Raquel Marqueño graduated in Mycrobiology by the Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona. After completing her Bachelor, she did a nine months internship at the Infection Biology and Global Health group led by Dr. Julian Hiscox (Liverpool). She then completed a Master's degree in Biomolecules and Cell Dynamics at the Autonomous University of Madrid. During this time, she carried out her Master's thesis in the Chromosome Dynamics group led by Dr. Ana Losada (CNIO). She is currently working on her PhD thesis in Ignacio Varela's group on the role of SWI/SNF chromatin remodelers in the context of lung cancer.
Genomic analysis of tumour development group
Research lines
- Role of chromatin remodeling genes in cancer development.
- Use of next-generation sequencing technologies for the identification of new molecular mechanisms of cancer initiation, progression and metastasis.
- Characterization of the role of intratumor heterogeneity in cancer progression
Funding
- Plan Nacional I+D+I (2012), Investigación Fundamental No Orientada. "Caracterización molecular del papel de los complejos remodeladores de cromatina en el desarrollo tumoral" SAF2012-31627 IP: Ignacio Varela
- Fundación Ramón Areces (2014), Ayudas a la investigación en Ciencias de la Vida y la Materia. "Caracterización molecular del papel de la disfunción mitocondrial en el desarrollo tumoral". IP: Ignacio Varela
- European Research Council (2014). Starting Grant. "Molecular Characterization of the role of intratumor heterogeneity in cancer progression and metastasis". IP: Ignacio Varela
- Plan Nacional I+D+I (2016), Proyectos RETOS . "Molecular study of the mechanisms of SWI/SNF complexes in tumour progression and their potential exploitation for cancer therapy." SAF2016-76758-R IP: Ignacio Varela
