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Pilar Alvariño

Servicio Gallego de SaludORCID 0000-0002-9532-9508Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Genetic & Genomic Medicine· 3 Evolutionary Biology· 1

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Organism:human· 4 Research Focus:benchmarking· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 2 Approach:Bayesian inference· 1 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Research Focus:clustering· 1

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David PosadaiD· 4 shared João M. AlvesiD· 3 shared Monica Vishnu ValechaiD· 3 shared Nuria Estévez‐GómeziD· 3 shared Sonia Prado‐LòpeziD· 3 shared Débora ChantadaiD· 2 shared Joaquín CubiellaiD· 2 shared José Cameselle‐TeijeiroiD· 2 shared

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2022-2026 · peak 2/yr

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A Comparison of Methods for the Optimal Recovery of the Human Fecal Virome

Loretta De Chiara, Ryan Doughty, Nuria Estévez‐Gómez, Pilar Gallego‐García, Pilar Alvariño, Astrid Irene Díez‐Martín, Pedro Dávila-Piñón, Todd J. Treangen, Joaquín Cubiella, David Posada

This study evaluates virome protocols to optimize recovery of human fecal viral genomes while minimizing contamination.

ISME Communications · Jan 1, 2026Peer-reviewedGenetic & Genomic Medicine

Single-cell phylodynamics reveal rapid late-stage colorectal cancer expansions

João M. Alves, Kylie Chen, Sonia Prado‐Lòpez, Nuria Estévez‐Gómez, Pilar Alvariño, Juana Alonso, Monica Vishnu Valecha, Laura Tomás, Antoine Zwaans, Ugnė Stolz, Tanja Stadler, Débora Chantada, José Cameselle‐Teijeiro, Alexei J. Drummond, David Posada

The paper uses single-cell whole-genome sequencing and Bayesian phylodynamic modeling to show colorectal tumors often originate decades before diagnosis and expand rapidly in the last two years.

bioRxiv · Nov 25, 2025 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

Comparative analysis of capture methods for genomic profiling of circulating tumor cells in colorectal cancer

João M. Alves, Nuria Estévez‐Gómez, Monica Vishnu Valecha, Sonia Prado‐Lòpez, Laura Tomás, Pilar Alvariño, Roberto Piñeiro, Laura Muinelo‐Romay, Patricia Mondelo‐Macía, Mercedes Salgado, Agueda Iglesias‐Gómez, Laura Codesido, Joaquín Cubiella, David Posada

This study compares genomic profiling of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) using three methods in metastatic colorectal cancer, finding differences in mutational burden and diversity estimates.

Genomics · Oct 3, 2022Peer-reviewedGenetic & Genomic Medicine

Single-cell mtDNA heteroplasmy in colorectal cancer

João Almeida, Andrés Pérez‐Figueroa, João M. Alves, Monica Vishnu Valecha, Sonia Prado‐Lòpez, Pilar Alvariño, José Cameselle‐Teijeiro, Débora Chantada, Miguel M. Fonseca, David Posada

This study sequences single-cell mitochondrial genomes from colorectal cancer patients to investigate mtDNA heteroplasmy in normal and tumor cells.

Genomics · Feb 16, 2022Peer-reviewedGenetic & Genomic Medicine