Alba Sanchis Juan
About Alba Sanchis Juan
Alba Sanchis Juan is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, focusing on genomic variation and its implications for human disease. She holds a PhD in Biotechnology from Universitat Politècnica de València and has extensive experience in bioinformatics and genomics research.
Work at Broad Institute
Alba Sanchis Juan has been a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard since 2020. In this role, she focuses on systematically exploring genomic variation. Her research contributes to the Talkowski laboratory, which investigates the implications of genomic variation for human disease. Sanchis is also engaged in large-scale population and clinical genomics projects, enhancing the understanding of genomic data in relation to health.
Previous Experience in Bioinformatics
Prior to her current role, Sanchis worked in various capacities in the field of bioinformatics. She served as a Database Curator at the European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) for one month in 2015. Additionally, she held positions as a Bioinformatician at INCLIVA Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria from 2014 to 2016, and completed internships at INCLIVA and Centro Nacional de Análisis Genómico (CNAG-CRG) in 2013 and 2015, respectively.
Educational Background
Alba Sanchis Juan obtained her PhD in Biotechnology from Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), where she studied from 2015 to 2019. She also holds a Master’s degree in Biomedical Biotechnology from UPV, completed between 2013 and 2015. Her undergraduate studies were at Universitat de València, where she earned a Bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences from 2009 to 2013.
Research Focus and Contributions
In her postdoctoral research, Sanchis systematically explores genomic variation, contributing to the understanding of its implications for human disease. Her work in the Talkowski laboratory at the Broad Institute emphasizes the importance of genomic data in clinical and population genomics, addressing significant questions in the field of genetics.
Research Assistant Role at University of Cambridge
From 2016 to 2020, Alba Sanchis Juan worked as a Research Assistant at the University of Cambridge. This position allowed her to deepen her research experience and contribute to various projects in the field of bioinformatics and genomics, further enhancing her expertise in genomic variation.