Laura Muinelo Romay

Responsible of the Liquid Biopsy Unit, IDIS (Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Santiago de Compostela)

Laura Muinelo has a PhD in Biology from the Universidad de Vigo (2009). She has been the responsible of the Liquid Biopsy Unit of IDIS since 2012. This unit specializes in the study of the liquid biopsy as a tool to characterize tumors and provide a more personalized medicine approach in Oncology patients with different tumor types. Over the last few years she has tutored several master and PhD students in projects based on the characterization of CTC and cfDNA in patients with advanced cancer. She is also the PI of several research projects and participates in many clinical trials and is a member of the Low Prevalence Tumors Program of CIBERONC. Currently, she holds an AECC researcher contract.