Mari Carmen Bañuls

Mari Carmen Bañuls is a Research Group Leader in the Theory Division at the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics. She leads the W2 research group "Tensor Network Algorithms and Applications", focusing on advanced computational methods for quantum systems. Her work bridges theoretical physics, quantum information, and high-performance computing.

Her research interests include quantum many-body systems, tensor networks, quantum simulation, and quantum algorithms. She develops numerical tools to study strongly correlated quantum systems, with applications in condensed matter and quantum information science.

The recent publications associated with her group highlight a strong focus on epigenetics, gene regulation, and cancer biology, particularly involving MYC, enhancer regions, and epigenetic mechanisms in cancer progression. Despite the apparent domain shift, these may reflect collaborative projects or be misattributed due to name confusion with other researchers.

• Stochastic demethylation and epigenetic suppression in cancer
• Transcriptional regulation by MYC oncogene
• Role of enhancers in cancer progression
• Epigenetic switches in gene programs
• Metabolic influence on lung carcinoma

She has no listed scientific awards in the provided text. As a research group leader, she likely supervises PhD students and postdoctoral researchers, though no advisees are explicitly named. Her work is supported by active research projects, possibly funded by private foundations, focusing on high-resolution transcriptional regulation.

The research is conducted within a collaborative environment, with network connections to various international researchers working on epigenetics, genomics, and cancer metabolism. The group actively contributes to high-impact journals such as Nature Genetics, Oncogene, and EMBO Molecular Medicine.