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Scopus Author ID: 56578688100

Keywords

CANCER, METABOLISM, METASTASIS

Countries

Spain, United Kingdom, Germany

Biography

Dr. Lorea Valcárcel is a Ramón y Cajal, Ikerbasque and CRIS Cancer foundation researcher at the UPV/EHU. She studied Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at UPV/EHU, and after her master studies at the University of Barcelona in Molecular Biotechnology, in 2024 she started her PhD in Biomedicine at the CICbioGUNE (Bizkaia) in the Cancer Cell signaling lab directed by Dr. Arkaitz Carracedo. During her PhD, Lorea studied the role of the transcriptional co-regulator PGC1A in modulating prostate cancer aggressiveness and metabolism. After her PhD, she joined Prof. Christian Frezza laboratory at the MRC-Cancer Unit (later CECAD, University Cologne) to study oncogenic events associated with FH-deficiency in renal tumours. In 2022, she joined as a Juan de la Cierva Incorporación the laboratory of Dr.Verónica Torrano to analyse the modulation of ECM in prostate cancer progression.

In 2025, she started her independent research lines aiming at identifying oncogenic events in renal cancer. Especifically, the role of the tumour microenvironment and metabolism in renal cancer progression and aggressiveness. Her aim is to exploit these findings to establish novel therapeutic strategies and diagnostic tools for renal cancer.

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Employment (5)

University of the Basque Country: Leioa, ES

2023-09-01 to present | CRIS researcher (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)
Employment
Source: Self-asserted source
Valcarcel-Jimenez L

University of the Basque Country: Leioa, ES

2022-08-31 to 2023 | Juan de la Cierva Incorporacion Fellow (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)
Employment
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Valcarcel-Jimenez L

Exzellenzcluster CECAD in der Universität zu Köln: Koln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, DE

2021-11-01 to 2022-08-31 | Research Associate-Postdoc
Employment
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Valcarcel-Jimenez L

Hutchison/MRC Research Centre: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, GB

2019-01-01 to 2021-10-30 | Research Fellow
Employment
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Valcarcel-Jimenez L

CICbioGUNE: Derio, Bizkaia, ES

2014-01-01 to 2018-12-12 | PhD student (Proteomics)
Employment
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Valcarcel-Jimenez L

Education and qualifications (3)

Universidad del País Vasco Facultad de Ciencia y Tecnología: Leioa, Pais Vasco, ES

2014-01-01 to 2017-12-31 | International PhD in Biomedicine and Molecular Biology (Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)
Education
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Valcarcel-Jimenez L

Universitat de Barcelona: Barcelona, Catalunya, ES

2012-09-09 to 2013-07-24 | Master in Molecular Biotechnology (Faculty of Pharmacy)
Education
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Valcarcel-Jimenez L

Universidad del País Vasco Facultad de Ciencia y Tecnología: Leioa, Pais Vasco, ES

2008-09-12 to 2012-07-28 | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology degree
Education
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Valcarcel-Jimenez L

Professional activities (2)

Federation of European Biochemical Societies: Cambridge, GB

Membership
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Valcarcel-Jimenez L

European Association For Cancer Research: Nottingham, Nottingham, GB

Membership
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Valcarcel-Jimenez L

Funding (8)

Ramon y Cajal researcher

2025-01 to 2031-12 | Contract
Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología (Madrid, ES)
Source: Self-asserted source
Valcarcel-Jimenez L

Ikerbasque Research Fellow

2024-10 to 2029-09 | Grant
Ikerbasque (Bilbao, ES)
URL: https://www.ikerbasque.net/es/lorea-valcarcel-jimenez
Source: Self-asserted source
Valcarcel-Jimenez L

CRIS Foundation Post-doc Talent

2023-09 to present | Grant
CRIS Cancer Foundation (London, GB)
URL: https://criscancer.org/es/proyecto-cris-de-microambiente-del-cancer-de-prostata/
Source: Self-asserted source
Valcarcel-Jimenez L

Metabolic regulation of PGC1A during prostate cancer progression

2017-02 to 2017-04 | Grant
FEBS (CAMBRIDGE, GB)
Source: Self-asserted source
Valcarcel-Jimenez L

SEBBM

2014-09 to 2014-09 | Grant
SEBBM (Granada, ES)
Source: Self-asserted source
Valcarcel-Jimenez L

The role of Fumarate Hydratase loss and fumarate accumulation in the predisposition to renal cancer

Grant
Cancer Research UK (Cambridge, GB)
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Grant no. A27453
Source: Self-asserted source
Valcarcel-Jimenez L

Effect of PGC1A in migration and invasion during prostate cancer progression

Grant
Basque Country Government (London, GB)
Source: Self-asserted source
Valcarcel-Jimenez L

Transcriptional regulation of prostate cancer metabolism

Grant
Basque Government (Bilbao, ES)
Source: Self-asserted source
Valcarcel-Jimenez L

Peer review (1 review for 1 publication/grant)

Review activity for Cell reports medicine. (1)
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