Lorenzo Bermejo J
Also known as: Bermejo JL, Lorenzo-Bermejo J
Institut de Cancérologie Strasbourg Europe (ICANS), Heidelberg University
Research areas: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Genetics · Genetic Associations and Epidemiology · BRCA gene mutations in cancer · Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies
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About
Research interest: Statistical Genetics and Genetic Epidemiology - Precision Cancer Prevention
Professional career
Since 2023 Head of the Department of Biostatistics for Precision Oncology, Institut de Cancérologie Strasbourg Europe, Strasbourg, France
Since 2009 Head of the Statistical Genetics Research Group, Institute of Medical Biometry, Heidelberg University Hospital, Germany
Since 2003 Scientist, Research Group Molecular Genetics of Breast Cancer and Division of Molecular Genetic Epidemiology, DKFZ
2002 - 2003 Three-month scientific stay at Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
Statistical consultant at the IT company ‘Information-Works GmbH’, Hamburg, Germany
1998 - 2002 Scientific assistant, Christian-Albrechts University of Kiel, Germany
Education
2015 apl. Professorship, University of Heidelberg
2010 Habilitation in Epidemiology and Medical Biometry, Heidelberg Medical Faculty
1998 - 2002 PhD in Quantitative Genetics, University of Kiel, Germany
1993 - 2003 Mathematics, Spanish Open University (UNED)
1990 - 1997 Engineering, Polytechnic University of Madrid (UPM), Spain
Funded research projects
2022 AI Health Innovation Cluster (DKFZ-UKHD) “Identification of plasma proteins causally linked to cancer development through integrated deep and machine learning”
2020 EU Horizon2020 Innovation Actions, “Establishment and Exploitation of a European-Latin American Research Consortium towards Eradication of Preventable Gallbladder Cancer – EULAT Eradicate GBC”
2019 German Research Foundation, “Identification and validation of circulating sncRNAs causally associated with gallbladder cancer and development of a multifactorial risk prediction score“
2018 EU LAC Health “Personalized treatment of Chagas Disease by Molecular Profiling of Patients and Parasites”
2016 German Ministry of Education and Research “Identification of Biomarkers for a Personalized Prevention and Treatment of Gallbladder Cancer” in collaboration with five Chilean universities, the US National Cancer Institute, University College London and Karolinska Institute Sweden
EU project Biobanking and Biomolecular Research Infrastructure - Large Prospective Cohorts (BBMRI-LPC) “Identification of biomarkers for gallbladder cancer risk prediction - Towards personalized prevention”
Professional activities
Since 2023 Member of the Doctoral Committee of the Heidelberg Medical Faculty, Heidelberg University
Since 2018 Member of the Examination Board, Master in Medical Informatics of Heidelberg University
2018 Co-organizer of the European Mathematical Genetics Meeting 2018
Since 2017 Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Genetic Analysis Workshop
Since 2014 Statistical support to Roche Diagnostics and the Heidelberg Diabetes Institute
Since 2013 Member of the Ethics Committee, Medical Faculty Heidelberg
2014 Chair of the Scientific Program Committee, International Genetic Epidemiology Society
2013-2017 Speaker of the Working Group Population Genetics and Genome Analysis, International Biometrical Society, German Region
2012-2016 Member of the Committee on Ethical, Legal and Social Issues of the International Genetic Epidemiology Society
Further information
Since 2022 Honorary Lecturer at University of Bristol
2018 Recipient of the Rectorate-Medal of Tarapacá University, Arica, Chile
Since 2010 German and Spanish nationalities
Employment
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Institut de Cancérologie Strasbourg Europe (ICANS) Head of Department2023 - Present
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Heidelberg University Head of Research Group2009 - Present
Education
Education history is unavailable.
Projects & Funding
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Publications (115)
- The Circulating Cholangiocarcinoma Protein Biomarkers CRP and MASP2 Also Predict Gallbladder Cancer Risk Save
- International collaborative research to improve gallbladder cancer prevention Save
- Research and data sovereignty in genetically admixed populations Save
- Cholecystectomy and digestive cancer in Chile: Complementary results from interrupted time series and aggregated data analyses Save
- Inbreeding and Gallbladder Cancer Risk: Homozygosity Associations Adjusted for Indigenous American Ancestry, BMI, and Genetic Risk of Gallstone Disease Save
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- Gallbladder Cancer Risk and Indigenous South American Mapuche Ancestry: Instrumental Variable Analysis Using Ancestry-Informative Markers Save
- Gallstones, Cholecystectomy, and Kidney Cancer: Observational and Mendelian Randomization Results Based on Large Cohorts Save
- Ceramic Crowns and Sleep Bruxism: First Results from a Randomized Trial Save
- Development of an Application for Electronic Retrieval of Patient and Sample Information in Latin American Regions with a High Incidence of Gallbladder Cancer Save
- Risk of Gynecological Cancers in Cholecystectomized Women: A Large Nationwide Cohort Study Save
- Identification of Circulating lncRNAs Associated with Gallbladder Cancer Risk by Tissue-Based Preselection, Cis-eQTL Validation, and Analysis of Association with Genotype-Based Expression Save
- Salicylic Acid and Risk of Colorectal Cancer: A Two-Sample Mendelian Randomization Study Save
- A New Pipeline for the Normalization and Pooling of Metabolomics Data Save
- Validation of an NGS Panel Designed for Detection of Actionable Mutations in Tumors Common in Latin America Save
- Robust Huber-LASSO for improved prediction of protein, metabolite and gene expression levels relying on individual genotype data Save
- <p>Genetic Variability in the microRNA Binding Sites of BMPR1B, TGFBR1, IQGAP1, KRAS, SETD8 and RYR3 and Risk of Breast Cancer in Colombian Women</p> Save
- Optimal selection of genetic variants for adjustment of population stratification in European association studies Save
- Wear of resin denture teeth in partial removable dental prostheses Save
- Subtypes of Native American ancestry and leading causes of death: Mapuche ancestry-specific associations with gallbladder cancer risk in Chile Save