Mari Angeles performed her PhD studies at the University of Valencia (Spain). Then, she embarked in several postdoctoral studies at University of Cambridge (UK), Institute of Medical Biology A-Star (Singapore), CNRS institutions–CRBM in Montpellier, CRCM-Institute Paoli-Calmettesand Institut Fresnel in Marseille (France) and Brandeis University (MA, USA). She became team leader at Teesside University, UK in 2020.

Her goal is to understand cytoskeleton mechanisms in collective migration, cancer invasion and cell division. Her ultimate goal is to find novel biomarkers for early detection and assist the design for novel compounds suitable for personalized therapies.

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Mari loves to play music, run and bike with family and friends.

Salva studied Biochemistry and Chemistry and awarded his PhD in t Institute of Biomedicine of Valencia-CSIC. In 2011, he joined as postdoc and subsequently got a permanent position as associate researcher in Dr. Armengod’s and Dr. Esplugues’s laboratory both in Principe Felipe Research Center, Valencia. He is currently working in Dr. Juanes’s laboratory where he is exploring the regulation of mitochondrial metabolism and function by the Actin Cytoskeleton. He is expert in biochemistry, cell biology, molecular biology, particularly, in small RNA biology and mitochondrial metabolism.

Aside from working in the lab,he enjoys taking care of his family, his dog, reading and doing sports.

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Adriana is graduated in Biology and has completed a PhD in Biomedicine and Biotechonology at the University of Valencia. She worked as postdoctoral researcher at  University of Valencia and at the Trinity Biomedical Research Institute (Dublin, Ireland). She is also currently working as lecturer in the university. At Dr. Juanes lab, she’s mainly focused in how APC mutations in colorectal cancer can affect cellular functions and signalling pathways by looking at changes in gene expression.

She loves walking with her dog (Dutti), reading, meeting friends and she’s a food and wine lover.

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Rabe’ah Almhassneh is from Jordan. In 2020, she finished her bachelor's in Pharmacy at Yarmouk University in Jordan. In 2021, she moved to Grenoble, France, to pursue a master's in Biohealth engineering at the University of Grenoble Alpes. Currently, she is doing her PhD studies in Juanes’s lab at the CIPF in Valencia. She is characterizing genetic mutations in the tumor suppressor APC that have been reported clinically in colorectal cancer patients and have been associated with the development and progression of the disease. Those mutations might serve as promising genetic signatures in the early detection of colorectal cancer in young people.

Rabe’ah likes reading, traveling, and meeting new people from different cultural backgrounds.

Mohammed graduated from the faculty of Pharmacy at Alexandria University in 2012 in Alexandria, Egypt. In 2016, he completed his internship training in drug discovery in India. Mohammed was awarded two scholarships from Harvard Medical School (HMS) to complete his training in clinical research. He is currently a PhD student at the CIPF in Valencia.

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Mohammed is excited to do sustained research in cancer drug discovery, especially to identify potential anticancer compounds with better therapeutic value.

In his free time, he like to write, watch football, listen to music, and actively engage in community service and civil work.

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Lauti is a biology graduate from University of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and passionate about cancer research. He chose to study biology because he has always had an interest in investigating life. Lauti is currently pursuing his PhD at National Horizons Centre, Teesside University, UK, where he is studying the role of APC-driven actin nucleation in cell migration and cancer invasion. Lauti is a hardworking researcher with excellent teamwork and problem-solving skills.

He is also an avid reader and a sport-lover.

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Irene graduated in biotechnology from the University of Valencia, where she got granted an international stay at the University of Wollongong, Australia. She then proceeded to study a master's degree in pharmaceutical sciences at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark. Deeply interested in proteins and cancer research, she is now a PhD student in Juanes lab at Príncipe Felipe research centre, where she is designing novel peptides to be used as novel anticancer therapies.

In her free time, she enjoys travelling, crafting and hiking.

Aida Rodríguez works as Research Assistant in our lab in the Principe Felipe Research Centre in Valencia. She has previously done her internship as a lab technician in our lab, as part of her studies from the CIPFP Mislata. She is keeping the lab organized, proceeding with purchases, as well as helping us to do experiments related to cell metabolism.

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Apart from studying, she likes to spend her free time doing oil painting and listening to music. 

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Maria José Pérez is studying Biotechnology at Universidad Católica de Valencia.Currently, she is doing her practical work in Mari Angeles’ lab at the CIPF in Valencia.

In her free time, she enjoys painting and drawing digitally and meet with friends to cook together!

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Nerea Honrubia is a student of Biochemistry and Biomedical Science from the University of Valencia who is doing an internship at the CIPF in Dr. Juanes’s lab. She is working on cell migration of colorectal cancer cells. In her free time, she enjoys dancing and reading.

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Belén Hernández is a student of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences from the University of Valencia who is doing an internship at the CIPF in Dr. Juanes’s lab. She is working on cancer cells and exploring the regulation of mitochondrial metabolism and function by the Actin Cytoskeleton. In her free time, she enjoys playing clarinet in a band and going on montain expedicions.