Dr. Ortega is a researcher at GENyO (Center for Genomics and Oncological Research) in Granada, Spain, with a background in biochemistry from the Universidad Nacional de San Luis. He has extensive experience in cancer biomarker research, focusing on circulating tumor cells and extracellular vesicle microRNAs as non-invasive biomarkers for cancer diagnosis and prognosis. He has contributed to recent advances in the detection of cancer biomarkers in biological samples using methods involving biosensors and nanomaterials. His work at GENyO includes research projects funded by ISCIII and related to non-canonical DNA structures. He is active in publishing and research collaborations in oncology and genomics.