PhD Student   

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 David Vicente  PhD Student      

2008-2009 Master in Advanced Genetics, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (Spain).
2010-pres Ph.D Student, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (Spain).

 

 

 

Meritxell Oliva  PhD Student   

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 David Izquierdo  Research technician    

2005 (6 months). Laboratory technician, Banc de Sang i Teixits (BST), Hospital Vall d'Hebron (Spain).
2007-2009. Research technician and Lab Manager, Institut Català de Ciències Cardiovasculars (CSIC-ICCC), (Spain).
2010-pres. Research technician and Lab Manager, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (Spain).

 

 

 Sergi Villatoro  Research technician   

2001-pres. Ph.D Student in genomic rearrangements associated to Angelman and Prader Willi syndromes, UAB (Spain). 
2001-2005. Genetics research technician, Corporació Sanitària Parc Taulí (Spain).
2005-2011. Research technician, Center for Genomic Regulation, Genes and Disease Program (Spain).
2011-pres. Research technician, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (Spain).

 

 Students

  Angel Novoa - 2012 -

  Judith García - 2012 -

 

 Former Members

 Ester Castillo - 2010 -  Postdoctoral Researcher (Current position: Illumina Applications Specialist)