de la Cruz Montserrat, Francisco Javier

Life & Medical Sciences

Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR)

Phone 934893000-Ext.2687

Email xavier.delacruz@vhir.org

Department Bioinformàtica Clínica i Translacional

Address Pg. Vall d'Hebron 119-129

Keywords

Computational Biology
In silico tools
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Protein Mutations
Molecular Diagnostics
Bioinformatics
Epigenetics
Systems Biology

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Short biography

My career revolves around the application of in silico tools to address biological questions. My Ph.D. was about the study of the protein structure principles underlying function, a work that I pursued in my stay at the NIH (1993-1997) and the UCL (1997-2000). After joining ICREA, this topic has focused most of my activities (PCB, 2001-2009; IBMB-CSIC, 2009-2012). However, my interests have gradually shifted towards the study of translational problems in biomedicine. In this direction, in 2012, I joined the Vall d'Hebron Institute of Research (VHIR), to enhance the applicability of our work on the pathogenicity of genetic variants, bringing it closer to healthcare stakeholders. Our efforts have recently (2018-2019) gained international recognition after our participation in the prestigious CAGI 5/ENIGMA contest, where we ranked in the second position in the groups' classification.