Adrian Baez-Ortega

Adrian Baez-Ortega is a Fellow at the University of Cambridge, affiliated with the School of Biological Sciences. He is a Group Leader in the Department of Zoology and the Department of Genetics, and serves as a Theme Lead for Organisms, Evolution and Planetary Resilience. His research focuses on computational biology, particularly the study of how transmissible cancers emerge, evolve, and spread in various animal groups, with a focus on marine bivalves. His work encompasses cancer biology, cancer genomics, somatic evolution, and transmissible cancer. He utilizes techniques such as DNA sequencing, single-cell genomics, laser capture microdissection, high-performance computing, and bioinformatics.

Adrian Baez-Ortega is a researcher at the University of Cambridge, specializing in transmissible cancer, somatic mutation, cancer evolution, and cancer genomics. His work explores the genetic and evolutionary mechanisms underlying cancer development and transmission, with a focus on transmissible cancers in species such as Tasmanian devils and marine organisms. Baez-Ortega's research integrates computational and genomic approaches to analyze somatic mutations, mutational signatures, and evolutionary dynamics in cancer. His studies contribute to understanding the role of LINE-1 retrotransposition, viral integration, and germline factors in cancer genomics. His work has implications for cancer biology, evolutionary genetics, and translational medicine.