Laura Tusell Padros

Laura Tusell Padros is a Researcher in the Department of Cellular Biology, Physiology and Immunology at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Her work focuses on telomere biology, chromosomal instability, and cancer development. She holds a Ph.D. in Sciences from the same university (1996), a Master's in Human Biology (1992), and a Licenciatura in Biological Sciences (1990).

Her research interests include telomere dysfunction, DNA damage response mechanisms, and the role of genomic instability in cancer initiation. She has contributed to studies on breast epithelial cells, human mammary epithelial cells, and the impact of radiation effects on cellular processes.

Key projects include leading the 'Células iniciadoras del cáncer de mama' initiative (2014–2017) and participating in collaborative projects such as the Red temática de investigación cooperativa de cáncer (2011–2013). Recent work involves investigating microplastics' risks to mammalian reproductive health (2023–2025).

Her publications emphasize mechanisms linking telomere dynamics to cancer progression and genomic instability. Supervised 17 research works, including a doctoral thesis on micronucleus testing in hamster-human fertilization systems.