Clara Cieza-Borrella

Dr Clara Cieza-Borrella is a Senior Lecturer in Molecular Biology and Programme Director of the NHSE-funded MSc/PgDip/PgCert Genomic Medicine at City St George's, University of London, delivered jointly with King's College London. She also leads the university's online PgCert Genomic Medicine programme. She trained in Biology and Cancer Biology at the University of Salamanca and completed her PhD in Medicine in 2014. She subsequently joined the Institute of Cancer Research in London, where she undertook postdoctoral research in prostate cancer genetics and functional genomics. As Principal Investigator in the Prostate Cancer Biology Lab at City St George's, her research focuses on the functional characterisation of genes and genetic variants associated with prostate cancer risk, using approaches including CRISPR/Cas9 and 3D cell cultures. Alongside her research, she has extensive experience in genomic medicine education and workforce development, having led the Genomic Medicine postgra