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University of Valencia

Genetics Department

I2SysBio

Virus evolution (Sanjuán lab)

In our lab at the Science Park of the University of Valencia (find us), we study virus evolution from an experimental approach. Our main research topics include virus transmission, virus-virus interactions, emergent viruses, and viral metagenomics.

José M. Cuevas (Associate Professor)

Virus molecular evolution and viromics. He has focused on different systems including vesicular stomatitis virus, hepatitis C virus, plant viruses, and anelloviruses.

Jérémy Dufloo (Postdoc)

Recipient of a EMBO postdoc fellowship. Did his PhD at the Institut Pasteur de Paris working on HIV-1 and SARS-CoV-2 cellular biology and immunology. Jérémy is now investigating whether and how human cells are targeted by wildlife mammalian enveloped RNA viruses (which are responsible for about 90% of viral zoonoses).

Ana Valero-Rello (Postdoc)
Viral host breadth and tropism determinants from a computational approach, mainly focusing on mammalian viruses.

Ernesto Segredo-Otero (PhD Student)
Bologist with a master in biophysics. Now carrying out a PhD on virus social evolution using a combined computational/experimental approach, funded by the Spanish FPU system.

Alejandra Larrieux (PhD Student)
FPI fellowhip to investigate the directed evolution and virus-cell coevolution of an oncolytic vesicular stomatitis virus.

Marc Carrascosa (PhD Student)
Experimental evolution of viral entry and early infection stages in SARS-CoV-2 and other human infectious or potentially zoonotic viruses. Funded by an FPI fellowship.

Jorge Moreno (PhD Student)
Developing tools to implement experimental evolution of viral envelope - receptor binding using different approaches such as simulations, phage display, and lentiviral pseudotypes.

Lucas Mora Quilis (PhD Student)
Obtained a FPU fellowship to carry out a PhD on phage-phage interactions and their applicability in the field of phage therapy. Co-supervised by Dr. Pilar Domingo-Calap.

Robby Concha-Eloko (PhD Student)
French PhD student funded by the Santiago Grisolia program. His project focuses on investigating host tropism determinants in Klebsiella phages using a combined computational and lab approach. Co-supervised by Dr. Pilar Domingo-Calap.

Iván Andreu-Moreno (Research Assistant)
Former PhD Student in our lab. Now research assistant who helps with the implementation of our research projects.

Jaime Builgues (Research Assistant)
Master in Omics, involved in computational analyses of viral metagenomics data.

Rubén Corral (Research Assistant)

Rubén has broad expertise in molecular and cell biology and performs different support tasks in our lab.

Carlos Baeza (Research Assistant) 
PhD with expertise in membrane proteins and computational biology.

Raquel Martínez-Recio (Research Assistant) 
Working on different aspects of viral molecular genetics.

FORMER VISITORS AND MEMBERS

• Rodrigo Arce Rama (visitor student), 2022.
• María Cebriá (Master and PhD Student), 2016-2022
• Juan Vicente Bou (PhD Student and Research Assistant), 2016-2021.
• Pilar Domingo-Calap (PhD Student and postdoc), 2008-2012, 2016-2020.
  
• Ahmed Al Zaher (Postdoc), 2018-2020.
• María Durán-Moreno (Research Assistant), 2016-2019.
  
• Valesca Anschau (Postdoc), 2018-2019.
• Jennifer Risso-Ballester (PhD Student), 2015-2019.
• Justine Vienne (Bachelor from Howest University), 2019.
• Inés Roche (Research Assistant), 2019.
  
• Giacomo Butta (Visitor Student), 2016-2017. 
• Silvia Torres (Researh Assistant), 2013-2017.
• Julia Hillung (Postdoc), 2016.
• Marianoel Pereira-Gómez (PhD Student), 2012-2016.
• Raquel Garijo (PhD Student and Research Assistant), 2012-2016.
• Cristina Ballesteros (Postdoc), 2015.
• Ron Geller (Postdoc), 2013-2015.
  
• Marine Combe (PhD Student), 2012-2015.
  
• Joan B. Peris (PhD Student), 2012-2013.
  
• Pablo Hernández-Alonso (Master Student and Research Assistant), 2011-2013.