Magdalene Fellow awarded European Research Council Starting Grant
Dr Adrian Baez-Ortega (2020), a Senior Research Fellow at Magdalene, has been awarded a prestigious European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant. His project will explore long-term tumour evolution and genomic instability in marine transmissible cancers.
These highly competitive grants, awarded to just 14% of applicants, support early-career researchers by providing €1.5 million over five years to help them launch innovative research projects.
Dr Baez-Ortega is one of nine Cambridge researchers to receive this grant, with Cambridge receiving the highest number of awards among UK institutions.