Ander Matheu PhD

Dr. Ander Matheu Fernández obtained his Ph.D. under the direction of Dr. Manuel Serrano at the CNIO (Spanish National Cancer Research Centre) in 2005 and completed his postdoctoral training at the laboratory of Dr. Robin Lovell-Badge at the MRC-NIMR (London) from 2006 until 2011.

In 2011 he joined the Biodonostia HRI as a Miguel Servet researcher (ISCIII) to head the Cellular Oncology Research Group. Since his incorporation, he has composed a multidisciplinary team of 20 members who work with him today. Dr. Matheu has participated in 85 publications in high-impact scientific journals (including Nature, Cell, and Cell Stem Cell), being a senior author in 35 of them. He has also headed the writing of five book chapters and is the co-inventor of three patents at both the national and international levels.

Dr. Matheu has led 25 national and international research projects, participating in more than 55 as a collaborator. These projects represent a total sum of €10.5 million, more than €4.5 million of which were awarded to his Research Group. His Group is part of the CIBERfes (Network Centre for Biomedical Research in Frailty and Healthy Ageing) and he is an Associate Professor at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), being an Ikerbasque Research Associate. He has directed 6 doctoral theses at the Biodonostia HRI, those of three practitioners at the Donostia University Hospital (Donostialdea IHO) and has also supervised the final projects of 15 bachelor’s and master’s degree students.