Curriculum Vitae
Adriana Sánchez-Danés
Identification
Personal identification
- Full name
- Adriana Sánchez-Danés
Citation names
- Adriana Sánchez-Danés
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- 1D11-9F09-9E97
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0001-7895-9973
Email addresses
- adriana.sanchezdanes@research.fchampalimaud.org (Professional)
Telephones
- Telephone
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- 210480141 Ext.: 4408 (Professional)
Addresses
- Av. Brasilia, 1400-038, Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal (Professional)
Websites
- http://neuro.fchampalimaud.org/en/research/investigators/research-groups/group/Sanchez%20Danes/ (Scholar)
- https://quantocancer.fchampalimaud.org (Professional)
- www.sanchezdaneslab.org (Professional)
Knowledge fields
- Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biology
- Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Cell Biology
- Medical and Health Sciences - Medical Biotechnology - Technologies Involving the Manipulation of Cells, Tissues, Organs or the Whole Organism
Languages
| Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Listening | Peer-review |
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| Catalan (Mother tongue) | |||||
| Spanish; Castilian (Mother tongue) | |||||
| English | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) |
| Portuguese | Elementary (A2) | Advanced (C1) | Elementary (A2) | Advanced (C1) | Upper intermediate (B2) |
| French | Intermediate (B1) | Upper intermediate (B2) | Upper intermediate (B2) | Advanced (C1) | Upper intermediate (B2) |
Education
| Degree | Classification | |
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2008/06/25 - 2012/08/15
Concluded
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PhD in Biomedicine (Doctorat)
Universitat Pompeu Fabra Departament de Ciences Experimentals i de la Salut, Spain
"Generation of human dopaminergic neurons from induced pluripotent stem cells to model Parkinson’s Disease" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Cum laude |
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2007/09/01 - 2008/06/23
Concluded
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Master in Biomedical Research (Master Universitario)
Universitat Pompeu Fabra Departament de Ciences Experimentals i de la Salut, Spain
"Generation of Dopaminergic neurons from human embryonic stem cells for transplantation therapy in Parkinson’s Disease" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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2003/09/01 - 2007/06/23
Concluded
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Degree in Biotechnology (Bachelor)
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain
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Affiliation
Science
| Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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| 2019/10/01 - Current | Principal Investigator (Research) | Fundação Champalimaud, Portugal |
| 2012/08/20 - 2019/09/30 | Postdoc (Research) | Université Libre de Bruxelles - Campus Erasme, Belgium |
| 2011/01/01 - 2012/07/31 | Researcher (Research) | Universitat de Barcelona Departamento Bioquímica i Biologia Molecular, Spain |
| 2007/09/01 - 2010/12/31 | Researcher (Research) | Centre de Medicina Regenerativa de Barcelona, Spain |
| 2006/10/01 - 2007/06/15 | Research Trainee (Research) | Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Departament d'Enginyeria Química Biològica i Ambiental, Spain |
Projects
Grant
| Designation | Funders | |
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| 2024/01/01 - Current | Establishment of the first preclinical genetic mouse models of Group 4 Medulloblastoma
Establishment of the first preclinical genetic mouse models of Group 4 Medulloblastoma
Principal investigator
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Ongoing
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| 2022/01/01 - Current | Combined immUNotherapeutIC approach for targeting bone marrow microenvironment in Multiple Myeloma
PTDC/MED-ONC/1215/2021
Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia |
| 2022/01/01 - Current | Restoring differentiation in cancer cells by manipulating RNA-binding protein NETworks
PTDC/BIA-CEL/0456/2021
Integration into Research Grant Fellow
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia |
| 2022 - Current | AstraZeneca Award in Oncology
AstraZeneca Award in Oncology
Principal investigator
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Ongoing
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| 2023/01/01 - 2025/12/31 | Uncovering the mechanisms of resistance to cancer formation in the developing brain
2022.09083.PTDC
Principal investigator
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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| 2021/01/01 - 2024/12/31 | Comparing pediatric and adult cancer progression and therapy response
PTDC/MED-ONC/5553/2020
Principal investigator
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia |
| 2021/12/01 - 2024/11/30 | diffNET - Restoring differentiation in cancer cells by manipulating RNA-binding protein NETworks
PTDC/BIA-CEL/0456/2021
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
Instituto Português de Oncologia do Porto Francisco Gentil EPE, Portugal Fundação Champalimaud, Portugal |
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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| 2019/10/01 - 2023/09/30 | ERA Chair Holder- QuantOCancer Project
Principal investigator
Fundação Champalimaud, Portugal
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European Commission
Ongoing
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| 2020 - 2022 | Maratona da Saúde-Janssen Junior Award
Maratona da Saúde Junior award
Principal investigator
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| 2013/10/01 - 2016/09/30 | Defining the role of stem cells and progenitors in Basal Cell Carcinoma formation
