Alicia L. Bruzos

This study examines the prevalence of hemic neoplasia in cockles and co-habiting bivalve species in France and Portugal, finding species-specific transmission and no size differences between infected and uninfected cockles.

This study identifies a major QTL for shell colour variation in common cockles using GWAS and a high-density genetic map, linking it to candidate genes involved in shell architecture and local adaptation.

The paper sequenced mitochondrial genomes of marine clams with transmissible cancers, revealing a single neoplastic lineage that spreads between species in Southern Europe.

The paper analyzes somatic retrotransposition events in 2,954 cancer genomes, identifying L1 insertions as significant contributors to structural variations and oncogenesis.