Javier Benitez Ortiz#
| Membership Number: | 7238 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | BASIC AND CLINICAL TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCES |
| Elected: | 2025 |
| Main Country of Residence: | SPAIN |
| Homepage(s): | https://www.cnio.es |
Present and Previous Positions
- 2020 - 2024 President , Quaes Foundation, Valencia
- 2000 - 2020 Human Cancer Genetics Program Director, Spanish National Cancer Center, Madrid
- 2012 - 2020 Spanish Genotyping Center Director (Madrid node), Madrid
- 2007 - 2010 Professor Human Genetics, Francisco Victoria University, Madrid
- 2009 Scientist Visiting, Columbia University, NY
- 1996 - 2000 Head Human Genetics Service, Jimenez Diaz Foundation, Madrid
- 1979 - 1996 Resercher Human Genetics Service, Jimenez Diaz Foundation, Madrid
- 1975 - 1979 PhD Student, Human Genetics Service, Jimenez Diaz Foundation, Madrid
- 1974 - 1976 Fellow, Genetics Service, Hospital La Paz, Madrid
Fields of Scholarship
- Predictive models based in gene x envirommental factors
- Search for genes responsible of non BRCA1/2 tumors by next generation sequencing
- Cancer cytogenetics
- Development of high throughput technologies for study of polygenic diseases
- Hereditary cancer
- Differences among BRCA1/2 and non BRCA1/2 tumors
- Molecular cytogenetics
- Searching the genetic bases of sporadic breast tumors by genotyping
- Rare hereditary cancers, search for genes responsible of rare hereditary conditions
Honours and Awards
- 1994 - 1996 President of Spanish Society Human Genetics1-1996-00 Spanish Representant for the Organization of Medical Genetics Services in Europe
- 1994 Honorary Consultant of the Royal Marsden Hospital, London
- 1999 - 2020 honorary professor Autonoma University Madrid
- 2009 Visiting Scientist at the Irwing Cancer Research Institute (New York)
- 2009 - 2013 Co PI of COGS (Collaborative Oncological Gene Enviromental Study) European Project (12 millions)
