Dr Victor H Villar

Dr Victor H Villar

Research Fellow (Liquid Biopsy/Novel Biomarkers)

Phone
+44 (0)1334 46 7034
Email
vhvc1@st-andrews.ac.uk

 

Research areas

Metabolism and Biomarkers Lab
Our research is dedicated to identifying specific metabolic alterations in cancer to drive biomarker discovery and develop innovative therapeutic strategies. By utilizing LC-MS-based metabolomics, we explore potential biomarkers and therapeutic targets for Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Soft Tissue Sarcoma, and Esophageal Cancer. Our goal is to advance cancer diagnostics and treatment through a deeper understanding of tumor metabolism.

PhD supervision

  • Keira Hughes
  • Mark Kelly

Selected publications

  • Open access
    Allega, M. F., Deshmukh, R., Hillinger, T., Akhmetshina, A., Oudin, A., Bielik, R., Soloviev, D., Villar, V. H., Ackermann, T., Bourmeau, G., Chahal, S. K., Stevenson, K. H., Nixon, C., Shaw, R., Morrison, G. M., Chalmers, A. J., Pollard, S. M., Lund-Johansen, M., Bjerkvig, R. & Seano, G. & 5 others, Niclou, S. P., Vik-Mo, E. O., Lewis, D. Y., Sumpton, D. & Tardito, S., 23 Jan 2026, In: Science Advances. 12, 4, p. 1-17 17 p., eadx6539.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  • Open access
    Ackermann, T., Deshmukh, R., Echeverria, C., Santibanez, J. F. & Villar, V. H., 30 Jul 2025, In: Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 13, p. 1-2 2 p., 1661985.

    Research output: Contribution to journalEditorialpeer-review

  • Open access
    Ackermann , T., Shokry, E., Deshmukh, R., Anand, J., Galbraith, L. C. A., Mitchell, L., Rodriguez-Blanco, G., Villar, V. H., Sterken, B. A., Nixon, C., Zanivan, S., Blyth, K., Sumpton, D. & Tardito, S., 11 Nov 2024, In: Embo Molecular Medicine. 16, 11, p. 2749-2774 26 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  • Open access
    Santibanez, J. F., Villar, V. H. & Echeverria, C., 19 May 2023, In: Pharmaceutics. 15, 5, 5 p., 1543.

    Research output: Contribution to journalEditorialpeer-review

  • Open access
    Villar, V., Allega, M., Deshmukh, R., Ackermann, T., Nakasone, M., Vande Voorde, J., Drake, T., Oetjen, J., Bloom, A., Nixon, C., Müller, M., May, S., Tan, E., Vereecke, L., Jans, M., Blancke, G., Murphy, D., Huang, D., Lewis, D. & Bird, T. & 4 others, Sansom, O., Blyth, K., Sumpton, D. & Tardito, S., Mar 2023, In: Nature Chemical Biology. 19, 3, p. 292-304 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  • Villar, V. H., Subotički, T., Đikić, D., Mitrović-Ajtić, O., Simon, F. & Santibanez, J. F., 25 Apr 2023, Advances in molecular pathology. Simon, F. & Bernabeu, C. (eds.). Cham: Springer, Cham, p. 309-328 20 p. (Advances in experimental medicine and biology; vol. 1408).

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingChapter (peer-reviewed)peer-review

  • Open access
    Taurino, G., Deshmukh, R., Villar, V. H., Chiu, M., Shaw, R., Hedley, A., Shokry, E., Sumpton, D., Dander, E., D'Amico, G., Bussolati, O. & Tardito, S., 1 Sept 2022, In: Molecular Metabolism. 63, 10 p., 101532.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  • Open access
    Mojsilovic, S. S., Mojsilovic, S., Villar, V. H. & Santibanez, J. F., 24 Aug 2021, In: Analytical Cellular Pathology. 2021, 12 p., 5523055.

    Research output: Contribution to journalReview articlepeer-review

  • Open access
    Bodineau, C., Tomé, M., Courtois, S., Costa, A. S. H., Sciacovelli, M., Rousseau, B., Richard, E., Vacher, P., Parejo-Pérez, C., Bessede, E., Varon, C., Soubeyran, P., Frezza, C., Murdoch, P. D. S., Villar, V. H. & Durán, R. V., 10 Aug 2021, In: Nature Communications. 12, 13 p., 4814.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  • Open access
    Hulme, H., Meikle, L. M., Strittmatter, N., van der Hooft, J. J. J., Swales, J., Bragg, R. A., Villar, V. H., Ormsby, M. J., Barnes, S., Brown, S. L., Dexter, A., Kamat, M. T., Komen, J. C., Walker, D., Milling, S., Osterweil, E. K., MacDonald, A. S., Schofield, C. J., Tardito, S. & Bunch, J. & 6 others, Douce, G., Edgar, J. M., Edrada-Ebel, R. A., Goodwin, R. J. A., Burchmore, R. & Wall, D. M., 2020, In: Science Advances. 6, 11, eaax6328.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review