Professor of Medicine
University of Navarra
I am Professor of Medicine in the Department of Hematology at the University of Navarra in Spain. I obtained an MD degree (1986) and a board certification (MIR) in pediatrics and pediatric hematology/oncology from La Fe University Hospital in Valencia, Spain (1992). Then I received training in cancer genetics and cell biology at the University of Chicago and University of California San Francisco USCF, earning a PhD degree in 1996. Upon my return to Spain, I was Attending Physician and Assistant Professor in the Department of Hematology/Oncology at University of Valencia Clinic Hospital (1996-2004). I moved to the University of Navarra in 2005, where I currently direct a research group in the Division of Hematology at the Center for Applied Medical Research and the Clinica Universidad de Navarra Cancer Center. The goal of our research is to understand the nature of hematological cancers, exploiting scientific discoveries in the lab to advance early therapies to the clinic. My work and expertise span from basic studies on leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma biology, genomics, and immunology to the development of novel therapeutic approaches based on tumor features. I am also founder and chief scientific officer at MIMO Biosciences, a spinoff of the University of Navarra dedicated to the generation, development, and use of experimental mouse models covering the variety of hematologic malignancies for advancing cancer immunotherapy. Through such collaborations with academic scientists and pharma companies, we facilitate the translation of scientific knowledge and pre-clinical therapeutics to clinical trials.
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