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Inigo Martincorena is affiliated with the Wellcome Sanger Institute in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine, with a focus on subfields such as Molecular Biology, Cancer Research, Genetics, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, and Oncology.

The scientist's publication record includes numerous articles in leading journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Nature
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Genetics
  • Nature Communications
  • Cancer Research

Their research topics cover a variety of areas related to genomics and cancer, such as:

  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
  • Evolution and Genetic Dynamics
  • Genetic factors in colorectal cancer
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • DNA Repair Mechanisms
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation

Martincorena has contributed to several notable scientific papers, including:

  • The repertoire of mutational signatures in human cancer, 2020, Nature
  • The evolutionary history of 2,658 cancers, 2020, Nature
  • Patterns of somatic structural variation in human cancer genomes, 2020, Nature
  • Comprehensive analysis of chromothripsis in 2,658 human cancers using whole-genome sequencing, 2020, Nature Genetics
  • Evidence for 28 genetic disorders discovered by combining healthcare and research data, 2020, Nature

The scientist regularly collaborates with other researchers. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Peter J. Campbell
  • Michael R. Stratton
  • Federico Abascal
  • Tim Coorens
  • David J. Adams

Best Publications

  • Genomic Classification and Prognosis in Acute Myeloid Leukemia

    Elli Papaemmanuil;Moritz Gerstung;Lars Bullinger;Verena I Gaidzik

  • Pan-cancer analysis of whole genomes

    Peter J. Campbell;Gad Getz;Jan O. Korbel;Joshua M. Stuart

  • Landscape of somatic mutations in 560 breast cancer whole-genome sequences

    Serena Nik-Zainal;Serena Nik-Zainal;Helen Davies;Johan Staaf;Manasa Ramakrishna

  • Somatic CALR Mutations in Myeloproliferative Neoplasms with Nonmutated JAK2

    J. Nangalia;C.E. Massie;E.J. Baxter;F.L. Nice

  • High burden and pervasive positive selection of somatic mutations in normal human skin

    Iñigo Martincorena;Amit Roshan;Moritz Gerstung;Peter Ellis

  • Universal Patterns of Selection in Cancer and Somatic Tissues

    Iñigo Martincorena;Keiran M. Raine;Moritz Gerstung;Kevin J. Dawson

  • Somatic mutation in cancer and normal cells

    Iñigo Martincorena;Peter J. Campbell;Peter J. Campbell

  • Assessing transmissibility of SARS-CoV-2 lineage B.1.1.7 in England.

    Erik Volz;Swapnil Mishra;Meera Chand;Jeffrey C. Barrett

  • Mutational signatures associated with tobacco smoking in human cancer

    Ludmil B Alexandrov;Ludmil B Alexandrov;Young Seok Ju;Kerstin Haase;Peter Van Loo;Peter Van Loo

  • Tissue-specific mutation accumulation in human adult stem cells during life

    Francis Blokzijl;Joep de Ligt;Myrthe Jager;Valentina Sasselli

  • The evolutionary history of 2,658 cancers

    Moritz Gerstung;Moritz Gerstung;Clemency Jolly;Ignaty Leshchiner;Stefan C Dentro;Stefan C Dentro;Stefan C Dentro

  • Somatic mutant clones colonize the human esophagus with age

    Iñigo Martincorena;Joanna C. Fowler;Agnieszka Wabik;Andrew R. J. Lawson

  • SARS-CoV-2 evolution during treatment of chronic infection.

    Steven A. Kemp;Dami A. Collier;Dami A. Collier;Rawlings P. Datir;Isabella A. T. M. Ferreira

  • Heterogeneity of genomic evolution and mutational profiles in multiple myeloma

    Niccolo Bolli;Hervé Avet-Loiseau;David C. Wedge;Peter Van Loo

  • Patterns of somatic structural variation in human cancer genomes

    Yilong Li;Nicola D Roberts;Jeremiah A Wala;Jeremiah A Wala;Ofer Shapira;Ofer Shapira

  • Prediction of acute myeloid leukaemia risk in healthy individuals

    Sagi Abelson;Grace Collord;Grace Collord;Stanley W.K. Ng;Omer Weissbrod

  • Sensitivity of SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.7 to mRNA vaccine-elicited antibodies.

    Dami A. Collier;Dami A. Collier;Anna De Marco;Isabella A. T. M. Ferreira;Bo Meng

  • Genomic Evolution of Breast Cancer Metastasis and Relapse

    Lucy R. Yates;Stian Knappskog;Stian Knappskog;David Wedge;David Wedge;James H.R. Farmery

  • The landscape of somatic mutation in normal colorectal epithelial cells

    Henry Lee-Six;Sigurgeir Olafsson;Peter Ellis;Robert J Osborne

  • Hospital admission and emergency care attendance risk for SARS-CoV-2 delta (B.1.617.2) compared with alpha (B.1.1.7) variants of concern: a cohort study.

    Katherine A Twohig;Tommy Nyberg;Asad Zaidi;Simon Thelwall

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter J. Campbell
Peter J. Campbell Wellcome Sanger Institute
Michael R. Stratton
Michael R. Stratton Wellcome Sanger Institute
Moritz Gerstung
Moritz Gerstung German Cancer Research Center
David C. Wedge
David C. Wedge University of Manchester
Peter Van Loo
Peter Van Loo The Francis Crick Institute
Ludmil B. Alexandrov
Ludmil B. Alexandrov University of California, San Diego
Sam Behjati
Sam Behjati Wellcome Sanger Institute
Ultan McDermott
Ultan McDermott AstraZeneca (United Kingdom)
Adam Butler
Adam Butler Wellcome Sanger Institute
Patrick S. Tarpey
Patrick S. Tarpey Wellcome Sanger Institute

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