Benoît Aliaga is a deaf French molecular biologist and bioinformatician whose work spans epigenetics, genomics, and cancer research. He holds a PhD in Molecular Biology (Epigenetics) from the University of Perpignan (2018).
Education and Academic Background
Aliaga completed his PhD in Molecular Biology, specializing in Epigenetics, at the University of Perpignan Via Domitia in 2018. He also obtained a Master’s in Integrated Biology from the same institution in 2014. As of now, he is undertaking a Master’s in Bioinformatics, Knowledge and Data at Montpellier University, reflecting his evolving focus toward computational biology and genomic data analysis[1].
Research and Contributions
Aliaga has authored research on DNA methylation and epigenomic regulation. His work includes co-authorship of a study on the universality of DNA methylation codes across eukaryotes, published in Scientific Reports[3]. He also served in methodological and editorial roles in a publication with the PLOS Pathogens journal, in collaboration with teams at the Université de Perpignan and CNRS-affiliated IHPE laboratories[4].
Professional Activities and Leadership
In 2022, Aliaga co-founded the CRCT Postdocs Association at the Cancer Research Center of Toulouse (CRCT–Inserm). As a postdoctoral researcher, he helped organize the 1st Young Scientist Cancer Congress on 5 October 2023—a regional event supporting early-career researchers in oncology[3].
- Rivals, E. (n.d.). Benoît Aliaga – education and interests. LIRMM / Université de Montpellier.
- Aliaga, B., Bulla, I., Mouahid, G., Duval, D., & Grunau, C. (2019). Universality of the DNA methylation codes in Eucaryotes. Scientific reports, 9(1), 173.
- Cancer Research Center of Toulouse. (2023, October 5). 1st Young Scientist Cancer Congress and CRCT Postdocs Association. CRCT–Inserm.
- Roquis, D., Taudt, A., Geyer, K. K., Padalino, G., Hoffmann, K. F., Holroyd, N., ... & Augusto, R. D. C. (2018). Histone methylation changes are required for life cycle progression in the human parasite Schistosoma mansoni. PLoS pathogens, 14(5), e1007066.
