Marta Melé

Dr Marta Melé

Barcelona Supercomputing Center

About

Dr Marta Melé is the Group Leader of the Transcriptomics and Functional Genomics Lab at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center. With a PhD in Biomedical Research from Pompeu Fabra University, her research positions include a postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard University and the Broad Institute. Her work has significantly contributed to the understanding of transcriptomic regulation, genetic variation and human phenotypic diversity, with an H-index of 27 and over 12,800 citations.

Marta has secured numerous grants, such as the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative award, and received the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Award. She actively promotes women in computational biology through initiatives like Bioinfo4Women and serves on multiple scientific advisory boards. An accomplished mentor and speaker, her research continues to push the boundaries of genomics and computational biology.

Research interests

Understanding how sex and aging shape immune function and contribute to susceptibility, progression, and heterogeneity in autoimmune diseases. This includes investigating the pronounced sex biases observed across autoimmune conditions and how immune remodeling over the lifespan influences disease risk and outcomes. Research interests also include the application of advanced computational approaches, including single-cell genomics, machine learning, and statistical modelling, to characterize immune-cell populations, identify disease-associated molecular programs, and uncover how these processes vary across individuals.

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