Emilio Ugalde Morales
Research Specialist
E-mail: emilio.ugalde.morales@ki.se
Visiting address: ,
Postal address: C8 Medicinsk epidemiologi och biostatistik, C8 MEB II Wiklund, 171 77 Stockholm
About me
- I am a Postdoctoral Researcher in molecular cancer epidemiology of testicular
and prostate cancer in Fredrik Wiklund [1]'s group at the Department of
Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics. I concluded my PhD training at the
same department in Kamila Czene [2]’s group, with focus on the study of
molecular and genetic factors associated with aggressiveness of breast
cancer.
I have a background in human nutrition and genomics. My main research
interest is on the study complex diseases through interdisciplinary
approaches, particularly in the field of cancer epidemiology and genomics.
* PhD Molecular Epidemiology, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden, 2020
* MSc Nutrition and Health, Wageningen University, The Netherlands, 2014
[1] https://staff.ki.se/people/fredrik-wiklund
[2] https://staff.ki.se/people/kamila-czene
Research
- My postdoctoral projects are in the area of molecular epidemiology of
testicular and prostate cancer. We are currently working on
Transcription-wide Association Studies (TWAS) aiming at better understanding
the molecular basis of the disease by integration of omics data. We are also
investigating polygenic measures and their relation with clinical outcomes
such as risk of relapse.
We work in collaboration with genetic international consortia groups: the
TECAC [1] for testicular cancer, and the PRACTICAL [2] for prostate cancer.
We also collaborate with clinical working groups such as SWENOTECA [3].
[1] https://www.tecac.org/
[2] http://practical.icr.ac.uk/blog/
[3] https://www.swenoteca.org/
Articles
- Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS. 2025;112(3):630-643Ugalde-Morales E; Wilf R; Pluta J; Ploner A; Fan M; Damra M; Aben KK; Anson-Cartwright L; Chen C; Cortessis VK; Daneshmand S; Ferlin A; Gamulin M; Gietema JA; Gonzalez-Niera A; Grotmol T; Hamilton RJ; Harland M; Haugen TB; Hauser R; Hildebrandt MAT; Karlsson R; Kiemeney LA; Kim J; Lessel D; Lothe RA; Loveday C; Chanock SJ; Mcglynn KA; Meijer C; Nead KT; Nsengimana J; Popovic M; Rafnar T; Richiardi L; Rocca MS; Schwartz SM; Skotheim RI; Stefansson K; Stewart DR; Turnbull C; Vaughn DJ; Winge SB; Zheng T; Monteiro AN; Almstrup K; Kanetsky PA; Nathanson KL; Wiklund F
- Article: JAMA NETWORK OPEN. 2024;7(7):e2420034Plym A; Zhang Y; Stopsack KH; Ugalde-Morales E; Seibert TM; Conti DV; Haiman CA; Baras A; Stocks T; Drake I; Penney KL; Giovannucci E; Kibel AS; Wiklund F; Mucci LA
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2022;162:194-205Ugalde-Morales E; Grassmann F; Humphreys K; Li J; Eriksson M; Tobin NP; Lindstrom LS; Vallon-Christersson J; Borg A; Hall P; Czene K
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2021;148(4):884-894Ugalde-Morales E; Grassmann F; Humphreys K; Li J; Eriksson M; Tobin NP; Borg A; Vallon-Christersson J; Hall P; Czene K
- Article: CANCER RESEARCH. 2018;78(21):6329-6338Li J; Ugalde-Morales E; Wen WX; Decker B; Eriksson M; Torstensson A; Christensen HN; Dunning AM; Allen J; Luccarini C; Pooley KA; Simard J; Dorling L; Easton DF; Teo SH; Hall P; Czene K
- Article: BMC MEDICINE. 2017;15(1):154Yang H; Brand JS; Li J; Ludvigsson JF; Ugalde-Morales E; Chiesa F; Hall P; Czene K
- Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2017;7(1):5942Ugalde-Morales E; Li J; Humphreys K; Ludvigsson JF; Yang H; Hall P; Czene K
- Journal article: BRITISH JOURNAL OF NUTRITION. 2013;109(5):894-897Sánchez-Lara K; Ugalde-Morales E; Motola-Kuba D; Green D
All other publications
- Doctoral thesis: 2020Ugalde Morales E
Employments
- Research Specialist, Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, 2025-
- Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, 2020-2025
Degrees and Education
- Degree Of Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, 2020