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Caffarel Lab

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  • Dr. Garmendia’s research in Lung Cancer
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  • Ongoing projects
  • Team
  • Publications
  • Collaborations
  • Dr. Garmendia’s research in Lung Cancer
  • News
  • Outreach

Team members


María M. Caffarel

Group leader

Ander Urruticoechea

Co-group leader and clinical oncologist

Isabel Álvarez

Clinical oncologist

Irati Garmendia

Senior researcher

Zuhara Telletxea

Lab manager

Sara Manzano

Postdoctoral researcher

Peio Azcoaga

Postdoctoral researcher

Marcela Garzón

Postdoctoral researcher

Paula Duch

Postdoctoral researcher

Paloma Petit

PhD student

Ainhoa Romo

PhD student

Uxue Alvarez

PhD student – Bioinformatician

Adrián Sánchez

PhD student

June Miner

PhD student

Paula Saez

Laboratory technician intern

Past lab members


Joanna López

PhD student co-supervised by Dr Caffarel and Dr Urruticoechea

2020 – 2025

Maialen Aguirre

Undergraduate student co-supervised by Dr Peio Azcoaga

2024 – 2025

Naia Amores

Master student co-supervised by Dr Irati Garmendia

2024

Andrea Abaurrea

PhD student co-supervised by Dr Caffarel and Dr Urruticoechea

2019 – 2024

Maria Florencia Soler

Lab manager and Postdoctoral researcher

2022 – 2024

María Hernández

Undergraduate student co-supervised by Dr Sara Manzano and laboratory technician

2022 – 2023

Ane Rodríguez

Master student co-supervised by Dr Sara Manzano

2022

Matilde Soto

Master student co-supervised by Dr Sara Manzano

2022

Laura Pulido

Laboratory technician

2021 – 2022

Ángela Araujo

PhD student

2017 – 2021

Iñaki Osorio

Postdoctoral researcher

2019-2020

Visiting researchers


Naroa Amondarain

Medical resident rotation

2025

Asier Castilla

Undergraduate student

2025

Marina Crespo

Medical resident rotation

2025

María Belen Ortega

Undergraduate student

2024

Benjamin Gordon

PhD student

2024

Julio Herrero

Medical resident rotation

2023

Amaia Vergara

PhD student

2022

María del Mar Noblejas

PhD student

2022

Laida Garcés

Undergraduate student

2022

Nuria Bultó

Medical resident rotation

2021

Caffarel Lab

Biogipuzkoa – Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Gipuzkoa,

Paseo Doctor Begiristain s/n,

Donostia – San Sebastián

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