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Paloma Ordóùez Morån

Associate Professor in Stem Cell Biology & Cancer Sciences, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences

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Biography

Dr. Ordóùez-MorĂĄn received her PhD at the University of Madrid and did a postdoctoral research in the laboratory of Prof. Joerg Huelsken at the Swiss Institute for Experimental Cancer Research, École Polytechnique FĂŠdĂŠrale de Lausanne, Switzerland. She joined the ŔÖ˛Ľ´ŤĂ˝ in July 2019.

Expertise Summary

Stem Cells

Oncology/Cancer

Inflammation

Cell fate

Cell plasticity

Tissue Renewal

Intestinal epithelial biology

Research Summary

Aberrant activation of some pathways can create hierarchically organized tumour tissues where a subpopulation of self-renewing cancer stem cells sustain the long-term clonal maintenance of the… read more

Selected Publications

  • SCHWALIE PC, ORDÓÑEZ-MORÁN P, HUELSKEN J and DEPLANCKE B, 2017. Stem cells (Dayton, Ohio). 35(12), 2390-2402
  • LUGLI N, DIONELLIS VS, ORDÓÑEZ-MORÁN P, KAMILERI I, SOTIRIOU SK, HUELSKEN J and HALAZONETIS TD, 2017. Cell reports. 19(11), 2185-2192
  • GJOREVSKI N, SACHS N, MANFRIN A, GIGER S, BRAGINA ME, ORDÓÑEZ-MORÁN P, CLEVERS H and LUTOLF MP, 2016. Nature. 539(7630), 560-564
  • ORDÓÑEZ-MORÁN P, DAFFLON C, IMAJO M, NISHIDA E and HUELSKEN J, 2015. Cancer cell. 28(6), 815-829

Projects

Guest Editor in Cancers journal

Special Issue "Stemness and Differentiation in Cancer" (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/cancers/special_issues/Stemness_Differentiation)

The purpose of this Special Issue is to define differentiation processes in tumoral cells which affect phenotypic heterogeneity and stemness in cancer, including a) molecular signatures and mechanisms regulating stemness and differentiation; b) drug resistance and tumour heterogeneity; c) in vivo and in vitro 3D models for studying stemness and differentiation; d) stem cell differentiation and its application to cancer therapy. This Special Issue welcomes both reviews as well as original research articles. The deadline for submissions is 30 November 2020.

Applications for a PhD position are invited all year round to study stem cell plasticity in cancer.

Candidates interested in joining our lab to work can contact Dr Ordonez-Moran by sending an e-mail to paloma.ordonezmoran@nottingham.ac.uk

There are a number of international studentships available to international applicants: http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/InternationalOffice/prospective-students/scholarships/index.aspx.

Current Research

Aberrant activation of some pathways can create hierarchically organized tumour tissues where a subpopulation of self-renewing cancer stem cells sustain the long-term clonal maintenance of the neoplasm. These cells have proven to be resistant to conventional therapy and to be responsible for tumour relapse. My objective is to target these cells based on their stem-like properties and thereby identify efficient approaches for cancer therapies to improve patient survival. To this end, I use mouse models, clinical association analyses, high-throughput approaches, next-generation sequencing, single cell technologies, patient-derived material and 3D organoids.

Future Research

The practical goals of my research are to understand how cell plasticity is related to drug resistance and how combination of cancer therapies can overcome resistance. My results will help to increase patient's response to treatment with target-directed drugs.