FNRS-CR 1231214F
Post-doc Fellow
Université Libre de Bruxelles - Campus Erasme, Belgium
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Fonds de la Recherche Scientific |
| 2008/01/01 - 2013/12/31 | Generation of human dopaminergic neurons from induced pluripotent stem cells to model Parkinson’s Disease
AP-2007-02226
PhD Student Fellow
Centre de Medicina Regenerativa de Barcelona, Spain
Universitat de Barcelona Departamento Bioquímica i Biologia Molecular, Spain |
Gobierno de Espana Ministerio de Educación Cultura y Deporte
Concluded
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| 2007/09/01 - 2008/06/20 | Generation of dopaminergic neurons for cell therapy in Parkinson's Disease
FI- AGAUR
Master Student Fellow
Centre de Medicina Regenerativa de Barcelona, Spain
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Generalitat de Catalunya Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca
Concluded
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| 2006/10/01 - 2007/06/15 | Optimization of processes for obtaining vectors for gene therapy in unconventional bioreactors
BECA Colaboración
Research Fellow
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Departament d'Enginyeria Química Biològica i Ambiental, Spain
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Gobierno de Espana Ministerio de Educación Cultura y Deporte |
| 2006/10 - 2007/06 | Optimization of processes for obtaining vectors for gene therapy in unconventional bioreactors
BECA Colaboración
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Gobierno de Espana Ministerio de Educación Cultura y Deporte |
Contract
| Designation | Funders | |
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| 2018/10/15 - 2024/03/31 | QuantOCancer
Fundação Champalimaud, Portugal
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EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation Spreading Excellence and Widening Participation
Ongoing
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Outputs
Publications
| Journal article |
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| Preprint |
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Activities
Oral presentation
| Presentation title | Event name Host (Event location) |
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| 2019/10/10 | Defining the tumor cell population responsible for relapse in Basal Cell Carcinoma | Champalimaud Research Symposium 2019- Tissue environment in health and disease |
| 2018/07/02 | Defining the cell populations responsible for skin cancer initiation and relapse following therapy | 25th Biennial Congress of the European Association for Cancer Research (EACR), Amsterdam, Nederlands |
| 2017/11/02 | Defining the tumour cell population that mediates skin cancer relapse after therapy | 4th Annual Meeting Belgian Society for Stem Cell Research, Liege, Belgium |
| 2015/06/18 | Defining the role of stem and progenitor cells during tumour initiation | XXIII Porto Cancer Meeting - Stem Cells and Cancer, Porto, Portugal |
Event organisation
| Event name Type of event (Role) |
Institution / Organization | |
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| 2017/12/01 - 2018/06/01 | Organiser of "Pint of Science" Our Body Team- Brussels (2018/05/14 - 2018/05/16)
Conference (Co-organisor)
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| 2015/01/01 - 2017/12/31 | Organizer of the weekly Internal Seminars, Interdisciplinary Research Institute, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium (2015/01/01 - 2017/12/31)
Conference (Co-organisor)
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Event participation
| Activity description Type of event |
Event name Institution / Organization |
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| 2014/06/29 - 2014/07/07 | 64th Lindau Nobel laureate meeting: Physiology and Medicine, Lindau & Mainau Island, Germany
Conference
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Association member
| Society Organization name | Role | |
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| 2020/01/01 - Current | Associação Portuguesa de Investigação em Cancro (ASPIC) | |
| 2018/01/01 - Current | The European Association for Cancer Research (EACR) | |
| 2017/01/01 - Current | Member of Asociación Española de Investigación sobre el Cáncer (ASEICA) |
Committee member
| Activity description Role |
Institution / Organization | |
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| 2020/01/01 - Current | Member of the work group “ASEICA-joven” and ASEICA Ambassador
Member
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| 2019/11/01 - Current | Educational Committee member, Champalimaud Foundation
Member
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Distinctions
Award
| 2024 | Liga Portuguesa contra o Cancro Award |
| 2022 | AstraZeneca Award in Oncology
AstraZeneca Foundation, Belgium
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| 2020 | Maratona de Saude Junior Award |
| 2019 | Garrotxina of the year 2018
Centre de Iniciatives Turístiques d'Olot, Spain
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| 2012 | PhD thesis “Cum laude” award
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain
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| 2008 | Awarded the best outstanding academic achievement in Biotechnology- class 2003-2007, awarded by Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona
Fundació Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona, Spain
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| 2008 | National prize of excellence for University academic achievement awarded to best outstanding students on the field of Biotechnology,
awarded by the Spanish Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte
Gobierno de Espana Ministerio de Educación Cultura y Deporte, Spain
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Title
| 2018 | Ambassador of Olot
Ajuntament d'Olot, Spain
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