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Cluster III

Cell Regulation and Tumor biology

Cancer remains a public health problem due to inadequate responses to its onset or later resistance of many different tumors to current therapeutic drugs. This cluster attempts to improve our understanding of recently emerged cellular regulation processes that contribute to cancer progression, unveiling new therapeutic targets and strategies. Based on our results we will study particular aspects of protein trafficking and signaling, cellular plasticity, and genetic and epigenetic regulation in different tumor contexts. We will also study antitumor immunity and immunotherapy strategies, which will help to unveil how tumor cells avoid being recognized as strange immunogenic entities.

Research Lines

Protein trafficking, signaling and cell plasticity in cancer

Study particular aspects of protein trafficking and signaling and cellular plasticity in different tumor contexts.

Genetics, epigenetics and cancer therapy

Key determinants of how chromatin organization and transcriptional control through specific chromatin modifications can underlie tumorigenesis when altered.

Antitumor immunity and Immunotherapy

Immunotherapy as a new standard of cancer care aiming to restore or boost antitumor immunity mediated by T cells.

Researchers

Alvaro Lladser, PhD

Alvaro Lladser, PhD

Director of the Immunoncology Lab

Principal Investigator

Alfonso Gonzalez, PhD

Alfonso Gonzalez, PhD

Director of the Biomedical Cytology Lab

Principal Investigator

Alejandra Loyola, PhD

Alejandra Loyola, PhD

Director of the Epigenetics and Chromatin Lab

Principal Investigator

Hugo Gonzalez, PhD

Associate Researcher

Vincenzo Borgna

Associate Researcher

Daniela Sauma, PhD

Associate Researcher

Patricia Burgos

Associate Researcher

Manuel Varas, PhD

Associate Researcher

Latest Publications Cluster III

March 31, 2026

Lymphodepleting preconditioning impairs host antitumor immunity induced by adoptive T cell therapy in mouse models
Lymphodepleting preconditioning impairs host antitumor immunity induced by adoptive T cell therapy in mouse models

February 24, 2026

Contrasting functions of CD73 and adenosine in CD8+ T-cell exhaustion during antitumor immunity
Contrasting functions of CD73 and adenosine in CD8+ T-cell exhaustion during antitumor immunity

January 26, 2026

Trait-based meta-analysis of microbial guilds in the iron redox cycle
Trait-based meta-analysis of microbial guilds in the iron redox cycle
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