  • LUGLI N, DIONELLIS VS, ORDÓÑEZ-MORÁN P, KAMILERI I, SOTIRIOU SK, HUELSKEN J and HALAZONETIS TD, 2017. Cell reports. 19(11), 2185-2192
  • SCHWALIE PC, ORDÓÑEZ-MORÁN P, HUELSKEN J and DEPLANCKE B, 2017. Stem cells (Dayton, Ohio). 35(12), 2390-2402
  • GJOREVSKI N and ORDÓÑEZ-MORÁN P, 2017. Stem Cells Int. 2017, 8387297
  • GJOREVSKI N, SACHS N, MANFRIN A, GIGER S, BRAGINA ME, ORDÓÑEZ-MORÁN P, CLEVERS H and LUTOLF MP, 2016. Nature. 539(7630), 560-564
  • ORDÓÑEZ-MORÁN P, DAFFLON C, IMAJO M, NISHIDA E and HUELSKEN J, 2015. Cancer cell. 28(6), 815-829
  • BARBÁCHANO A, FERNÁNDEZ-BARRAL A, PEREIRA F, SEGURA MF, ORDÓÑEZ-MORÁN P, CARRILLO-DE SANTA PAU E, GONZÁLEZ-SANCHO JM, HANNIFORD D, MARTÍNEZ N, COSTALES-CARRERA A, REAL FX, PÁLMER HG, ROJAS JM, HERNANDO E and MUÑOZ A, 2015. Oncogene. 35(23), 2991-3003
  • PETHERICK KJ, WILLIAMS AC, LANE JD, ORDÓÑEZ-MORÁN P, HUELSKEN J, COLLARD TJ, SMARTT HJM, BATSON J, MALIK K, PARASKEVA C and GREENHOUGH A, 2013. The EMBO journal. 32(13), 1903-16
  • ORDÓÑEZ-MORÁN P, IRMISCH A, BARBÁCHANO A, CHICOTE I, TENBAUM S, LANDOLFI S, TABERNERO J, HUELSKEN J, MUÑOZ A and PÁLMER HG, 2013. Oncogene. 33(15), 1975-85
  • TENBAUM SP, ORDÓÑEZ-MORÁN P, PUIG I, CHICOTE I, ARQUÉS O, LANDOLFI S, FERNÁNDEZ Y, HERANCE JR, GISPERT JD, MENDIZABAL L, AGUILAR S, RAMÓN Y CAJAL S, SCHWARTZ S, VIVANCOS A, ESPÍN E, ROJAS S, BASELGA J, TABERNERO J, MUÑOZ A and PALMER HG, 2012. Nature medicine. 18(6), 892-901
  • LARRIBA MJ, ORDÓÑEZ-MORÁN P, CHICOTE I, MARTÍN-FERNÁNDEZ G, PUIG I, MUÑOZ A and PÁLMER HG, 2011. PloS one. 6(8), e23524
  • BARBÁCHANO A, ORDÓÑEZ-MORÁN P, GARCÍA JM, SÁNCHEZ A, PEREIRA F, LARRIBA MJ, MARTÍNEZ N, HERNÁNDEZ J, LANDOLFI S, BONILLA F, PÁLMER HG, ROJAS JM and MUÑOZ A, 2010. Oncogene. 29(34), 4800-13
  • ORDÓÑEZ-MORÁN P, LARRIBA MJ, PÁLMER HG, VALERO RA, BARBÁCHANO A, DUÑACH M, DE HERREROS AG, VILLALOBOS C, BERCIANO MT, LAFARGA M and MUÑOZ A, 2008. The Journal of cell biology. 183(4), 697-710
  • LARRIBA MJ, VALLE N, PÁLMER HG, ORDÓÑEZ-MORÁN P, ALVAREZ-DÍAZ S, BECKER KF, GAMALLO C, DE HERREROS AG, GONZÁLEZ-SANCHO JM and MUÑOZ A, 2007. Endocrine-related cancer. 14(1), 141-51
  • AGUILERA O, PEÑA C, GARCÍA JM, LARRIBA MJ, ORDÓÑEZ-MORÁN P, NAVARRO D, BARBÁCHANO A, LÓPEZ DE SILANES I, BALLESTAR E, FRAGA MF, ESTELLER M, GAMALLO C, BONILLA F, GONZÁLEZ-SANCHO JM and MUÑOZ A, 2007. Carcinogenesis. 28(9), 1877-84
  • GONZÁLEZ-SANCHO JM, LARRIBA MJ, ORDÓÑEZ-MORÁN P, PÁLMER HG and MUÑOZ A, 2006. Effects of 1alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 in human colon cancer cells. Anticancer research. 26(4A), 2669-81
  • PÁLMER HG, LARRIBA MJ, GARCÍA JM, ORDÓÑEZ-MORÁN P, PEÑA C, PEIRÓ S, PUIG I, RODRÍGUEZ R, DE LA FUENTE R, BERNAD A, POLLÁN M, BONILLA F, GAMALLO C, DE HERREROS AG and MUÑOZ A, 2004. Nature medicine. 10(9), 917-9
  • PÁLMER HG, SÁNCHEZ-CARBAYO M, ORDÓÑEZ-MORÁN P, LARRIBA MJ, CORDÓN-CARDÓ C and MUÑOZ A, 2003. Genetic signatures of differentiation induced by 1alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 in human colon cancer cells. Cancer research. 63(22), 7799-806

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